World Population Day, 11th July

World Population Day 11th July

World Population Day came into existence when the world population reached 500 crores in 1987, intending to address the public interest and educate the people about the population issues like benefits of family planning, gender equality, poverty, maternal health, human rights, etc.

World Population Day 2022 Theme This 2022 year, World population day 2022 theme is "A world of 8 billion: Towards a resilient future for all - harnessing opportunities and ensuring rights and choices for all".

The theme aims to promote a flexible and sustainable future for approx. eight hundred crore people around the globe with an effort to create equal opportunity and rights to grow and lead a quality life and, at the same time, take care of the alarming issues happening due to population increase like global warming and maintaining the balance between population growth and natural resources & ecosystem.

History of World Population Day World population day was established in 1989 by the then Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme, to address the urgency and importance of population issues created due to outgrowing population.

In 1987 the world population had reached 500 crore, this figure triggered the idea of having one dedicated day to promote awareness of population issues, including their relations to the environment and development.

Objective of the World Population Day • Educating youth about sexuality and late marriage till they understand their responsibilities • World population day indented to protect and empower youths of both genders.

• Promoting youth-friendly measures to prevent unwanted pregnancies among youths.

• Educating people to avoid gender stereotypes in society • As part of essential primary health care, ensuring every couple has unhindered access to reproductive health services.

• Educating couples about pregnancy-related illnesses to make them aware of early childbirth danger