World Population Day : July 11

Welcome to our channel NKC Insight World Population Day is annually observed on July 11 to reaffirm the human right to plan for a family. The day raises the awareness about the rising population and increase awareness about family planning, gender equality and maternal health. The United Nations Development Programme recommended the introduction of World Population Day in 1989. It inspired by the public interest and awareness that was created by “Five Billion Day“ on July 11, 1987 when the world’s population reached 5 billion. As per reports, there were an estimated 7.8 billion people living on Earth as of March 2020. The world population reached 7.6 billion as of mid-2017. The world has added approximately one billion inhabitants over the last twelve years. Even with the high death rates of those living in poverty, the world population is still expanding at an incredible rate. The world’s population is growing by % per year, o