World Population Day 2023: Theme, Date and Major Highlights

World Population Day is an annual event to raise awareness of global population issues. The day is observed on 11 July every year since first observed on 11 July 1990. Observation of World Population Day was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989. The Day was inspired by the public interest when the world’s population reached Five Billion on the day July 11, 1987. World Population Day aims to aware general masses of various population issues such as the importance of family planning, gender equality, poverty, maternal health, human rights, etc.

World Population Day 2023

World Population Day 2023: 11th July 2023

World Population Day 2023 will be observed on 11 July 2023 to create awareness about the global population issues including overgrowing population and measures to control it. World's Population is growing very fast and already reached 767.35 crores approx in 2019. The observation of world population day creates awareness among general masses about the issue of overgrowing population.

World Population Day 2023 Theme

The theme of World Population Day 2023 is "Unleashing the power of gender equality: Uplifting the voices of women and girls to unlock our world’s infinite possibilities"

It emphasizes that what women and girls want matters. Women and Girls make up 49.7% of the global population, however they are often ignored in discussions on demographics and their rights violated in population policies. So we must advance and promote gender equality to create a more just, resilient and sustainable world for Women and Girls.

World Population Day 2022

11 July 2022: World Population Day 2022

World Population Day 2022 was observed on 11 July 2022. The day was observed to create awareness about the global population issues including overgrowing population and measures to control it. The world's population is growing very fast and the observation of world population day creates awareness among general masses about the issue of overgrowing population.

World Population Day 2022 Theme

"A world of 8 billion: Towards a resilient future for all - Harnessing opportunities and ensuring rights and choices for all"

The world population was reached to 7 billion in the year 2011 and this will hit 8 billion prompting the attendant responses. Advancements in health have extended lifespans and reduced maternal and child mortality. The theme of World Population Day 2022 is focusing towards a resilient future of all 8 billion people and harnessing opportunities and ensuring rights and choices for all.

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World Population Day 2021

11 July 2021: World Population Day 2021

World Population Day is observed on 11th July annually worldwide to create awareness about the global population issues including overgrowing population and to take steps to control the same. World Population Day 2021 was observed on 11 July 2021. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fertility was the main theme for World Population Day 2021. World's Population is growing rapidly and had reached 767.35 crores approx. in 2019. To fulfill the demand of the growing population, natural resources are exhausted. In some countries the population is overgrowing. It is very important to take necessary steps to control the growing population to maintain the balance between population and natural resources as well as ecology.

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To curve these issues which are raised due to overgrowing population and to aware the general masses about these issues, world population day is observed on 11 July every year.

World Population Day 2021 Theme

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on fertility was the theme for World Population Day 2021. Population Division of UN DESA in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is organizing an online panel discussion on 14th July to discuss the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on fertility preferences and behaviors including the availability and use of family planning and more.

The theme of World Population Day 2020 was ‘How to safeguard the health and rights of women and girls now’ and ‘Focus on Unmet goals’ was the theme of World Population Day 2019.

World Population Day 2023: Theme, Date and Major Highlights

Important Questions related to World Population Day

Q. What is the Theme of World Population Day 2023?

Ans: The theme of World Population Day 2023 is "Unleashing the power of gender equality: Uplifting the voices of women and girls to unlock our world’s infinite possibilities".