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Seven billion people counting on each other world population day 11 july
How fast is the world's population growing?
The world's current growth rate is about 1.3%, representing a doubling time of 54 years. We can expect the world's population of approximately 6 billion to become 12 billion by 2054 if the current rate of growth continues. The world's growth rate peaked in the 1960s at 2% and a doubling time of 35 years. World Population Day will kick off the 7 Billion Actions campaign. The world population has grown tremendously over the past two thousand years. The tremendous interest generated by the Day of 5 Billion on 11 July 1987 led to the establishment of World Population Day as an annual event. In 1999, the world population passed the six billion mark. In 1989, in its decision 89/46, the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme recommended that, in order to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues in the context of overall development plans and programmes and the need to find solutions for these issues, 11 July should be observed by the international community as World Population Day. For more than 20 years, 11 July has been an occasion to mark the significance of population trends and related issues. This year, as the world population is expected to surpass 7 billion, UNFPA and partners are launching a campaign called 7 Billion Actions. It aims to engage people, spur commitment and spark actions related to the opportunities and challenges presented by a world of 7 billion people. In many ways a world of 7 billion is an achievement: Globally, people are living longer and healthier lives, and couples are choosing to have fewer children. However, meeting the needs of current and future generations presents daunting challenges as our numbers continue to increase. Whether we can live together equitably on a healthy planet will depend on the choices and decisions we make now. In a world of 7 billion people, and counting, we need to count each other. Because there are 1.2 billion people who are living below poverty level There are seven key messages in The World at 7 Billion campaign. 1. Reducing poverty and inequality also slows population growth. 2. Unleashing the power of women and girls will accelerate progress. 3. The largest population of young people is changing our world and future. 4. Ensuring that every child is wanted and every childbirth safe leads to smaller and stronger families. 5. All seven billion of us, and those who follow, depend on the health of our planet. 6. Lower fertility and longer lives add up to an unprecedented challenge: ageing populations. 7. The next two billion people will live in cities, so we need to plan now. Themes of Past World Population Day 2011 - 7 Billion Actions 2010 - Be Counted: Say What You Need 2009 - Fight Poverty: Educate Girls 2008 - Plan Your Family, Plan Your Future 2007 - Men at Work 2006 - Being Young is Tough 2005 - Equality Empowers 2004 - ICPD at 10 2003 - 1,000,000,000 adolescents World Population Growth Year Population 1 200 million 1000 275 million 1500 450 million 1650 500 million 1750 700 million 1804 1 billion 1850 1.2 billion 1900 1.6 billion 1927 2 billion 1950 2.55 billion 1955 2.8 billion 1960 3 billion 1965 3.3 billion 1970 3.7 billion 1975 4 billion 1980 4.5 billion 1985 4.85 billion 1990 5.3 billion 1995 5.7 billion 1999 6 billion 2006 6.5 billion 2009 6.8 billion 2011 7 billion 2025 8 billion 2043 9 billion 2083 10 billion Largest Urban Areas in the World 1. Tokyo, Japan - 34,100,000 2. Mexico City, Mexico - 22,650,000 3. Seoul, South Korea - 22,250,000 4. New York, United States - 21,850,000 5. Sao Paulo, Brazil - 20,200,000 6. Mumbai, India - 19,700,000 7. Dehli, India - 19,500,000 8. Los Angeles, United States - 17,950,000 9. Shanghai, China - 17,900,000 10. Jakarta, Indonesia - 17,150,000 Largest Cities in the World 1. Tokyo-Yokohama, Japan - 33,200,000 2. New York, United States - 17,800,000 3. Sao Paulo, Brazil - 17,700,000 4. Seoul-Incheon, South Korea - 17,500,000 5. Mexico City, Mexico - 17,400,000 6. Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto, Japan - 16,425,000 7. Manila, Philippines - 14,750,000 8. Mumbai, India (formerly Bombay) - 14,350,000 9. Jakarta, Indonesia - 14,250,000 10. Lagos, Nigeria - 13,400,000 |
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