Last Updated 10 July 2024, 1:16 PM IST | World Population Day 2024: Today on July 11, the world community is observing the ‘World Population Day 2024’ under the umbrella of the United Nations. The theme of this year is “Sustainable population growth for a sustainable future”. The readers will know many meaningful aspects of it.
World Population Day 2024 Highlights
- On July 11, the ‘World Population Day’ is celebrated as an annual event.
- Theme for World Population Day 2024 “Unleashing the power of gender equality: Uplifting the voices of women and girls to unlock our world’s infinite possibilities”.
- World Population Day is to create awareness among the people on various population issues.
- The world population is the total number of humans living in the demography.
- India now has a population of 1,441,981,744, surpassing China according to the worldometer.
- China is the highest population country with 1.45 billion and India is second highest with 1.40 billion.
- Amid COVID-19 UNFPA critical to achieving Sustainable Development Goals.
- Population growth due to people surviving to reproductive age, major changes in fertility rates, urbanization, and migration.
Meaning of World Population
The world population is defined as the total number of humans currently living in the demography. According to the UN’s report, India now has a population of 1,441,981,744, surpassing China according to the worldometer.
The objective of World Population Day is to expand awareness among the people on various population issues such as the significance of reproductive health, family planning, gender equality, poverty, maternal health, and rights of humans. Dr. K. C. Zachariah, who is the Sr. Demographers at the world bank recommended observing the day to check the rising population.
The Theme of World Population Day 2024
The United Nations decided the theme of World Population Day 2024 as “Leave No One Behind, Count Everyone,” for ‘World Population Day’ in the year 2022. As the theme implies, there are currently 8 billion people on the planet, but not all of them have equal opportunities and rights.
Creating attention towards growing World Population
World population day is celebrated at the international level by combining a variety of activities and events to draw the attention of masses to work together on the issues of the growing population. There are main issues such as, how we can control the population and how we can stop population explosion in certain territories.
What caused the world population explosion?
The world population experienced a rapid surge, doubling in the 19th century and tripling in the 20th century, reaching a milestone of 6 billion by the year 2000. This unprecedented growth was driven by significant breakthroughs in medicine, science, and economics, which collectively contributed to a substantial increase in human lifespan, reduced mortality rates, and improved quality of life, ultimately leading to an exponential expansion of the global population.
Why is the Population in India Exploding?
As of mid-2023, India’s population is estimated to be approximately 1.43 billion, which accounts for a significant 17.76% of the world’s total population. With this staggering number, India holds the top spot in the list of countries and dependencies by population, solidifying its position as the most populous nation globally. In India, the fertility rate is much higher, compared to other countries although it has been falling due to the population policies and other measures. With the rapid advancement in medical sciences, the death rate has fallen which has safeguarded the population growth. India must exercise measures to control its population otherwise all its natural resources will become short and disproportionate.
Population Scenario in the World 2024
At present there exist 2.08 billion young people under 15 years of age with 1.07 billion boys and 1.006 billion girls, 5.08 billion people between 15 and 64 years old with 2.56 billion males and 2.51 billion females whereas 0.59 billion above 64 years old with 0.26 billion males and 0.32 billion females. (Data till 2023).
The global population is projected to reach 8.5 billion in 2024, with a growth rate that’s slowing down. By 2100, the population is expected to reach 10.4 billion, before declining due to a negative growth rate. China currently leads in population size, but India is expected to surpass it by 2030. Eight countries – the DR Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Tanzania – will account for over half of the world’s population growth between now and 2050. Global life expectancy has increased, reaching 72.8 years in 2019, up from 63.9 years in 1990. Additionally, the proportion of people aged 65 and older is expected to rise from 10% in 2022 to 16% in 2050.
Population’s extraordinary growth has driven mainly by:
- Rising numbers of people surviving to reproductive age
- Complemented by major changes in fertility rates
- Expanding urbanization and
- Accelerating migration
These developments will have far-reaching consequences for generations to come.
The Vatican has the lowest Population
Vatican City, the smallest internationally recognized independent state in the world, has the lowest population of just 764 as of 2024. It is also the smallest sovereign country in the world in terms of area, the entire city covers just over 100 acres. It isn’t easy to become a citizen of Vatican City. Given that there are no hospitals inside the territory, it’s impossible to become a citizen by birth or blood. For those who wish to move to the Vatican must have their citizenship approved by the Pope, or papal authority.
World Population Explosion
The United Nations confirms that the world population will touch 8.1 billion in 2024. The world’s population may approach 11 billion by the end of the century (2100).
These developments will have far-reaching consequences for generations to come.
needs of individuals more sustainably. The policymakers must recognize the people living on the planet in demography, their age, and the death and birth pattern.
Migration has also affected the population growth
There are enormous changes in fertility rates and life expectancy. In the early 1970s, on average the women had 4.5 children each; by 2015, total fertility for the world had dropped to below 2.5 children per woman. In the meantime, average global life spans have climbed, from 64.6 years in the early 1990s to 72.6 years in 2019.
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Also, the world is witnessing high levels of urbanization and fast-tracking migration. 2007 was the first year in which more people resided in urban areas than in rural areas, and by 2050 about 66 percent of the world population will be dwelling in cities.
These mega trends have far-reaching consequences. They affect economic growth, employment, income sharing, poverty, and social securities. They also influence efforts to ensure universal access to health care, education, housing, sanitation, water, food, and energy. It will be a bigger responsibility to address the needs of individuals more sustainably. The policymakers must recognize the people living on the planet in demography, their age, and the death and birth pattern.
World Population Day 2024 Quotes & Slogan
- “Urgent need to control the population, nature cannot take care of huge numbers of people”.
- “Are you worried about the population explosion? start from yourselves”
- “For a better future, let us pledge to effectively control population measures”.
- “Earth is the beautiful planet to live, let it be spacious”
- “Let us save our environment from over plowing of resources”
- “Control the population to maintain a happy life”
- “Control overpopulation to remain away from starvation”.
God Kabir promised that He will take back His souls in kalyug
Lord Kabir has selected the present era of Kalyug for soul’s liberation. In a conversation with Kaal Brahm, Lord Kabir agreed to spare souls in the previous three Yugas, Satyug, Treta, and Dwapar. During those ages, people enjoyed worldly pleasures but lacked spiritual knowledge, making it difficult for them to understand Lord Kabir’s teachings. In contrast, Kalyug offers the gift of literacy and scriptural understanding, enabling individuals to discern the true path to salvation, and thus, Lord Kabir chose this era to guide souls towards liberation. Read the whole conversation between God Kabir and Kaal Brahm on www.jagatgururampalji.org
Who can feed the Entire World’s Population?
The entire world population can be easily fed by the Supreme God. The creator of the entire universe and all the living souls, our forefather Almighty God Kabir is omnipotent. Almighty God Kabir has the power to preserve all living creatures that exist. All the resources on the planet can only be preserved and consumed sustainably by the blessings of God Kabir. Other than the earth, the supreme abode ‘Satlok’ has unlimited resources which can last forever and can serve infinite living beings.
Presently, God Kabir has incarnated in the form of Saint Rampal Ji Maharaj Ji who is showing scriptures based worship to the society. By taking naam initiation (Naam Diksha) from Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj ji one can attain Complete Salvation and can go back to the supreme abode ‘Satlok’. In Satlok everyone gets an immortal and imperishable body which never gets old and nobody dies there.
Download Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj Android app from Google Play Store to know more about it.
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) about World Population Day
World Population Day is observed to celebrate human progress by raising awareness about population issues such as the importance of family planning in the face of increasing population, maternal and baby health, gender equality, right to health, poverty, sexuality education, human rights, use of contraceptives and safety measures such as reproductive health, condoms, girl child education, adolescent pregnancy, child marriage, sexually transmitted infections, and so on.
World population day was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989.
People learn about population issues such as the importance of family planning in the face of increasing population, maternal and baby health, gender equality, right to health, poverty, sexuality education, human rights, use of contraceptives and safety measures such as reproductive health, condoms, girl child education, adolescent pregnancy, child marriage, sexually transmitted infections, and so on.
World Population Day is an annual event that takes place on July 11 each year to raise awareness of global population issues.
