World Population Day is celebrated globally every year on 11th July, which seeks to raise awareness of global population issues.
History
The event was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989. It was inspired by the public interest in Five Billion Day on July 11, 1987, the approximate date on which the world’s population reached five billion people.

Themes for World Population Day
Year | Theme |
1996 | “AIDS and Health Reproduction.” |
1997 | “Health Care Reproductive for the Youngsters.” |
1998 | Six Billion to Approach.” |
1999 | “Count the Population up to the 6 Billion.” |
2000 | “Protecting Women’s Lives.” |
2001 | “Environment, Development as well as Population.” |
2002 | “Development, Population as well as Poverty.” |
2003 | “1 Arab Youngster.” |
2004 | “10 of the ICPD.” |
2005 | “Empowering of the Equality.” |
2006 | “Becoming Young is Difficult.” |
2007 | “Work by the Men.” |
2008 | “Plan the Family and Plan Future.” |
2009 | “Educate the Girls: Fight the Poverty in every Country.” |
2010 | “Tell what you require: Get Calculated.” |
2011 | “Actions of the 7 Billion”. |
2012 | “Reproductive Services of the Health for the Universal Access.” |
2013 | “Concentration is a young pregnancy.” |
2014 | There is a time to reflect as per the population problems and in young people to get invested in.” |
2015 | “Population is dangerous in Emergencies.” |
2016 | |
2017 | |
2018 | Family planning is a human right.” |
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Quotes & Messages on World Population Day
It is our duty to save the planet. Manage global population and help the planet to grow and be safe and healthy. Wish you a very happy World Population Day.
Empower people, develop nations. Control population and celebrate this World Population Day.
Take a stand, raise awareness. Help, since we are nearly running out of space. Wish you a very happy World Population Day.
Overpopulation is the definition of being forced by others or focusing others to live with people they don’t want. Control global population and celebrate this World Population Day.
f you fill the bowl too much, it might crack and break. Save the planet before it overfills by controlling the population. Best wishes on this World Population Day.
Raise awareness about the need to decrease the global population on this day. Wish you a very happy World Population Day.
