World Population Day 2021 Theme, History, Quotes, Significance, Poster and More
World Population Day is observed on July 11 every year to raise awareness on different population issues. This day is observed to highlight the problems of overpopulation and raise awareness on the effects of overpopulation on environment and development.
With a rapid increase in the world population over the last few decades, there has been a continuous population growth, giving rise to many other problems.
Thus, to increase awareness of various population issues among people such as the importance of family planning, gender equality, poverty, maternal health, and human rights, the World population day is observed every year on July 11.
World Population Day 2021: History
The first World Population Day was observed on July 11, 1989 by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989.
The world’s population reached five billion people on July 11, 1987 and inspired by the occasion, the day was celebrated thereafter in 1989.
World Population Day 2021: Theme
The theme of World Population Day 2021 during the ongoing pandemic is
- “Rights and choices are the answer: Whether baby boom or bust, the solution to shifting fertility rates lies in prioritizing the reproductive health and rights of all people.”
WORLD POPULATION DAY 2021: QUOTES
- “Almost half of the population of the world lives in rural regions and mostly in a state of poverty. Such inequalities in human development have been one of the primary reasons for unrest and, in some parts of the world, even violence” -A P J Abdul Kalam
- Rapid population growth and technological innovation, combined with our lack of understanding about how the natural systems of which we are a part work, have created a mess.” -David Suzuki
- “When the family is small, whatever little they have they are able to share. There is peace” Philip Njuguna
- “Our human population continues to expand at such a scary rate – it’s unbelievable.” -Bindi Irwin