World Population Day
The world population reached 7.4 billions in 2016, roughly 3 times the 2.5 billions it had in 1950. Image credit: Arthimedes/Shutterstock.com.
Date: July, 11th.
Observed: all U.N. members states.
Origin: Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme (1989).
Purpose: focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues.
Reference:
http://www.unfpa.org/events/world-population-day