World population will reach eight billion on November 15: UN
The United Nations has announced that the world’s population is expected to reach eight billion on November 15 this year.
The information is in a statement released on Monday in New York by the UN to mark the 2022 World Population Day.
The day was established by the Governing Council of the UN Development Programme in 1989. It is an annual event observed on July 11 to raise awareness on global population issues.
The day has ‘A World of 8 billion: Towards a Resilient Future for All –Harnessing Opportunities and Ensuring Rights and Choices for All’ as its theme for 2022.
In a statement issued by the media associate of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in Nigeria, Hajiya Kori Habib, the UN agency stated that the world population figure would be a milestone for humanity.
It projected that India would be the world’s most populous country in 2023, surpassing China.
It added that a growing number of countries would face population ageing, while others would have youthful and growing populations, as more people are on the move, either by choice or driven by crises ranging from conflict to climate change.
“Understanding these shifts is critical to harnessing opportunities and mitigating potential downsides. Roughly two-thirds of the world’s population now live in a country or area with below-replacement fertility, or fewer than 2.1 births per woman,” said UNFPA. “Fertility rates are at a historic low.”
(NAN)
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