According to the population report released by the United Nations, the world population will reach 9.3 billion in 2050. 1804 The total population of the world was 10 billion, and 1999 exceeded 6 billion. The average annual growth rate of the world population is 1.2%, that is, the annual increase is about 77 million. There are 606 million people over the age of 60 in the world, which will rise to 2 billion in 2050. There will be 400 million elderly people over 80 years old, and there will be 3.2 million elderly people over 100 years old.
In July 1987+0 1 day, the world population reached 5 billion. From 65438 to 0989, the United Nations General Assembly designated July 1 1 day as "World Population Day" according to the recommendation of the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme, in order to arouse the international community's attention to population issues.
The origin of festivals
In July 1987+0 1 day, the population of the earth reached 5 billion. In order to commemorate this special day 1989, the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme recommended that the international community designate July 1 1 as World Population Day every year. 1990 The United Nations decided to designate July 1 1 day as "World Population Day" according to the recommendation of the 36th session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme, so as to arouse people's attention to population development and resources and environment.
Accordingly,1July 990 1 1 became the first World Population Day. Every July 1 1 World Population Day, countries hold related publicity activities to attract the attention of governments and people all over the world on population issues.