What is World Population Day?
[[File:Countries_by_Population_Density_in_2015.svg|thumb|350x350px|[[Population density]] by country (2015)]] '''World Population day''' is an annual event. It is observed on July 11 every year. This event was made to increase awareness of the problems faced by [[World population|global population]] and [[overpopulation]]. It was made 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 (approximately the date on which the world's population reached five billion people). The world population as of October 29, 2020 is [[wiktionary:approximately|approximately]] 7.694 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Population Clock|url=https://www.census.gov/popclock/world|access-date=October 29, 2020|website=United States Census Bureau|publisher=census.gov}}</ref> ==Related pages== *[[Population growth]] *[[Population]] *[[Malthusianism]] ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:July observances]]