World Population Day 2021: Theme, History, Facts, Quotes, Importance
World Population Day is an annual event, celebrated every year on 11 July to raise awareness on various population issues. World Population Day 2021: In the last few decades, there has been a rapid increase in the population of the whole world and this continuous population growth can give rise to many other problems. Therefore World Population Day is celebrated every year to raise people’s awareness on various population issues like family planning, gender equality, poverty, maternal health and human rights.
According to the United Nations Organization (UNO), in 2011, the global population reached the 7 billion mark, and today, it is around 7.7 billion, and is expected to increase to 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050 and 10.9 billion in 2100. is.
The decision was taken by the General Assembly of the United Nations to celebrate World Population Day on 11 July every year for the purpose of preventing uncontrolled growing population and creating public awareness. Every year since 1989, it is celebrated with a new theme in countries around the world.
If we take a look at some figures of population growth, then we can understand well. At what speed is it progressing? In the 11th century i.e. about 900-1000 years ago, the total population of the world was around 400 million.
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Eight hundred years later, the world’s first census, which was held in 1808, increased to 1 billion. This population tripled in the next 55 years. Which increased to more than 6 billion by the year 2000. In which one billion of us were Indians. If we look at the total fertility rate of the world, then the figures say something else. According to a research, 250 babies are born in a minute. The death rate in one minute is around 110. That is, 4 children are born in a second and half of the people die due to this.
Every year there is a theme for World Population Day and the theme of World Population Day 2021 amid the pandemic is “How to protect the health and rights of women and girls now”.
The importance of this day is to make people aware of the problems arising out of the increasing population. For this, the governments of different countries have implemented many programs, which are necessary for the people to follow. The most effective solution to this problem is that we all work together for population control. The current world population is 7.8 billion as calculated in March 2021. If we don’t act on this issue now, we will never be able to control it.
With the increasing population every year, the natural resources are not increasing. If our population continues to increase at this pace, then one day there may be a very serious problem of land to live, water to drink and fuel and employment. That’s why all we have a major responsibility.
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To adopt better family planning scheme. Population policy and programs of family planning and family welfare are presented every year by the government. We should consider these seriously. The reasons for the rising birth rate include early marriage, and the poverty of the lower class, due to which they are not aware of this coming problem. Apart from this, at least most of the Muslim brothers of India should consider.
Because always the people of this sect are considered to be the reason for the population explosion. In their competition, other communities also increase the population. For the future of a golden India, we all have to come forward and take initiative in this direction.
