Previous Year Question

World Population Day is observed every year on 11 July.

The purpose of the day is to raise awareness about population-related issues, including reproductive health, family planning, gender equality, poverty and the relationship between population and development.

The background of the observance is associated with the “Day of Five Billion” on 11 July 1987, when the world's population reached approximately five billion.

Subsequently, the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) established World Population Day in 1989.

The first World Population Day was observed on 11 July 1990.

11 July → World Population Day
5 June → World Environment Day
8 May → World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
16 October → World Food Day