UN: New World's Population To Hit Eight Billion, Reveals Most Populated Country
AFNews Reporter
Jul 12, 2022
UN: New World's Population To Hit Eight Billion, Reveals Most Populated Country
The United Nations have estimated the world's population to hit eight billion on November 15.
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This is contained in a statement released on Monday in a New York information to mark the 2022 World Population Day (WPD).
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World population day is an annual event observed every year on July 11 to raise awareness on global population issues.
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The day has "A World of 8 billion: Towards a Resilient Future for All -Harnessing Opportunities and Ensuring Rights and Choices for AllÔÇØ as its theme for 2022.
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In a statement issued by the Media Associate of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in Nigeria, Hajiya Kori Habib to NAN in Abuja on Monday, the world body stated that the world population figure is a milestone for humanity.
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It also projected that India will be the world's most populous country in 2023, surpassing China.
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It added that growing number of countries face population ageing, while others 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.
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It stated that "understanding these shifts is critical to harnessing opportunities and mitigating potential downsides.
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"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. Fertility rates are at a historic low.ÔÇØ
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