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World Population Day 2025: Date, theme, history, significance—all you need to know

World Population Day 2025: This year's celebration will take place on Friday, July 11, 2025, with the theme "Empowering young people to create the families they want in a fair and hopeful world".

World Population Day 2025: Annually observed on July 11, here's all you need to know about the day.

World Population Day 2025 Date and Theme: It took hundreds of thousands of years for the world population to reach one billion; it increased sevenfold in just another 200 years or so.

While the global population is expected to continue increasing steadily, with projections indicating it may reach around 9.7 billion by 2050, it highlights concerns about “population collapse” driven by declining fertility rates.

As a result, World Population Day is a global observance marked annually to raise awareness about global population challenges and their implications for society.

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Established by the United Nations in 1989, the idea of World Population Day arose from the recognition of the importance of population-related issues and the UNDP designated this day as an annual event to commemorate the world’s population reaching 5 billion people on July 11, 1987.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ Message for World Population Day 2025

The day highlights the urgent need to address the consequences and implications of population growth, prompting the international community to take action.

This year’s celebration will take place on Friday, July 11, 2025, with the theme “Empowering young people to create the families they want in a fair and hopeful world“.

The theme focuses on the problem of the largest-ever generation of young people, highlighting the importance of providing young adults with the rights, resources, and opportunities they need to determine their destiny.

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This is a significant day that serves as a reminder to address the pressing issues surrounding global population growth, raise awareness, and foster discussion about finding solutions.

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Let’s build a future where every individual can choose freely, live with dignity and thrive equally.
This year’s theme calls for empowering youth to shape their futures through access to education, healthcare and informed choices.

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— CSIR-NIScPR (@CSIR_NIScPR) July 11, 2025

As we celebrate World Population Day 2025, the keyword is rising on Google Search Trends, reflecting growing global interest in population issues and this year’s theme. (Screenshot)