The day was suggested by Dr. K.C.Zachariah during which population reaches Five Billion when he worked as Sr Demographer at International Bank for Reconstruction and Development .
While press interest and general awareness within the global population surges only at the increments of whole billions of individuals , the planet population increases annually by 100 million approximately every 14 months. the planet population reached 7,400,000,000 on February 6, 2016; the planet population had reached 7,500,000,000 at around 16:21 on April 24, 2017. the planet population had reached 7,700,000,000 on year 2019.
In November, UNFPA, along side the governments of Kenya and Denmark, are going to be convening a high-level conference in Nairobi to accelerate efforts to realize these unmet goals. On World Population Day, advocates from round the world are calling on leaders, policymakers, grassroots organizers, institutions et al. to assist make reproductive health and rights a reality for all.