World Population Day is an annual event, observed on July 11 every year.
It seeks to raise awareness of global population issues.
The event was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989.
The theme for this year’s World Population Day
is, “The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fertility”.
It will be observed to draw focus on the importance of sexual and reproductive health, which is deeply effected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
