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World Population day
is an annual event. It is observed on July 11 every year. This event was made to increase awareness of the problems faced by
global population
and
overpopulation
. It was made by the Governing Council of the
United Nations Development Programme
in 1989. It was inspired by the
public interest
in Five Billion Day on
July 11
, 1987 (approximately the date on which the world's population reached five billion people).
The world population as of October 29, 2020 is
approximately
7.694 billion.
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