World Population Day -July 11

World Population Day is an annual event, observed on July 11 every year, which seeks to raise awareness of Global Population Issues

The event was established 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 January 1, 2014 is estimated to be 713,76,61, 030