Question: What will be the population of World by 2050 as per United Nation report released recently?
(a) 9.7 billion
(b) 10 billion
(c) 9 billion
(d) 8 billion
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- As per the UN report the world’s population is projected to reach around 9.7 billion in 2050 and rise further to about 11 billion by the end of the century.
- The report also stated that the world’s population, estimated at 7.7 billion in 2019, will continue to grow, albeit at a decreasing rate.
- This report is titled, ‘Review and Appraisal of the Program of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and its contribution to the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’.
- The report was submitted by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to the 52nd substantive session of the UN Commission on Population and Development.
- This year marks the 25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development – an initiative adopted by 179 countries in 1994 which recognized women’s empowerment and gender equality as cornerstones of population development.
Achyuatnand Pandey
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