Population Division - Population

Day of Eight Billion, 15 November 2022

BOUEDRAO — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 13:53:00 +0000

Tuesday, 01 November 2022 - 9:00am

On 15 November 2022, the world’s population is projected to reach 8 billion people, a milestone in human development. This unprecedented growth is due to the gradual increase in human lifespan owing to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and medicine. It is also the result of high and persistent levels of fertility in some countries.

While it took the global population 12 years to grow from 7 to 8 billion, it will take approximately 15 years—until 2037— for it to reach 9 billion, a sign that the overall growth rate of the global population is slowing.

Countries with the highest fertility levels tend to be those with the lowest income per capita. Global population growth has therefore over time become increasingly concentrated among the world’s poorest countries, most of which are in sub-Saharan Africa. In these countries, sustained rapid population growth can thwart the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which remain the world’s best pathway toward a happy and healthy future.

Even though population growth magnifies the environmental impact of economic development, rising per capita incomes are the main driver of unsustainable patterns of production and consumption. The countries with the highest per capita consumption of material resources and emissions of greenhouse gas emissions tend to be those where income per capita is higher, not those where the population is growing rapidly.

Meeting the objectives of the Paris Agreement to limit global temperature rise, while achieving the SDGs, critically depends on curbing unsustainable patterns of production and consumption. Yet, slower population growth over many decades could help to mitigate the further accumulation of environmental damage in the second half of the current century.

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World Population Day, 11 July 2022 - Launch of WPP 2022

PLATTES — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 15:40:00 +0000

Monday, 11 July 2022 - 9:00am

Overview

This year’s World Population Day, which is observed on 11 July each year, will be marked in anticipation of a landmark growth of the global population, which is projected to reach 8 billion on 15 November 2022.

To mark the day, UN DESA’s Population Division will launch World Population Prospects 2022, the twenty-seventh edition of the official 51�Թ� population estimates and projections, which also projects that India will surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023.

This is an occasion to celebrate our diversity, recognize our common humanity, and marvel at advancements in health that have extended lifespans and dramatically reduced maternal and child mortality rates, according to the Secretary-General of the 51�Թ�.

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World Population Day, 11 July 2022: Launch of WPP 2022

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Expert group meeting on population and sustainable development, in particular, sustained and inclusive economic growth

DCULPEPP — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 14:10:00 +0000

Wednesday, 21 July 2021 - 9:15am to Thursday, 22 July 2021 - 5:15pm

Overview

The special theme of the fifty-fifth session of the Commission on Population and Development will be Population and sustainable development, in particular sustained and inclusive economic growth. The theme is related to chapter III of the Programme of Action adopted by the International Conference on Population and Development, which took place in Cairo in September 1994. That chapter emphasized the need to integrate population in development strategies and to address the interlinkages between population, sustained economic growth and poverty on the one hand, and between population and the environment on the other. These issues remain relevant today and have, in fact, assumed new importance and urgency.

Since the Cairo conference, there has been an accumulation of evidence on environmental problems attributable to unsustainable patterns of production and consumption. Such problems are compounded and amplified by continuing population growth. Population ageing, a gradual but relentless global demographic trend, brings the potential of economic benefits and personal opportunities associated with longer and healthier lives, as well as increased fiscal and macroeconomic pressures. As more countries are entering advanced stages of population ageing, those with persistently low levels of fertility face the reality or the prospect of population decline and need to formulate appropriate policy responses.

This expert group meeting will review the latest evidence and analysis of these topics, drawing from the experiences of countries in all regions of the world. The presentations and discussion during the expert meeting are expected to generate inputs for the preparation of the Secretary-General's report on the theme of the fifty-fifth session of the Commission.

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World Population Day 2021, webinar on COVID-19 and fertility

NKOSHY — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:39:00 +0000

Wednesday, 14 July 2021 - 9:00am

Overview

At World Population Day 2021, which is observed on 11 July each year, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fertility will take center stage as the main theme for the commemoration.

To mark the day, UN DESA’s Population Division, in collaboration with the 51�Թ� Population Fund (UNFPA), is organizing an online panel discussion of leading demographers and population experts on 14 July from 9 to 9.45 am EDT to discuss the impact of the pandemic on fertility preferences and behaviours, the availability and use of family planning, teenage marriage, challenges of data collection and more.

The webinar will be moderated by Mr. Raj Kumar, founding President and Editor-in-Chief of Devex.

What: Webinar on the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fertility

When: 14 July 9 to 9.45 a.m. EDT

How: Live YouTube (click here )

Briefing for Member States on logistics in preparation for the forty-ninth session of the Commission on Population and Development

NKOSHY — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 16:14:00 +0000

Friday, 04 March 2016 - 11:00pm

Overview

The special theme for the forty-ninth session of the Commission on Population and Development, which will take place during 11-15 April 2016, will be “Strengthening the demographic evidence base for the post-2015 development agenda”. In preparation for the Commission, this briefing will inform member states of the weeks logistics.

Provisional Agenda

Opening Remarks
- Dr. Mwaba Patricia Kasese-Bota, Zambia

Presentations
- John Wilmoth, Director - Population Division/DESA. Presentation on 'Strengthening the demographic evidence base for the post-2015 development agenda'
- John Wilmoth, Director - Population Division/DESA. Statement

General discussion

Closing Remarks
- Dr. Mwaba Patricia Kasese-Bota, Zambia

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Briefing for Member States on substantive reports in preparation for the forty-ninth session of the Commission on Population and Development

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 16:05:00 +0000

Tuesday, 22 March 2016 - 3:00pm

Overview

The special theme for the forty-ninth session of the Commission on Population and Development, which will take place during 11-15 April 2016, will be “Strengthening the demographic evidence base for the post-2015 development agenda”. In preparation for the Commission, this meeting will brief member states on the substantive reports.

Provisional Agenda

Opening remarks

Dr. Mwaba Patricia Kasese-Bota, Zambia

Presentations

General discussion

Closing Remarks

Dr. Mwaba Patricia Kasese-Bota, Zambia

Background Documents

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International Forum on Migration Statistics 2018

BOUEDRAO — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 18:15:00 +0000

Monday, 15 January 2018 - 8:30am to Tuesday, 16 January 2018 - 6:00pm

Enhancing international cooperation in the field of migration

Overview

Migration has moved to the top of the policy agenda in many countries around the world, and as a result there are renewed calls for States to invest in improving data on migration. There is an urgent need to improve the availability, international comparability, timeliness and quality of migration data. Statistical projects and initiatives on migration and migrants are currently underway in many countries in national statistical institutes, relevant ministries and institutions, research centres, as well as in several international organisations. However, these initiatives often remain fragmented, confined to each discipline and are not usually brought together and disseminated in a comprehensive and integrated manner.

In this context, the OECD, IOM and UNDESA jointly organised the first International Forum on Migration Statistics. This is aimed at becoming a regular event that will contribute to intensify the exchange of information, to promote mutual learning and to facilitate cooperation among relevant stakeholders. It brought together all producers, analysts and users of migration statistics in a community of interest centred on migration measurement issues. It mobilised expertise from a wide range of disciplines - such as political science, economics, demography, development, geospatial science, sociology, statistics, and information technology - that can contribute to improve global understanding of the migration phenomenon.

Organization of work

Monday, 15 January 2018
09:15 - 09:45	Welcoming remarks Angel Gurría, Secretary General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) William Lacy Swing, Director General, International Organization for Migration (IOM) Liu Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, 51�Թ�
09:45 - 11:00	Plenary session 1 Challenges for improving the production and use of migration data: Country perspectives How are National Statistical Offices (NSOs) responding to the growing demand for migration data? What is needed to improve the availability and timeliness of migration data? What is the role of NSOs to facilitate better and more appropriate uses of migration data? Oliver Chinganya, Director of Statistics, 51�Թ� Economic Commission for Africa Jørgen Elmeskov, Director General, Statistics Denmark, Denmark Mariana Kotzeva, Acting Director-General, Eurostat Josie B. Perez, Deputy National Statistician, Philippine Statistics Authority, Philippines Dominik Rozkrut, President, Statistics Poland, Poland Edgar Vielma, Director General of Sociodemographic Statistics, Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), Mexico Moderated by Martine Durand, Chief Statistician, OECD
15:45 - 16:45	Plenary session 2 Global initiatives on migration and data needs Conversation about data needs for the 51�Թ� Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and the 51�Թ� Global Compact for Refugees William Lacy Swing, Director General, IOM Volker Türk, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, 51�Թ� High Commissioner for Refugees Eva Åkerman Börje, Senior Policy Advisor to the Special Representative of the 51�Թ� Secretary-General for International Migration Moderated by Stefano Scarpetta, Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD
12:45 - 14:00	Working lunch: Integration and inclusive growth (by invitation) Gabriela Ramos, Chief of Staff and Sherpa to the G20, OECD Stefan Schweinfest, Director, 51�Թ� Statistics Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNSD/DESA)
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
09:00 - 09:30	Keynote addresses Saâdeddine El Othmani, Head of Government, Morocco (to be confirmed) Louise Arbour, Special Representative of the 51�Թ� Secretary-General for International Migration (video)
09:30 - 10:45	Plenary session 3 Public opinion and migration What is the evidence regarding the gap between perceptions and realities of migration? What are the best ways to communicate facts and figures on migration? How can policy makers undertake reform of migration policy in the context of polarized public opinion on migration? Jon Clifton, Managing Partner, Gallup, United States Marina del Corral Téllez, Secretaria General de Inmigración y Emigración, Ministerio de Empleo y Seguridad Social, Spain Tim Dixon, co-founder, More In Common, United Kingdom Ineke Stoop, Deputy Director – Methodological, European Social Survey, Netherlands António Vitorino, former Deputy Prime Minister of Portugal and former European Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs, Portugal Moderated by Petra Kaminsky, Head of dpa-Story, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA), Germany
13:30 - 14:45	Plenary session 4 Data innovation and big data for migration What is the potential of big data for migration statistics? What are the risk factors (continuity, confidentiality, reliability)? Emmanuel Letouzé, Director and Founder, Data-Pop Alliance, United States Cock Overbeek, Vice President Space, CGI Group Inc., Netherlands Emma Rourke, Director, Public Policy Analysis, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom Emilio Zagheni, Associate Professor, University of Washington, United States Moderated by Ambassador Laura Thompson, Deputy Director-General, IOM
16:35-17:50	Plenary session 5 Capacity building for migration data What are the migration-data needs of developing countries (analysing existing data on migration, developing new instruments to capture data on migration…)? What types of support do these needs imply (financial assistance, training, information technology…)? Carol Coy, Director General, STATIN, Jamaica Leonello Gabrici, Head of Division for Migration and Human Security, European External Action Service, European Commission Claire Melamed, Executive Director, Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data Markus Reisle, Head, Global Programme on Migration and Development, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC, Switzerland Goetz Schmidt-Bremme, Ambassador for the 2017-2018 Global Forum on Migration and Development Co-Chairmanship of Germany, Germany Moderated by John Wilmoth, Director, 51�Թ� Population Division/ Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNPD/DESA)
17:50 - 18:00	Closing remarks by Mari Kiviniemi, Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD

Commission on Population and Development, fifty-fourth session (2021)

BOUEDRAO — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 20:40:00 +0000

Monday, 19 April 2021 - 10:00am to Friday, 23 April 2021 - 6:00pm

Population, food security, nutrition and sustainable development

Members of the Commission

Bureau members

H.E. Ambassador Yemdaogo Eric Tiare (Burkina Faso) - African Group (Chair)
Ms. Damla Fidan (Turkey) - Western European and Others Group (Vice-Chair)
Mr. Nizar Kaddouh (Lebanon) - Asia-Pacific Group (Vice-Chair)
Ms. Cristina Popescu (Romania) - Eastern European Group (Vice-Chair)
Ms. Mayra Lisseth Sorto (El Salvador) - Latin American and Caribbean Group (Vice-Chair)

Programme

Report of the Commission on its fifty-fourth session

Resolutions and decisions

Provisional agenda for the fifty-fifth session of the Commission (E/CN.9/2021/L.2)
Decision on the special theme for the fifty-sixth session of the Commission (E/CN.9/2021/L.4)
Resolution on population, food security, nutrition and sustainable development (E/CN.9/2021/L.5)

Country statements after adoption of the resolution

France on behalf of: EU	Egypt	Syrian Arab Republic
Brazil	Russian Federation	Hungary
Guatemala	Iraq	United States
Qatar	Mexico	Nicaragua

Opening statements

H.E. Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy-Secretary-General of the 51�Թ�
H.E. Mr. Alpha Barry, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, African Integration and Burkinabè Abroad, Burkina Faso
Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, 51�Թ� Population Fund
Mr. Qu Dongyu, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization
Mr. Gilbert Houngbo, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development
Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) (delivered by Mr. Elliott Harris, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development and Chief Economist, DESA)
Ms. Agnes Kalibata, Special Envoy for the Food Systems Summit

Keynote address

Her Majesty Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck of Bhutan [Bio] [Statement]

Agenda item 1: Election of officers*

^{*In accordance with Economic and Social Council decision 2005/213, the Commission, immediately following the closure of its fifty-third session, will hold the first meeting of its fifty-fourth session for the sole purpose of electing the new Chair and other officers of the Commission, in accordance with rule 15 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of the Council.}

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Briefing on thematic reports of the Secretary-General held in preparation for the forty-eighth session of the Commission on Population and Development

BOUEDRAO — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 16:10:00 +0000

Tuesday, 24 March 2015 - 10:00am

Overview

The special theme for the forty-eighth session of the Commission on Population and Development, which will take place during 13-17 April 2015, will be “Realizing the future we want: Integrating population issues into sustainable development, including in the post-2015 development agenda”. In preparation for the Commission, this briefing will review the thematic reports of the Secretary-General that are under consideration by the Commission.

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Briefing on the substantive reports of the Secretary-General that have been prepared for the fifty-first session of the Commission on Population and Development

MSTOCKTO — Thu, 21 May 2020 15:25:00 +0000

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm

The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and the 51�Թ� Population Fund (UNFPA) will hold a briefing on the substantive reports of the Secretary-General that have been prepared for the fifty-first session of the Commission. The meeting will be chaired by His Excellency Dr. Ion Jinga (Romania), Chair of the Commission.
All interested members of delegations, representatives of non-governmental organizations and Secretariat staff are invited to attend.

Provisional Agenda

Opening Remarks
Dr. Ion Jinga (Romania)
Presentations

Presentation by Mr. Jorge Bravo - Population Division/DESA
Presentation by Mr. Benoit Kalasa - UNFPA
Presentation by Ms. Rachel Snow - UNFPA

General Discussion
Closing Remarks
Dr. Ion Jinga (Romania)

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Day of Eight Billion, 15 November 2022

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World Population Day, 11 July 2022 - Launch of WPP 2022

Overview

Expert group meeting on population and sustainable development, in particular, sustained and inclusive economic growth

Overview

Documents

World Population Day 2021, webinar on COVID-19 and fertility

Overview

Briefing for Member States on logistics in preparation for the forty-ninth session of the Commission on Population and Development

Overview

Provisional Agenda

Briefing for Member States on substantive reports in preparation for the forty-ninth session of the Commission on Population and Development

Overview

Provisional Agenda

Background Documents

International Forum on Migration Statistics 2018

Enhancing international cooperation in the field of migration

Overview

Organization of work

Commission on Population and Development, fifty-fourth session (2021)

Population, food security, nutrition and sustainable development

Members of the Commission

Bureau members

Programme

Report of the Commission on its fifty-fourth session

Resolutions and decisions

Agenda item 1: Election of officers*

Briefing on thematic reports of the Secretary-General held in preparation for the forty-eighth session of the Commission on Population and Development

Overview

Briefing on the substantive reports of the Secretary-General that have been prepared for the fifty-first session of the Commission on Population and Development

Provisional Agenda