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![Estimated (to 2011) and projected (from 2012) populations of the world and its inhabited continents. The shaded regions correspond to range of projections by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs;[1] for example, the chart showed that the world population would reach 8 billion people between 2021 and 2035](view_image.php?q=Day_of_Seven_Billion&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:UN_DESA_continent_population_1950_to_2100.svg)
Estimated (to 2011) and projected (from 2012) populations of the world and its inhabited continents. The shaded regions correspond to range of projections by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs;[1] for example, the chart showed that the world population would reach 8 billion people between 2021 and 2035
The Day of Seven Billion, October 31, 2011, is the day that was officially designated by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) as the approximate day on which the world's population reached seven billion people.[2] United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon spoke at the United Nations building in New York City on this new milestone in the size of world population and the issues that it will raise, along with promoting the UNFPA's new program named 7 Billion Actions,[3] which will seek to "build global awareness around the opportunities and challenges associated with a world of seven billion people" and inspire individuals and organizations to take action.[4] It was succeeded by the Day of Eight Billion on November 15, 2022.
- ^ World Population Prospects, the 2010 Revision
- ^ World Population Prospects, the 2008 Revision Frequently Asked Questions Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat updated November 10, 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2011
- ^ "Day of 7 Billion". UNFPA. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ^ "About 7 Billion Actions". 7 Billion Actions. Archived from the original on October 24, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2011.