Press release

UNFPA report links falling birth rates to cost of living, sexist norms, fear of the future

calendar_today10 June 2025

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Press release

UNFPA report identifies rising population anxiety, urges radical rethink of how countries address changing demographics

calendar_today19 April 2023

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Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the global launch of State of World Population 2023

calendar_today19 April 2023

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Video

8 Billion Lives, Infinite Possibilities: The case for rights and choices

calendar_today19 April 2023

8 Billion Lives, Infinite Possibilities: The case for rights and choices

8 Billion Lives, Infinite Possibilities: The case for rights and choices

The world population has reached 8 billion. Are there too many people? Too few? These are the wrong questions.

See how humanity becoming 8 billion strong opens us up to infinite possibilities and find out why UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is making a case for reproductive rights and choices. 

News

Population bomb, bust – or boon? New UNFPA report debunks 8 myths about a world of 8 billion

calendar_today19 April 2023

On 15 November, the world’s population reached a landmark 8 billion people. The UNFPA State of World Population 2023 report released today asks what this means for their lives, rights, health and futures? © UNFPA/ARTificial Mind/Cecilie Waagner Falkenstrøm
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State of World Population 2020 cover

Publication date

Jun 2020

Author

UNFPA

Number of pages

160

State of World Population

State of World Population 2020

Defying the practices that harm women and girls and undermine equality

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State of World Population 2019

Cover image

Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

2019

Author

UNFPA

Number of pages

180

State of World Population

State of World Population 2019

Unfinished Business: the pursuit of rights and choices FOR ALL

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News

Vast numbers of women lack decision-making power over their own bodies, says UNFPA flagship report

calendar_today10 April 2019

Marta Paula, from Guinea-Bissau, was hospitalized when she gave birth at 13. Doctors were worried she might die. Today, she calls for young people to have access to family planning. © UNFPA/I. Barbosa
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State of World Population 2014

Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

2014

Author

UNFPA

Number of pages

126

State of World Population

State of World Population 2014

The Power of 1.8 Billion

Young people matter. They matter because an unprecedented 1.8 billion youth are alive today, and because they are the shapers and leaders of our global future. They matter because they have inherent human rights that must be fulfilled. Yet, in a world of adult concerns, young people are often overlooked. This tendency cries out for urgent correction, because it imperils youth as well as economies and societies at large.