Press Release

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

10 June 2025

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Press Release

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

19 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

19 April 2023

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

Published on: 19/04/2023

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

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
  • 19 April 2023
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State of World Population

State of World Population 2020

Defying the practices that harm women and girls and undermine equality

Number of pages: 160

Publication date: 30 Jun 2020

Author: UNFPA

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State of World Population 2019

State of World Population

State of World Population 2019

Unfinished Business: the pursuit of rights and choices FOR ALL

Number of pages: 180

Publication date: 10 Apr 2019

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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News

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

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
  • 10 April 2019
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State of World Population

State of World Population 2014

The Power of 1.8 Billion

Number of pages: 126

Publication date: 17 Nov 2014

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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.

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