In 1989, the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme recommended that 11 July be observed by the international community as World Population Day, a day to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues. Every year World Population day is celebrated 11th July in all over the world.Here is World Population Day Themes of Year 1996 till 2017.
World Population Day Themes of Year 1996 till 2017
- World Population Day 2017 theme will Family Planning: Empowering People, Developing Nations‘.
- World Population Day 2016 theme was 'Investing in teenage girls'.
- The theme of 2015 was “Vulnerable Populations in Emergencies”.
- The theme of 2014 was “A time to reflect on population trends and related issues” and “Investing in Young People”.
- The theme of 2013 was “Focus is on Adolescent Pregnancy”.
- The theme of 2012 was “Universal Access to Reproductive Health Services”.
- The theme of 2011 was “7 Billion Actions”.
- The theme of 2010 was “Be Counted: Say What You Need”.
- The theme of 2009 was “Fight Poverty: Educate Girls”.
- The theme of 2008 was “Plan Your Family, Plan Your Future”.
- The theme of 2007 was “Men at Work”
- The theme of 2006 was “Being Young is Tough”.
- The theme of 2005 was “Equality Empowers”.
- The theme of 2004 was “ICPD at 10”.
- The theme of 2003 was “1,000,000,000 adolescents”.
- The theme of 2002 was “Poverty, Population and Development”.
- The theme of 2001 was “Population, Environment and Development”.
- The theme of 2000 was “Saving Women’s Lives”.
- The theme of 1999 was “Start the Count-up to the Day of Six Billion”.
- The theme of 1998 was “Approaching the Six Billion”.
- The theme of 1997 was “Adolescent Reproductive Health Care”.
- The theme of 1996 was “Reproductive Health and AIDS”.
