World Population Day is an annual event, observed on July 11, every year, which seeks to raise awareness of global population issues. The event was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989. It was inspired by the public interest in Five Billion Day on July 11, 1987, approximately the date on which the world's population reached five billion people. [wikipedia]
INDIA in Numbers
INDIA in Numbers
- Total Population of India - 1.06 Billion
- One baby born - every 1.25 seconds
- Daily population increse - 50000 people
- People dependent on agriculture- 65%
- People living in villages - 722.8 Million
- Population living in cities - 277.8 Million
- Population of different religion : Hindu - 80.5 % , Muslim - 13.4 % , Christian - 2.3 % Sikh - 1.9 %, Buddhist - 0.4 %, Jain - 0.4 % Others - 1.31%
World Population Today : 6,709,218,482 ( US Census Bureau )
Most Populous country : China , 1321 million , followed by India , 1132 million .
Least Populous country : Tuvalu , 11468 peoples only .