The State of World Population is an annual report published by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Each edition covers and analyses developments and trends in world population and demographics, as well as shedding a light on specific regions, countries and population groups and the unique challenges they face.
The largest generation of adolescents in history —1.2 billion kids—is preparing to enter adulthood in a rapidly changing world. This State of World Population Report examines the challenges and risks this generation faces and their impact on adolescents’ physical emotional and mental well-being. The Report focuses on HIV/AIDS incomplete education early marriage and child bearing; it stresses the need for youth to have more access to knowledge increased opportunities and wider choices so as to lead healthy and productive lives and to contribute fully to their communities. A wealth of statistics graphs indicators and thorough analyses are included in the Report.
Attacking poverty directly has become an urgent global priority if we want to accelerate development and reduce inequality within and among nations. World leaders have agreed to launch a variety of new initiatives including the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). 2002 State of the World Population report is a contribution to the discussion and a guide to action. It reviews poverty’s many dimensions and looks at several the key issues including poverty and gender poverty and health and education and poverty. It also outlines a framework and provides recommendations to meet the poverty eradication goal by 2015.This publication includes analyses recommendations and a wealth of statistics graphs and indicators.
Each year since 1978 UNFPA has issued a report highlighting new developments in population. Human activity is altering the planet on an unprecedented scale the report points out. More people are using more resources with more intensity and leaving a bigger footprint on the earth than ever before. This report examines the close links between environmental conditions population trends and prospects for alleviating poverty in developing countries. It finds that expanding women’s opportunities and ensuring their reproductive health and rights are critically important both to improve the well-being of growing human populations and to protect the natural world.
Despite the tremendous changes of the 20th century discrimination and violence against women and girls remain firmly rooted in cultures around the world. This year’s Report looks at the gender inequality - the restrictions placed on women’s reproductive choices and how it affects their health education social and economic participation. The publication also explores women’s rights as human rights gender violence and the role of men in reproductive health decisions. The Report acknowledges the role of governments in creating conditions for gender equality but points out that in the end different societies need their own solutions to provide a better life for both women and men. This annual also provides easily accessible tables and data representing trends and statistics for world population.
Women are having fewer children than ever before and population growth has slowed from 2.0 to 1.3 percent in 30 years; but large families in the recent past mean that there are many more women of childbearing age. Global population is still rising by about 78 million people a year. Half the world is under 25 and there are over a billion young people between 15 and 24 the parents of the next generation. The State of World Population 1999 highlights the critical decisions facing the international community as the world population passed the 6 billion mark in October 1999. How fast the next billion people are added the effect on natural resources and the environment and the quality of life will depend on policy and funding decisions taken in the next 5 to 10 years according to this 1999 report.
