The World Population Has Reached 8 Billion – Now What?

The World Population Has Reached 8 Billion – Now What?

The global population has reached 8 billion, what does this mean for the future of our world?

Dr. Rachel Snow of the United Nations Population Fund is here to answer your questions.

致力于实现人人拥有权利和选择

Patricia, 23, arrived at the fair in Ahua Village, Côte d’Ivoire, knowing very little about contraception. But she was intrigued. "I do not want to have more children now because I do not have the means to support them," she said. © UNFPA WCARO

对于当今的人口政策,关键在于人,而不是数字,在于个人和夫妻自由决定是否生殖、何时生殖和每隔多少时间生殖的权利。但人口政策并非一直如此。