Pakistan has made it to number six on the list of most populated countries of the world, according to a recent report by the United Nations.
In a country mired with poverty and a large uneducated workforce, this population bomb could prove disastrous. Pakistanis are among the 60 percent people in this world who live in developing countries, the report which was launched to mark World Population Day claims.
The theme for this year is ‘development for teenage girls’. Teenage girls make up a large chunk of the 1.8 billion world population aged between 10 till 24.
As life expectancy world over has improved, the population is increasing at a rate of 1.8 percent every year, experts point out. Going by these figures at the break of the 22nd century 11.2 billion will inhabit the earth.
“Governments everywhere need to invest in teenage girls in ways that empower them to make important life decisions and equip them to one day earn a living, engage in the affairs of their communities and be on an equal footing with their male counterparts,” said UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Osotimehin in an official statement on the occasion of World Population Day 2016.
Since the year 1989, July 11 is observed as world population day.
