In 1952, India was the first country in the world to launch a ... urban couples should have only one child. Couples in rural areas, where 80 percent of the population lives, may have two or ...

“We were surprised to find that the actual population ... much higher than the global population data indicates—depending on the dataset, rural populations have been underestimated by between ...

World Population Day 2024 is a moment to ask who is still going uncounted and why – and what this costs individuals, societies, and our global efforts to leave no one behind. It is also a moment ...