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8 Billion Lives, Infinite Possibilities: The case for rights and choices

April 19, 2023

The world population has reached 8 billion. Are there too many people? Too few? These are the wrong questions.

See how humanity becoming 8 billion strong opens us up to infinite possibilities and find out why UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is making a case for reproductive rights and choices. 

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Countering female genital mutilation in Sudan: “I didn’t know it was possible not to cut my daughter”

23 March 2023
Members of a UNFPA-supported community network in Sudan speak to women in about the dangers of female genital mutilation. © UNFPA Sudan
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Rallying men and boys in the fight against female genital mutilation

06 February 2023
Professor Akotionga performed the first operation in Burkina Faso to repair physical damage from female genital mutilation. Since then, he has trained more than 600 midwives, nurses and gynaecologists in the procedure. © UNFPA/Lambert Coleman
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Canada

Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.

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Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

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Donor Global Statistics

News & Updates

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SHAHRISTAN, Afghanistan – “It was midnight on 6 August when there was a loud knocking at my front door. My husband answered. Standing in the dark was a person asking for my help – a baby was being born,” Shirin…
21 October 2020 Read Story
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The Government of Canada has partnered with UNFPA to donate over 300 personal protective equipment (PPE) kits worth some $35,000 to authorities in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The kits, which contain surgical and N95 masks, face…
15 October 2020 Read Story
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The United Kingdom has pledged £425 million to the UNFPA Supplies thematic fund through 2025, representing the largest financial partnership in UNFPA’s history. The funds will support women and adolescent girls’ access…
14 October 2020 Read Story

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.

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Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

2024 | Top
Donor Global Statistics

News & Updates

News story
SHAHRISTAN, Afghanistan – “It was midnight on 6 August when there was a loud knocking at my front door. My husband answered. Standing in the dark was a person asking for my help – a baby was being born,” Shirin…
21 October 2020 Read Story
Updates
The Government of Canada has partnered with UNFPA to donate over 300 personal protective equipment (PPE) kits worth some $35,000 to authorities in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The kits, which contain surgical and N95 masks, face…
15 October 2020 Read Story
Updates
The United Kingdom has pledged £425 million to the UNFPA Supplies thematic fund through 2025, representing the largest financial partnership in UNFPA’s history. The funds will support women and adolescent girls’ access…
14 October 2020 Read Story
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8 demographic trends for a world of 8 billion people

December 29, 2022

Discover the 8 demographic trends that will shape the world as the global population continues to grow.

Learn more here.

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6 population trends

December 29, 2022

Did you know Africa and Asia are driving global population growth? Asia contributed half of the 8 billion and Africa made the 2nd largest contribution with 400 million people.

Check out these 6 trends and what they mean now that the world population is #8BillionStrong here.

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5 facts about the world population getting older

November 29, 2022

By 2050, there will be twice as many people aged 65+ than children under 5.

See more striking facts and what this means for a world of 8 billion people here.

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8 countries driving population growth

January 9, 2023

Did you know the 46 least developed countries in the world are the fastest growing in population?

See which countries are driving half of all population growth till 2050 and what this means for a world of 8 billion people here.

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Will the world population keep rising? 

December 29, 2022

Population growth rate, ageing, life expectancy…

In this video, discover the major projections for the global population.

Learn more here.