We are proud to be participating in the “7 Billion Actions” campaign, a call to action to highlight the challenges, opportunities and actions that will shape our common future. The goal of the 7 Billion Actions campaign is to promote dialogue about what it means to live in a world with so many people and to encourage action on issues that affect us all as global citizens. Over the next 7 days, we will provide you with 7 infographics that provide a multitude of information about the world’s population.

Gender equality is a key factor in the economic growth of a nation. The empowerment of women leads to lower birth rates and greater economic productivity as women can devote more time to the labor force. Today’s graphic looks at the gender inequality and its affect on human development.

We are proud to be participating in the “7 Billion Actions” campaign, a call to action to highlight the challenges, opportunities and actions that will shape our common future. The goal of the 7 Billion Actions campaign is to promote dialogue about what it means to live in a world with so many people and to encourage action on issues that affect us all as global citizens. Over the next 7 days, we will provide you with 7 infographics that provide a multitude of information about the world’s population.

People under 25 now make up 43% of the world’s population. Today’s graphic looks at the regional distribution of youth as well as how the world’s age distribution has evolved over time.

We are proud to be participating in the “7 Billion Actions” campaign, a call to action to highlight the challenges, opportunities and actions that will shape our common future. The goal of the 7 Billion Actions campaign is to promote dialogue about what it means to live in a world with so many people and to encourage action on issues that affect us all as global citizens. Over the next 7 days, we will provide you with 7 infographics that provide a multitude of information about the world’s population.

Almost all population growth in the next 40 years will be absorbed by cities in the developing world. Today’s graphic looks at this prospective growth by plotting the ratio between global/urban/rural populations in developing and developed countries.

We are proud to be participating in the “7 Billion Actions” campaign, a call to action to highlight the challenges, opportunities and actions that will shape our common future. The goal of the 7 Billion Actions campaign is to promote dialogue about what it means to live in a world with so many people and to encourage action on issues that affect us all as global citizens. Over the next 7 days, we will provide you with 7 infographics that provide a multitude of information about the world’s population.

Studies show that as living standards increase, birth rates fall. The high rate of births in less developed countries threatens to keep ever further numbers in poverty unless investments in the right areas are made. Today’s graphic looks at Human Development Index score, more specifically the 5 countries with the highest and lowest scores.

We are proud to be participating in the “7 Billion Actions” campaign, a call to action to highlight the challenges, opportunities and actions that will shape our common future. The goal of the 7 Billion Actions campaign is to promote dialogue about what it means to live in a world with so many people and to encourage action on issues that affect us all as global citizens. Over the next 7 days, we will provide you with 7 infographics that provide a multitude of information about the world’s population.

No simple relationship exists between population size and environmental change. Demand for land, water, food and fossil fuels will only increase as world population grows, increasing the stress on the Earth’s limited resources. Today’s graphic shows the different dynamics in this relationship, highlighting emissions, consumption, food, water and more.

We are proud to be participating in the “7 Billion Actions” campaign, a call to action to highlight the challenges, opportunities and actions that will shape our common future. The goal of the 7 Billion Actions campaign is to promote dialogue about what it means to live in a world with so many people and to encourage action on issues that affect us all as global citizens. Over the next 7 days, we will provide you with 7 infographics that provide a multitude of information about the world’s population.

Today’s graphic shows the world’s aging population. The graphic breaks down the percentage of the population that is 60 and over in a variety of ways. It also provides age distributions of urban and rural populations.

Hospital workers and family welcome one of the world’s symbolic seven billionth babies in the Philippines. Jessica Gray reports.

Today, the world population will reach 7 billion people. That’s more than double the number of people living together on our planet just 50 years ago. We are proud to be participating in the “7 Billion Actions” campaign, a call to action to highlight the challenges, opportunities and actions that will shape our common future. The goal of the 7 Billion Actions campaign is to promote dialogue about what it means to live in a world with so many people and to encourage action on issues that affect us all as global citizens. The UNFPA, the 7 Billion campaign task force members and partner organizations will organize a variety of related activities throughout the next four months to support these goals. Click here for more information about the campaign.

Over the next 7 days, we will provide you with 7 infographics that provide a multitude of information about the world’s population. The first graphic shows just how rapidly the population growth has been as well as fertility rates and population density throughout the world.

Did you know that in just a few months the global population will have reached seven billion? That’s more than double the number of people living together on our planet just 50 years ago. As our population continues to grow, addressing existing challenges such as health, urbanization, education, and the environment becomes increasingly important, and new challenges and opportunities arise.

A few months ago I was invited to participate in a weekend-long brainstorming session to explore this issue. That gathering resulted in the formation of a special task force sponsored the by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), an arm of the UN whose mission is to “promote the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity.” In addition to representation from Thomson Reuters and other large organizations like IBM, SAP, T-Mobile and many others, participants came from NGOs and nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, and some of the leading social media platforms, e.g., Facebook, LinkedIn, Foursquare, etc.

The purpose of the gathering and the task force is to explore how social media technologies can be used to spur conversation and raise awareness, commitment and action around the challenges and opportunities we face as we approach the seven billion population mark this fall. The result of our efforts is the “7 Billion Actions” campaign, a call to action to highlight the challenges, opportunities and actions that will shape our common future.

I’m very honored and proud to be a part of this initiative on behalf of Thomson Reuters, and to help announce that today, July 11th, is World Population Day and the kickoff of this worldwide advocacy campaign, 7 Billion Actions, which will continue through October 31st, the date the UN projects the world’s population will reach and exceed seven billion.

The goal of the 7 Billion Actions campaign is to promote dialogue about what it means to live in a world with so many people and to encourage action on issues that affect us all as global citizens. The UNFPA, the 7 Billion campaign task force members and partner organizations will organize a variety of related activities throughout the next four months to support these goals.

Here’s a bit more about the campaign and the challenges and opportunities we all face as we approach this milestone:

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