A 56% rise in Pakistan’s population to 366 million people is predicted by 2050. ‘The World Population Prospects for 2022’ from the United Nations was the source of this information. Also, the survey predicted that the global population will reach 8 billion by the end of 2022, which is 7.7 billion now.
In 2080, the world’s population will reach 10.4 billion, despite a one-percent decline in overall population increase. Previously, the apex was predicted to be reached in the late 21st century.
Pakistan is also cited as a major contributor to population growth in the report. In terms of population, the country had 114 million people in 1990, making it the seventh most populous country on the planet.
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It has risen in the rankings by three points to become the sixth most common cause of infertility in married couples and a shift in lifestyle.
As many as four million married couples in Pakistan are infertile, according to Pakistan Endocrine Society (PES) health professionals during the 8th Midsummer Endocrine Updates Conference titled ‘Endocrinology for the Future’ in May 2022. Low birth rates can be attributed to a variety of lifestyle changes. Pakistani men are interested in family planning because of the difficulties of having large kids, according to a World Bank survey from 2014.
“The Council of Common Interests has approved a set of eight recommendations and the National Action Plan (NAP) in consultation with the provincial and regional governments to address the matters related to population in the country inclusively,” President Arif Alvi said in his message on World Population Day, which fell on Monday July 11. With all stakeholders and implementation partners on board, the President hoped Pakistan would do all possible to fulfil its international obligations and execute the CCI’s recommendations and the National Action Plan on Population.
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With a 56% rise in Pakistan’s population, the country will have to find new sources of funding for public services like healthcare and education. Additionally, it is one of the top ten nations in the world where refugees and asylum seekers seek refuge. Between 2010 and 2021, the government reported a net outflow of 16.5 million migrant workers.