State of World Population (Arabic language)
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every child birth is safe, and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. UNFPA also helps governments in the world’s poorest countries and countries in need formulate policies and strategies in support of sustainable development. In support of their efforts, this annual series focuses on topics surrounding sexual and reproductive health, human rights and gender equality, and other population matters.
State of World Population 2002 (Arabic language)
People, Poverty and Possibilities
Attacking poverty directly, as a matter of human rights, to accelerate development and to reduce inequality within and among nations, has become an urgent global priority. World leaders have agreed on...
Attacking poverty directly, as a matter of human rights, to accelerate development and to reduce inequality within and among nations, has become an urgent global priority. World leaders have agreed on...
State of World Population 2003 (Arabic language)
Making One Billion Count - Investing in Adolescents' Health and Rights
Some 1.2 billion people--one person in five--are between ages 10 and 19, the largest number of adolescents in history. Half of them are poor; one in four live in extreme poverty, on less than $1 a day...
Some 1.2 billion people--one person in five--are between ages 10 and 19, the largest number of adolescents in history. Half of them are poor; one in four live in extreme poverty, on less than $1 a day...
State of World Population 2004 (Arabic language)
The Cairo Consensus at Ten - Population, Reproductive Health and the Global Effort to End Poverty
Countries are making real progress in carrying out a bold global action plan that links poverty alleviation to women's rights and universal access to reproductive health. Ten years into the new era...
Countries are making real progress in carrying out a bold global action plan that links poverty alleviation to women's rights and universal access to reproductive health. Ten years into the new era...
State of World Population 2005 (Arabic language)
The Promise of Equality - Gender Equity, Reproductive Health and the Millennium Development Goals
The Promise of Equality: Gender Equity, Reproductive Health and the Millennium Development Goals How do we improve the lives of the nearly 3 billion individuals living on less than two dollars a day...
The Promise of Equality: Gender Equity, Reproductive Health and the Millennium Development Goals How do we improve the lives of the nearly 3 billion individuals living on less than two dollars a day...
State of World Population 2006 - Youth Supplement (Arabic language)
Moving Young
This report explores the lives of young women and young men who have ventured into new lands to chase their dreams or to escape oppression, war, poverty or misfortune. It profiles the lives of young...
This report explores the lives of young women and young men who have ventured into new lands to chase their dreams or to escape oppression, war, poverty or misfortune. It profiles the lives of young...
State of World Population 2006 (Arabic language)
A Passage to Hope - Women and International Migration
Women migrants are among the most vulnerable to human rights abuses— both as migrants and as females. Their hard work deserves recognition, and their human rights, protection. Their voices must be...
Women migrants are among the most vulnerable to human rights abuses— both as migrants and as females. Their hard work deserves recognition, and their human rights, protection. Their voices must be...
State of World Population 2007 - Youth Supplement (Arabic language)
Growing Up Urban
By 2030, towns and cities will be home to almost 5 billion people, greatly increasing the number and proportion of young people in the urban population. This second edition of the Youth Supplement to...
By 2030, towns and cities will be home to almost 5 billion people, greatly increasing the number and proportion of young people in the urban population. This second edition of the Youth Supplement to...
State of World Population 2007 (Arabic language)
Unleashing the Potential of Urban Growth
The Report tries to grasp the implications of the imminent doubling of the developing world’s urban population and discusses what needs to be done to prepare for this massive increase. It looks more...
The Report tries to grasp the implications of the imminent doubling of the developing world’s urban population and discusses what needs to be done to prepare for this massive increase. It looks more...
State of World Population 2009 - Youth Supplement (Arabic language)
At the Frontier - Young People and Climate Change
Through the voices of seven young people around the world, the Youth Supplement illustrates how issues in the main report are related to youth. Rather than presenting a lot of data and analysis, the...
Through the voices of seven young people around the world, the Youth Supplement illustrates how issues in the main report are related to youth. Rather than presenting a lot of data and analysis, the...
State of World Population 2009 (Arabic language)
Facing a Changing World - Women, Population and Climate
The whole world has been talking about carbon credits, carbon trading and emissions targets. But not enough has been said about the people whose activities contribute to those emissions or about those...
The whole world has been talking about carbon credits, carbon trading and emissions targets. But not enough has been said about the people whose activities contribute to those emissions or about those...
State of World Population 2010 (Arabic language)
From Conflict and Crisis to Renewal - Generations of Change
In 2000, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 1325, recognizing the vulnerability of women and girls to violence during and after armed conflict, and the absence (or low level) of...
In 2000, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 1325, recognizing the vulnerability of women and girls to violence during and after armed conflict, and the absence (or low level) of...
State of World Population 2012 (Arabic language)
By Choice, Not by Chance - Family Planning, Human Rights and Development
Family planning is a human right. Still, 222 million women in developing countries do not have access to contraception and are at risk of unplanned pregnancy that can cause health complications and...
Family planning is a human right. Still, 222 million women in developing countries do not have access to contraception and are at risk of unplanned pregnancy that can cause health complications and...
State of World Population 2013 (Arabic language)
Motherhood in Childhood - Facing the Challenge of Adolescent Pregnancy
The newest edition of the UNFP flagship report offers a wide range of insights on the impact that teenage pregnancies can have on the health of young girls, their education and their lives. In this...
The newest edition of the UNFP flagship report offers a wide range of insights on the impact that teenage pregnancies can have on the health of young girls, their education and their lives. In this...
State of World Population 2015 (Arabic language)
Shelter from the Storm - A transformative Agenda for Women and Girls in a Crisis-prone World
Natural disasters and conflicts jeopardize the health of millions of women and adolescent girls every year. While remarkable progress has been achieved during the past decade protecting the health and...
Natural disasters and conflicts jeopardize the health of millions of women and adolescent girls every year. While remarkable progress has been achieved during the past decade protecting the health and...
State of World Population 2016 (Arabic language)
How Our Future Depends on a Girl at this Decisive Age
In 15 years, the lifespan of the 2030 Agenda, the 10-year-old girl will be 25. Will she still be left behind? Or will she be enjoying her human rights and well-being, and exploring the many avenues...
In 15 years, the lifespan of the 2030 Agenda, the 10-year-old girl will be 25. Will she still be left behind? Or will she be enjoying her human rights and well-being, and exploring the many avenues...
State of World Population 2017 (Arabic language)
Worlds Apart - Reproductive Health and Rights in an Age of Inequality
No country today—even those considered the wealthiest and most developed—can claim to be fully inclusive, where all people have equal opportunities and protections, and fully enjoy their human rights...
No country today—even those considered the wealthiest and most developed—can claim to be fully inclusive, where all people have equal opportunities and protections, and fully enjoy their human rights...
State of World Population 2018 (Arabic language)
The Power of Choice - Reproductive Rights and the Demographic Transition
Human rights are universal, interrelated and interconnected. This publication highlights the fact that reproductive rights, one of the most fundamental rights inherent to all persons and one of the...
Human rights are universal, interrelated and interconnected. This publication highlights the fact that reproductive rights, one of the most fundamental rights inherent to all persons and one of the...
State of World Population 2019 (Arabic language)
Unfinished Business - The Pursuit of Rights and Choices for All
The report describes the struggle for rights and choices over the past 50 years and shows how UNFPA played a critical role in helping women and adolescents overcome the diverse and evolving obstacles...
The report describes the struggle for rights and choices over the past 50 years and shows how UNFPA played a critical role in helping women and adolescents overcome the diverse and evolving obstacles...
State of World Population 2020 (Arabic language)
Against My Will - Defying the Practices that Harm Women and Girls and Undermine Equality
This report documents the origins, drivers and prevalence of harmful practices within and across developing and developed countries as well as in humanitarian settings. It also shows their impact on...
This report documents the origins, drivers and prevalence of harmful practices within and across developing and developed countries as well as in humanitarian settings. It also shows their impact on...
State of World Population 2021 (Arabic language)
My Body Is My Own - Claiming the Right to Autonomy and Self-determination
This report looks into the social, institutional, economic and legal forces that determine how much power a woman has over her body and to make her own choices, the extent to which she has access to...
This report looks into the social, institutional, economic and legal forces that determine how much power a woman has over her body and to make her own choices, the extent to which she has access to...