According to Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb, Pakistan’s population will likely surpass 330 million by the year 2050. She stressed the importance of reducing the growth rate. At a ceremony to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Population Council, she announced that a national emergency plan will soon be presented to meet the expanding population. She noted that the provinces have also been given participation in the national action task force meeting that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for next week.
Mariam Aurangzeb also stated that Pakistan’s population is expected to reach 260.3 million in 2030 and 330.8 million by 2050. Nearly 3% of the world’s population resides in Pakistan, which ranks fifth in terms of population. according to UNFPA representatives. This month, the world population surpassed 8 billion, according to the UN. warning that additional suffering is coming for areas already struggling with resource scarcity caused by global warming.
