11/07/2026
World Population Day | 11 July
Around the world, most national censuses still only collect data using “male” and “female” categories. This means many inters*x people remain statistically invisible, making it harder to understand our communities, shape inclusive public policy, allocate resources, and protect our rights.
While some countries are beginning to recognise s*x diversity and improve how population data is collected, progress remains uneven. Until inters*x people are meaningfully included in census systems, global population figures cannot fully reflect the diversity of humanity.
Visibility in data is visibility in policy. What is counted can be planned for. What is overlooked is too often overlooked in law, healthcare, education, and public services.
This World Population Day, we call for census systems that count everyone.
💛💜 No one should be invisible. Everyone counts.
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