UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations on Monday said the world's population is expected to grow from 7. 3 billion to 8.4 billion between 2015 and 2030 and called for integrating population issues into the post-2015 development agenda.

The information was learned from the 48th session of the UN Commission on Population and Development that opened here Monday with a focus on current and future population trends and their implications for sustainable development.

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