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WorldPop Open population data supports humanitarian response after Venezuela earthquakes

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Répondez à notre enquête de satisfaction et contribuez à façonner la suite When two powerful earthquakes struck near Yumare, Venezuela, on 24 June, humanitarian responders needed to understand quickly how many people had been affected and where support would be needed most. Open population data from WorldPop helped provide those critical early insights.  The earthquakes, measuring magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 just […]

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From Maps to Impact at DAC2026: How WorldPop Population Data is Powering Smarter Health Decisions in DHIS2

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Répondez à notre enquête de satisfaction et contribuez à façonner la suite Last week at the DHIS2 Annual Conference 2026 in Oslo, WorldPop team members Andy Tatem and Heather Chamberlain showcased how WorldPop data are now integrated into DHIS2 systems, driving transformations in public health and humanitarian decision-making. Speaking in the Maps, GIS, and Population

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New Disease Mapping Identifies COVID-19 Hotspots in Dakar to Guide Public Health Interventions

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Take Our Survey and Help Shape What Comes Next A new study by an international team of researchers has successfully mapped the neighbourhood-level spread of COVID-19 in Dakar, Senegal, revealing that high-density residential areas in the city’s west face the greatest risk of infection. The research, led by WorldPop Research Fellow, Dr Assane Gadiaga at the University of Southampton

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WorldPop Showcases Data-Driven Solutions to Global Health Challenges at GEOMED 2026

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Take Our Survey and Help Shape What Comes Next Last week, WorldPop researchers demonstrated how advanced geospatial mapping and machine learning can solve critical global health challenges, from tracking viral tourism trends to reaching “zero-dose” children. Presenting at the GEOMED 2026 conference at the Public University of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain, Dr Edson Utazi, Krishnaveni KS

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WorldPop Experts Pioneer the Future of Population Intelligence at 2026 Global Data Festival

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Take Our Survey and Help Shape What Comes Next During the 2026 Global Data Festival in Nairobi, WorldPop researchers showcased how high-resolution geospatial mapping and artificial intelligence are transforming the way nations count and improve outcomes for their citizens. The event, which was held jointly with the Kenya Space Expo & Conference, brought together international

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WorldPop Global 2 Demographic Data Now in ArcGIS Living Atlas 

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Take Our Survey and Help Shape What Comes Next Access to high-quality demographic data is often one of the biggest barriers to evidence-based decision-making. Whether supporting health service planning, humanitarian response, infrastructure investment, or climate adaptation, organisations need population data that is both current and spatially detailed.  That is why we are pleased to see

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WorldPop Open Data Helps UNICEF Pinpoint Children’s Climate Vulnerability

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Take Our Survey and Help Shape What Comes Next UNICEF is launching the Global Child Hazard Database (GCHD) at London Climate Action Week later this month. The GCHD initiative provides globally standardised datasets on children’s exposure to overlapping climate and environmental risks. The project aims to provide timely and accurate data to support informed decision-making and policy advocacy for the world’s youth.  Central to this

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Graphic showing geographic distribution of median area sizes of subnational units in the input population data for the Global Subnational Demographic Dataset 2010–2030

Mapping a World in Transition: New Study Lays Foundation for WorldPop Global 2 Population Data 

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Take Our Survey and Help Shape What Comes Next WorldPop researchers at the University of Southampton have published the methodology behind the massive subnational dataset used to power Global 2 – our latest high-resolution mapping of the human population.  The new article, published as a preprint in VeriXiv, details how the team harmonised and projected population data for more than 716,000 subnational administrative units across

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WorldPop Director Named Among Top Global Scientists in Environmental Sciences

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Take Our Survey and Help Shape What Comes Next Professor Andy Tatem, Director of WorldPop at the University of Southampton, has been recognised as a global research leader in the field of environmental sciences. Academic rankings and researcher profile platform Research.com has awarded Professor Tatem the 2026 Environmental Sciences in United Kingdom Leader Award, ranking him 10th in the

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Presenting New Research on Eradicating Guinea Worm Disease

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Take Our Survey and Help Shape What Comes Next Last week, Research Fellow Dr Somnath Chaudhri presented new research on mapping the risks of Guinea Worm Disease across Sub-Saharan Africa at the Intelligent Systems for Vector-Borne Disease Study Group Meeting held at The Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg, Institute for Advanced Study in Delmenhorst, Germany.  The presentation focused on how spatial

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The WorldPop research programme, based in the School of Geography and Environmental Sciences at the University of Southampton, is a multi-sectoral team of researchers, technicians and project specialists that produces data on population distributions and characteristics at high spatial resolution.

Initiated in October 2013 to combine The AfriPop Project, AsiaPop and AmeriPop projects, we have a diverse portfolio of projects, including large multi-million-pound collaborative projects with partner organisations, commercial data providers and international development organisations.

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