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WorldPop Beta Data Users Give High Marks in New Global Survey

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In a new global survey, users of WorldPop’s 2015-2030 Demographic Data Beta version are overwhelmingly giving the data and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affair’s (OCHA) Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) platform high marks for satisfaction, accessibility, and quality. The survey, conducted by the HDX reveals that users of new WorldPop data […]

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Disappearing People: The Future of Public Policy Depends on Co-Development in Demographic Data 

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In an article published today in Science1, world-leading geospatial data experts at WorldPop (University of Southampton, UK) and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN, Columbia University, USA) declare a global crisis in demographic data collection is quietly undermining public policy, service delivery, and equitable governance. At the heart of this predicament lies

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Regional map of West and Central Africa showing results from the Reach the Unreached project

Despite Progress Nearly 1 Million Children in West Africa Still Miss Out on Life-Saving Vaccines 

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By Attila N Lazar and Tim O’Riordan While global immunisation efforts have seen significant progress, our new high-resolution, digital population and vaccination coverage maps produced for the UNICEF-funded Reach the Unreached project indicate that nearly one million children in five West and Central African countries remain unreached by vaccination services. Despite increased access in many

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The We Society: Population, Data & Destiny

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In a fascinating conversation with journalist and Academy of Social Sciences President Will Hutton, Professor Andy Tatem explains how satellite imagery and mobile phone data are transforming population mapping across the Global South. Used by governments for critical resource allocation, these data is reshaping how policies are made. Professor Tatem shares real-world examples from Papua

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Beta Test Our New Global Population Data – 2015 to 2030

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Our new global population datasets covering 15 years from 2015 to 2030 are now freely available to download on the Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) website. Following two years of development funded by the Gates Foundation and in collaboration with Jade University of Applied Sciences and the University of Milan, we are pleased to release these

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Dr Sarchil Qader training Somali trainers in Nairobi, Kenya

Building Census Readiness: Geospatial Training Boosts Capacity for Somali Statisticians

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Senior Research Fellow Dr Sarchil Qader and GIS Technician Amy Bonnie recently ran an intensive 8-day Training the Trainers workshop in Nairobi, Kenya to help enhance the geospatial capacity of the Somalia National Bureau of Statistics (SNBS) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Somalia country office. Run as a key part of our “Generation of

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New Method Developed for High-Resolution Mapping of Refugee Populations

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A new study published in the Journal of International Humanitarian Action demonstrates how combining humanitarian registration data with satellite imagery and population maps can produce detailed, high-resolution maps of refugee populations – providing crucial information for humanitarian response and resource allocation. The research, led by WorldPop researchers in collaboration with UNHCR, developed and tested a

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New Research Maps Vaccination Coverage Gaps in Nigeria to Support Measles Control Efforts

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A new study led by WorldPop researchers has produced detailed maps showing where children missed out on measles vaccination during Nigeria’s 2021 vaccination campaign, providing crucial insights to help health officials reach underserved communities. The research, published in the journal Vaccines, analyzed data from 13 Nigerian states to identify areas where children remained unvaccinated both

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New Tool Maps Progress in Child and Maternal Health Across Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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WorldPop has launched an interactive web application that enables users to explore and visualize child and maternal health indicators at subnational levels across selected low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The CMH Progress Map provides detailed geographic insights into key health metrics, socio-economic factors, and progress toward Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The tool presents multiple indicators

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About Us

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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