News
Read the latest news and stories from WorldPop programmes and people that inspire.
How WorldPop Data Powers Google’s Global Flood Forecasting Revolution
25 September 2025
WorldPop: Sharpening Pakistan’s Survey Tools with Geospatial Know-How
24 September 2025
Mapping People, Powering Response: WorldPop’s Work in Focus
17 September 2025
New Global Population Dataset Unveiled at Packed WorldPop Webinar
9 September 2025
WorldPop Unveils Global 2: Next-Generation Global Population Dataset
4 September 2025
Supporting Groundbreaking Data Initiative in Somalia
3 September 2025
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.