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Impact map of Venezuela earthquake 24-06-2026

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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Map showing aggregated incidence of COVID-19 confirmed infection from community transmission from June 2020 to June 2021, Dakar, Senegal

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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Dr Edson Utazi presenting at GEOMED 2026

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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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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Open-access WorldPop data reveals hidden demographic trends across 10,000 cities

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Take Our Survey and Help Shape What Comes Next High-resolution data from WorldPop is uncovering critical demographic shifts in over 10,000 cities that national averages often hide. The study, led by Dr Andrew Zimmer and published in Nature Cities, provides a globally consistent view of urban change between 2000 and 2020.  Researchers used WorldPop’s anonymised and aggregated gridded population distributions to track age and sex

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AI-driven mapping to ensure no one is left behind in rapidly growing cities

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Take Our Survey and Help Shape What Comes Next WorldPop have launched a new artificial intelligence framework project to test methods for mapping urban populations with improved accuracy. This initiative aims to ensure that vulnerable residents in low- and middle-income countries are accurately represented in vital decision-making processes, from vaccine distribution to disaster response.  In

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Global map showing estimated fine scale economic activity for 2024 using 2023 where unavailable

Mapping the World in Greater Detail: Why the World Bank’s New AI Research Matters 

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Take Our Survey and Help Shape What Comes Next A new World Bank policy research working paper demonstrates how artificial intelligence and open geospatial data can help governments understand economies at a far more detailed local level.  Many important statistics, such as GDP, poverty, infrastructure access, or disaster risk, are usually reported only at national

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Mapping Vulnerability: Researchers Present New Climate and Population Data at EGU26

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Take Our Survey and Help Shape What Comes Next Improving accuracy in geospatial data is transforming how we protect vulnerable populations from climate-driven disasters. Earlier this month, a team of researchers from WorldPop and the FuturePop project presented pioneering research at the EGU26 General Assembly in Vienna, Austria. From tracking flood-induced displacement in India to

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How AI and Data of Population Dynamics Could Help Eliminate Malaria

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Take Our Survey and Help Shape What Comes Next Artificial intelligence is already reshaping fields like finance, transportation, and medicine. Now it is being deployed against one of humanity’s oldest and deadliest diseases: malaria.  With funding provided by the Web Science Institute, WorldPop is applying its AI and spatial demography and epidemiology expertise to a

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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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