Population Data

A groundbreaking collection of 73 global, high-resolution, multi-temporal geospatial datasets has been released, poised to significantly enhance the accuracy and detail of human population distribution modelling worldwide. Led by WorldPop Enterprise Fellow Dorothea Woods at the University of Southampton, in collaboration with the Università degli Studi di Milano Scienze della Terra and funded by the […]

A significant development in population data mapping led by WorldPop Research Fellow Dr Wenbin Zhang promises to improve everything from disaster response to urban planning by offering clearer, more accurate figures. Governments and aid organizations around the world rely on gridded population datasets to make crucial decisions – like where to build hospitals, send vaccines,

New population data from WorldPop has played a crucial role in a groundbreaking Greenpeace International study analysing the human impact of petrochemical pollution. The Beta release of WorldPop’s global population datasets, covering 2015 to 2030, enabled researchers to estimate how many and where people are at risk of exposure to emissions from petrochemical facilities worldwide.

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