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🌍New global 1 km population projections (2025–2100) under SSP1–5, supporting climate, health & development research. Explore the #FuturePop dataset! #OpenData #Population

📊 0.2 version release, updates coming soon.

📰🔊Read & listen: www.worldpop.org/blog/new-glo...

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New Global 1 km Population Projections Released to Advance Climate and Health Research (Version 0.2)
WorldPop’s new open-access FuturePop dataset offers global 1 km population projections (2025–2100) under SSP1–5, supporting climate, health, and development research through CMIP-aligned, high-resolut...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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We're thrilled to join #DataFest2025 in Islamabad, championing a data-driven future alongside our partners.
Together we’re mapping impact, shaping insights. #DataForGood
Recent capacity building in #Pakistan 🔗worldpop.org/blog/worldpop-sharpening-pakistans-survey-tools-with-geospatial-know-how/
Photo of Professor Attila Lazar being interviewed by Islamabad Today at DataFest 2025
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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📰The November 2025 edition of the WorldPop Newsletter is out!

🌍Explore new data releases, research updates & impact stories.

✒️Don't miss out - sign up for our next edition!

🔗https://www.worldpop.org/worldpop-newsletter/
Two photos showing WorldPop capacity building in action - left Dr Winfred Dotse-Gborgbortsi and right Dr Natalia Tejedor Garavito
November 12, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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🛰️Join us on the next episode of the #OEMC Science Webinar series to discover the work of the Spatial Statistics and Modelling (SSPM) Group at @worldpop-uos.bsky.social !

Sign up for free and discover the event: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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A population estimation workshop was held in Beirut last week with Lebanon’s Central Administration of Statistics, ministries & UN partners.
With no census since 1932 geospatial modelling can fill major data gaps to guide Lebanon's recovery & planning.
#WorldPop #Lebanon #DataForDevelopment
Photo of Dr Sarchil Qader leading a population estimation workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
November 4, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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🔬 A new #MOOD #HorizonEU study reveals how #COVID19 modelling, data use & collaboration evolved across #Europe - offering key lessons for future pandemics.
📖 🔊Read more + listen: www.worldpop.org/blog/lessons...

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Lessons from COVID-19: How Data and Modelling Evolved During the Pandemic
A new MOOD Horizon 2020 study reveals how COVID-19 modelling, data use, and collaboration evolved across Europe to strengthen future pandemic preparedness.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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🌍 “The future is geospatial.”

Dr. Chris Nnanatu at #DSNAIBootcamp2025 shared how #AI + Location Intelligence can power Africa’s growth through data-driven innovation. 🚀

#DataForGood #Africa #Geospatial #Innovation #DataScienceNigeria

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The Future is Geospatial: Powering Africa’s Growth with Location Intelligence
At the 2025 DSN AI Bootcamp, Dr. Chris Nnanatu highlighted how AI and Location Intelligence can power Africa’s sustainable growth through data-driven innovation.
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October 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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🛰️📊We're piloting AI and satellite data with Malawi’s NSO to update census areas ahead of 2028. Boosting accuracy while cutting costs.

#DataForDevelopment #FundedByFCDO #Malawi #Census2028 #InnovationInStats

🔗 www.worldpop.org/current-proj...
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October 16, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Dr Somnath Chaudhuri joined #Dhaka stakeholders last week to boost wastewater surveillance & population mapping. Showing how we support planning for emergency response.🌍📊

#PublicHealth #PopulationData #UrbanHealth #WastewaterSurveillance #DataForDevelopment

www.worldpop.org/blog/advanci...
Advancing Wastewater Surveillance and Population Mapping at Dhaka Stakeholder Engagement Meeting
Dr Somnath Chaudhuri of WorldPop joins Dhaka stakeholders to advance Gates Foundation-funded wastewater and population modelling research.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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🎤📊#Evidence25 Conference in #Benin spotlights how #Africa is embedding local data & research into smarter policy. Dr Jessica Espey keynote calls for stronger regional collaboration, institutional links & centring African voices in evidence systems.

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Highlighting African Leadership in Evidence-Informed Policymaking at Evidence25
Dr Jessica Espey at Evidence25 in Benin revealed how Africa’s RECs are embedding research & local data into policy, stressing regional collaboration & stronger science‑policy links.
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October 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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🚀New research in @ijgis.bsky.social - innovative method converts fractional population estimates into accurate integers, preserving totals, spatial detail & demographic consistency.

🌍#GeoData #PopulationStats

🔗🔊Report and audio summary: www.worldpop.org/blog/new-met...
New Method Revolutionises Population Mapping for Better Planning
Discover a groundbreaking method for converting fractional population data into whole numbers without losing accuracy or detail - enhancing disaster response, healthcare planning, and more with cleare...
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October 7, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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We're thrilled to welcome Dr Mollie Van Gordon from The Gates Foundation to WorldPop this week! Her visit focuses on aligning research with geospatial data priorities, shaping future collaboration, and setting a vision for impactful work ahead.
🌍📊 #DataForGood #PublicHealth #DataForDevelopment
Photo of Dr Mollie Van Gordon (Gates Foundation) with senior WorldPop team at the University of Southampton
September 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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🌊 AI + human‑centred data is making waves. Discover how WorldPop’s high-resolution population data helps Google’s Flood Hub predict floods and identify who’s at risk, covering 700M+ people in 100+ countries.

🔗 worldpop.org/blog/how-worldpop-data-powers-googles-global-flood-forecasting-revolution
How WorldPop Data Powers Google’s Global Flood Forecasting Revolution
As climate change drives more extreme weather patterns, the need for accurate and timely flood forecasting has never been greater. A global leader in this effort, Google’s Flood Hub, uses artificial i...
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September 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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🚀 We’re thrilled to support the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics & UNFPA in modernising survey sampling in Pakistan! From AI to satellite data, our training boosts capacity for smarter & more inclusive data - key for disaster response & national planning.
#DataForGood

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WorldPop: Sharpening Pakistan’s Survey Tools with Geospatial Know-How
We’re excited to be working side by side with Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) and UNFPA to modernise survey planning and sampling in Pakistan, through a strategic training programme focused on Adv...
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September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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📹 Dr Natalia Tejedor Garavito presents WorldPop’s cutting-edge work at CrisisReady’s Café Catastrófico ☕

🌍 From mapping war-torn Ukraine to guiding flood relief, this data saves lives.

Watch her talk (🇪🇸 w/ 🇬🇧 subs): www.worldpop.org/blog/mapping...

#DataForGood #CrisisReady
Mapping People, Powering Response: WorldPop’s Work in Focus
Last month, Principal Enterprise Fellow Dr Natalia Tejedor Garavito showcased WorldPop’s innovative work at CrisisReady’s Café Catastrófico webinar series.
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September 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Added WorldPop from @WorldPopProject and also ADB's 'Introduction to Small Area Estimation Techniques' to the Applied Demography Toolbox page:
https://applieddemogtoolbox.github.io/
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https://www.adb.org/publications/small-area-estimation-guide-national-statistics-offices […]
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September 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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🚨 New study: A Bayesian model maps population in Kasaï-Oriental, #DRC with 1-hectare detail, the first of its kind! Estimated 4.1M people.

An important advance for #health planning, #vaccines & emergency response.

#GlobalHealth #DataForGood #DRC

Read & listen: www.worldpop.org/blog/further...
Further Improvement for Public Health Planning: WorldPop Brings High-Resolution Population Estimates to DRC
A new study led by Senior Research Fellow, Dr Gianluca Boo has introduced a powerful new Bayesian model to estimate population distribution in Kasaï-Oriental province, Democratic Republic of the Congo...
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September 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Missed The Power of Population Data webinar?

🎥 The recording & presentation slides are now available! Dive into the latest on WorldPop’s Global 2 dataset and how it's shaping smarter decisions worldwide. 🌍📊

🔗 www.worldpop.org/blog/new-glo...
New Global Population Dataset Unveiled at Packed WorldPop Webinar
Over 350 people from across the globe tuned in this week to a live webinar hosted by the University of Southampton’s WorldPop research group, as they launched their most advanced population dataset ye...
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September 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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🌍 Released today: WorldPop's Global 2 (2015-2030) dataset! High-res (100m), open-access global population estimates (2015–2030) by age & sex across 242 countries.

Smarter modelling, better accuracy, and new census data.

👉 www.worldpop.org/blog/worldpo...

#DataForGood #OpenData
WorldPop Unveils Global 2: Next-Generation Global Population Dataset
In a major leap forward for global population mapping, WorldPop today are releasing its much-anticipated Global 2 (2015-2030) population dataset, a high-resolution, open-access trove of demographic da...
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September 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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What will the world look like in a decade? We might have the answer 🌎📊

Our WorldPop experts are launching new global population data, offering insights into where people live, their demographics, and more.

Register to watch the launch👇https://eventbrite.pulse.ly/oowjsp4mty
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September 4, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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🌍 Tomorrow we launch WorldPop Global 2: A new era of global high-resolution population data (2015–2030)!

Built with AI & satellite imagery, it's open, powerful & ready for use in health, planning & disaster response.

🔗 www.worldpop.org/blog/worldpo...

#Geospatial #populationdata #DataForGood
WorldPop ‘Global2’: Global high-resolution population estimates for 2015-2030
This month sees the launch of WorldPop’s new global gridded population datasets, which we’re calling ‘Global 2’. In this blog Director, Andy Tatem provides an overview of what these new data are, why ...
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September 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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🚀Pioneering data for Somalia’s future!

WorldPop, SNBS & UNFPA are training Somali statisticians in geospatial tools to map pre‑census areas in key districts. Helping build a modern census from the ground up.

#DataForDevelopment #Somalia #Census #PreEA

🔗 www.worldpop.org/blog/support...
Supporting Groundbreaking Data Initiative in Somalia
A major breakthrough in data collection and analysis is underway in Somalia in a transformative new project aimed at strengthening evidence-based planning in one of the world’s most data-scarce countr...
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September 3, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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🚀 Exciting news! In partnership with the UK’s ONS & funded by FCDO, we're introducing automated mapping tech to Malawi’s National Statistics Office.

Streamlining the 2028 #census for fast, cost-efficient, and accurate enumeration.

#DataForGood #Malawi

🔗 www.worldpop.org/blog/worldpo...
WorldPop Brings Cutting-Edge Mapping Technology to Support Malawi’s 2028 Census
A new international partnership launched today between WorldPop at the University of Southampton and the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) is set to support the National Statistics Office (NSO) ...
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September 2, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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WorldPop & #UNICEF team up to map zero‑dose children using #AI, #satellite #data & #geospatial analytics so we can locate and vaccinate those who've never received routine immunisations.

Turning high‑resolution data into lifesaving action.

#vaccination

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Teaming up With UNICEF to Find and Vaccinate Zero-Dose Children
UNICEF is harnessing the power of WorldPop’s high-resolution population data to close immunization gaps and reach children who have never received a single vaccine, commonly known as zero-dose childre...
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September 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Where are vaccines missing the mark?

🧭🩺 A new study maps vaccine coverage using geostatistics & machine learning - revealing the best tools to find and fix coverage gaps in low-data regions. 🌍📊

#DataForGood #Geostatistics #LeaveNoOneBehind

🔗 www.worldpop.org/blog/smarter...
Maps showing cluster level estimates of proportions of children aged 12-23 months and 9-35 months who had received DTP1 and MCV1, respectively, obtained using the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey.
August 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM