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Open demographic data for decision making.

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📝We're hiring 3 new positions - please share with networks/colleagues

🟢 Engagement & Comms Manager (closes 28/11/25)
https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=3264725WR

🟡 Senior Research Fellow https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=3276325WR (closes […]

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November 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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What can new geospatial insights reveal about how our cities & communities are changing? 🛰️

🌍Andy Tatem unveils plans for our open high-resolution population data at #HumanPlanetForum2025📊

Watch the video & learn more 👉 […]

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Photo of Professor Andy Tatem presenting at the Human Planet Forum 2025
November 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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This morning Andy Tatem is speaking at the #humanplanetforum sharing our Global 2 new high-resolution population datasets - as the UN launches World Urbanization Prospects 2025.

Watch live: https://webcast.ec.europa.eu/geo-human-planet-forum-2025-25-11-19
Map showing eastern Afghanistan Population Density
November 19, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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🌍 New review paper by Prof Xin Lu & co-authored by WorldPop’s Dr Shengjie Lai shows how high-resolution population & #mobility data are transforming #epidemic modelling & public health.

#DataForGood #globalhealth

Read and listen […]

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Map showing example individual mobility network
November 18, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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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 […]

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November 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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We're thrilled to join #datafest2025 at the Pak-China Friendship Centre, championing a data-driven future alongside our partners.

Together we’re mapping impact, shaping insights. 🌍 #DataForGood

Our recent work in #pakistan […]

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Photo of Professor Attila Lazar being interviewed by Islamabad Today at DataFest 2025
November 12, 2025 at 10:55 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 9:21 AM
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🌍 Counting Everyone, Everywhere: The Power of Small Area Population Data

🗓 Date: November 18, 2025
🕐 Time: 1:00 PM (London)
🌍 Organiser: #opengeohub
🔗 Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vpY1J1NaRd-Esgqhv4GA9A#

Join WorldPop Research […]

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Photo of Dr Somnath Chaudhuri
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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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 10:07 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: https://www.worldpop.org/blog/lessons-from-covid-19-how-data-and-modelling-evolved-during-the-pandemic/

@REA
Photo of man wearing mask by Jeyaratnam Caniceus via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/man-face-mask-covid19-road-mask-6153671/
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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Photo of Dr Chris Nnanatu speaking remotely at Data Science Nigeria AI Bootcamp 2025
October 24, 2025 at 12:20 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

🔗 https://www.worldpop.org/current-projects/fcdo-malawi/
Photo of street in Lilongwe, Malawi N J Spicer 2006 CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/9v3jcc
October 16, 2025 at 8:42 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 […]

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Photo of Dr Somnath Chaudhuri speaking at the stakeholders’ engagement meeting, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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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Photo of Evidence25 speakers and delegates
October 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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🚀New research in International Journal of Geographical Information Science - innovative method converts fractional population estimates into accurate integers, preserving totals, spatial detail & demographic consistency.

🌍#GeoData #populationstats

🔗🔊Report […]

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Maps showing comparison between raw floating-point data and integerized data produced by the traditional round, WorldPop stochastic integerization, and LandScan residual redistribution methods.
October 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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We're thrilled to welcome Dr Mollie Van Gordon, Senior Program Officer -Geospatial Insights (Gates Foundation) to WorldPop this week! Her visit focuses on aligning research with geospatial data priorities, shaping future collaboration, and setting a vision […]

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Photo of Dr Mollie Van Gordon (Gates Foundation) with senior WorldPop team at the University of Southampton
September 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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🌊 With climate risks rising, 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.

#climatetech […]

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Screen capture of Google Flood Hub: Significant flood event information, 25 September 2025
September 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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🚀 We’re thrilled to support Pakistan Bureau of Statistics and #unfpa in modernising survey sampling in #pakistan ! From #ai to #satellite data, our #training boosts capacity for smarter, faster, & more inclusive data - key for disaster response & national […]

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Photo of WorldPop Senior Research Fellows Dr Sarchil Qader and Dr Gianluca Boo with AI Assisted Sampling Workshop participants at the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 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.

Read & listen […]

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Map showing building and population counts observed in the 213 micro-census clusters located within the modelling environment categorised by settlement class
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. 🌍📊

🔗 […]

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Screen capture of The Power of Population Data webinar, showing Dr Maksym Bondarenko, Dr Jessica Espey and Professor Andy Tatem.
September 9, 2025 at 3:45 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.

👉 […]

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September 4, 2025 at 8:51 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.

🔗 […]

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An image of WorldPop Global2 population estimates overlaid on satellite imagery for Northern Europe showing high population numbers in white and lower numbers in red. 2025
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

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Screen capture of Somalia National Bureau of Statistics dashboard
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

🔗 […]

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Photo of a Malawi village by leliebloem, 2018 CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/29rg4KQ
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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Photo of an Adhoc Registrar, supports a mother during a digital birth registration drive in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, part of a nationwide effort to ensure every child has a legal identity. © UNICEF 2024
September 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM