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

🌊 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

🚀 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 www.worldpop.org/blog/worldpo...

📹 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

Added WorldPop from @WorldPopProject and also ADB's 'Introduction to Small Area Estimation Techniques' to the Applied Demography Toolbox page: https://applieddemogtoolbox.github.io/ https://www.worldpop.org/ https://www.adb.org/publications/small-area-estimation-guide-national-statistics-offices […]

🚨 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...

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...

🌍 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

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

🌍 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

🚀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...

🚀 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 & #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 www.worldpop.org/blog/teaming...

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...

Using #WorldPop data, UNOSAT estimates ~41,000 people remain exposed to floodwaters in KP as of Aug 20, despite receding levels. Pakistan’s monsoon floods since June have caused 785 deaths & widespread damage. #PakistanFloods2025 reliefweb.int/report/pakis...

🚨New study co-authored by WorldPop researchers maps malaria risk in #Senegal in detail. Combines environment + vulnerability data to pinpoint hotspots. 🚀A powerful tool as the country races toward malaria elimination by 2030. 🔗 www.worldpop.org/blog/new-stu... 🌍🦟 #GlobalHealth #Malaria

How do you map populations where no recent census exists? 🌍📊 In this ‪@veryspatial.bsky.social‬ podcast, we share how we use geospatial & satellite data to fill gaps, support UN agencies, and power decisions in crisis zones. 🔊 Listen now: veryspatial.com/2025/08/a-ve... #DataForGood #Geospatial

A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes - Episode 767 WorldPop interview with Professor Andrew Tatem and Heather Chamberlain. veryspatial.com/2025/08/a-ve...

🌍📊 WorldPop's cutting-edge research showcased at #JSM2025 #SatelliteData to improve #population estimates - esp. where data is scarce. 📡 >40% less bias. 📍 Smarter models. 🚀 Better decisions for health, aid & planning. #Statistics #DataForGood www.worldpop.org/blog/worldpo...

🌍 Big data, big impact! Join us on 4 Sep for the launch of WorldPop Global 2015–2030 - a new open-access, high-res, age & sex-disaggregated population estimate dataset covering 242 countries 📅 4 Sep | 🕒 3 pm BST 🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1374590861... #PopulationData #OpenData

🔥 Europe faces a deadly future as extreme heat & an aging population collide. New study using WorldPop population data warns heat-related deaths could soar - especially among the elderly - unless bold measures are taken. #ClimateCrisis #HeatRisk #PublicHealth #Europe www.worldpop.org/blog/new-stu...

🌍 How can data save lives during disasters? WorldPop co-produced high-resolution population data for a new UN study, helping map how vulnerable groups face risks from floods, earthquakes & more. Smarter data = smarter planning. 💡📊 #UNFPA #UNDRR #DataForGood www.worldpop.org/blog/worldpo...

Hello DSN Geospatial Community! If you thought Part 1 was powerful, wait till you see what’s next. We’re taking GIS automation to the next level in Part 2 of “Automating GIS Tasks with Python and QGIS.” This session is all about real workflows, practical scripts,

📊 Discover The Power of Population Data! 🌍 Join WorldPop’s free webinar on Sept 4 to learn about our new high-res, open-access population datasets (2015–2030) for 242 countries. Learn from experts + get your questions answered! 🔗 Register now: www.worldpop.org/blog/discove... #PopulationData

🚨 New preprint: 73 high-res, global, multi-temporal geospatial datasets! Covering 2015–2023 at ~100m resolution, these open data power better population modelling for health, policy & more. #GeospatialData #OpenData #PopulationMapping #DataForGood #PublicHealth www.worldpop.org/blog/new-ope...

🚨 Big news in population mapping! No more confusing 2.3 people per grid cell — the new integerisation method from WorldPop turns fractional data into whole numbers *without* losing accuracy. 👉 Try it: www.worldpop.org/blog/new-met... #IntPopGrids #PopulationData #DataScience

🔍 New Greenpeace Intl. study reveals how many people live near petrochemical sites - thanks to WorldPop data! 🌍 Using 2024 population maps, researchers uncovered global pollution risks like never before. 📖🔉🔗 www.worldpop.org/blog/greenpe... #DataForGood #EnvironmentalJustice ‪@greenpeace.org‬

NEW: Population undercounting threatens public policy, scientists warn Fewer countries are doing censuses owing to Covid-19, budget cuts, and lower trust in government Register here to read some @financialtimes.com articles free: www.ft.com/register www.ft.com/content/4542...

🚨Population Data & #Vaccine Mapping in Focus at Key Global Conferences 👉WorldPop at two major gatherings this month – placing the spotlight on the power of data to drive progress in health and development #SpatialStatistics #DataForDevelopment #SDGs www.worldpop.org/blog/populat...

🎉 Join the #DHIS2Community Connection Campaign! This week we’re highlighting the DHIS2 Community of Practice, where users, devs & implementers from 183 countries connect. Explore now: buff.ly/N5tX5gC #DHIS2 #OpenSource #DAC2025

🚀 A true honour to welcome Professor Dame Wendy Hall to WorldPop! We had an inspiring & wide-ranging conversation on using AI to fill global demographic data gaps 🌍 - plus insights into UK data sharing initiatives & the power of interdisciplinary collaboration. #AIforGood #Demographics #DataScience

👉 We are pleased and honoured to welcome Data Science Nigeria founder and CEO Dr Bayo Adekanmbi and team to the University of Southampton. Over the next few days we will explore the potential of collaborative work and opportunities for #geospatial #AI in #Africa ‪@datasciencenigeria.bsky.social‬

📹 New video: FuturePop: Meeting the Climate Challenge 👀 Introducing our new #WellcomeTrust funded project - helping governments, scientists, and aid agencies plan smarter for climate change impacts up to the end of the century. #PopulationData #Modelling #GlobalWarming www.worldpop.org/webinars/

👀News - Mapping Populations for India’s Development 🌏👂Presentation slides and #NotebookLM audio summary of Professor Andy Tatem's recent talk at the #India High Commission, London #PopulationData #Codevelopment #Modelling #SDGs www.worldpop.org/blog/mapping...

🚀WorldPop Beta Data Users Give High Marks in New Global Survey ✔️Our new 2015-2030 Demographic Data Beta version and HDX platform are highly rated by users for satisfaction, accessibility, and quality. www.worldpop.org/blog/worldpo...

🌍 Introducing the new WorldPop #QGIS Plugin for Population Disaggregation ✅ Disaggregate population data top-down using spatial covariates ✅ Generate gridded population estimates at 100m res ✅ Disaggregate population by age & sex ✅ Do it all without programming! Watch our guide: youtu.be/WPStOdqE8xE

🚨 New preprint led by Dorothea Woods describing 🌍 global gridded multi-temporal datasets to support human population distribution #modelling 🔗 verixiv.org/articles/2-1... 💻 Data: hub.worldpop.org/project/cate... 🧮 Code: github.com/wpgp/global2...

🚨Disappearing people: global demographic data crisis threatens public policy 🌍Call for partnerships with LIMCs to co-develop demographic data methods as fewer people counted. 🔗https://www.worldpop.org/blog/disappearing-people-the-future-of-public-policy-depends-on-co-development-in-demographic-data/

📹New video: Professor Andy Tatem speaking on 'Small area population estimation and mapping' 👨‍👨‍👧‍👦 #PopulationData 🗺️ #GeospatialData 📊 #PopulationEstimation 🏫 #CapacityBuilding 🤝 #CoDevelopment www.worldpop.org/webinars/

➡️New research: Spatio-temporal patterns of #health service delivery and access to maternal, child, and outpatient healthcare in #Volta region, #Ghana 📊New approach monitoring service changes using #HealthData & #SpatialAnalysis #DHIMS2 #GhanaHealthService @dhis2.org 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1654...

➡️Our new high-resolution population & #vaccination maps show nearly 1 million West African children unvaccinated. 🔗 www.worldpop.org/blog/despite... Reach the Unreached project - funded by #UNICEF - working with in-country stakeholders #CartONG & @mapaction.bsky.social 🌍 #WestAfrica #ZeroDose

“It’s all about doing more with less.” ICYMI: The latest episode of the We Society podcast sees Prof Andy Tatem, Director of worldpop-uos.bsky.social, join Will Hutton to discuss how population data can aid governments with resource allocation & policymaking. 👂➡️ podfollow.com/the-we-socie...

🎙️ New podcast alert 🎙️ Don't miss our Prof Andy Tatem on the latest episode of ‪‪@acadsocsciences.bsky.social‬'s popular We Society podcast. He's been talking about the pioneering work of @worldpop-uos.bsky.social‬ 👇👇

📣Listen to Professor Andy Tatem to hear how WorldPop is changing lives and improving decision making in low- and middle-income countries in #TheWeSociety podcast from ‪@acadsocsciences.bsky.social‬ and #WillHutton 🔗 www.worldpop.org/blog/the-we-... 🌍 #LMIC #SocialScience #Data4Good

In the latest ep. of the We Society podcast🎙️ Prof Andy Tatem, Director of @worldpop-uos.bsky.social, joins Will Hutton to discuss how innovative approaches to population data can help governments in the Global South with resource allocation & policymaking.  podfollow.com/the-we-socie...

👉 See how our innovative #AI and cutting edge data methodologies help improve child vaccination coverage data 🔗 mapaction.org/abcs-of-reac... Funded by #UNICEF - working with in-country stakeholders, #CartONG and @mapaction.bsky.social 🌍 #Cameroon #Chad #CotedIvoire #Guinea #Mali

Listen to Professor Andy Tatem on #BBC Tech Life talk about how WorldPop use #Google Open Building Data www.worldpop.org/blog/how-wor... #PopulationModelling #HealthInterventions #DisasterManagement #CensusPlanning #OpenBuilingData #BBCWorldService

🚨 New research: Comparing & integrating human #mobility #data sources for #measles transmission modeling in #Zambia doi.org/10.1371/jour... 📊 Integrating multiple data sets improves validity of mobility estimates & dynamics of infectious disease transmission. ✒️ Co-authored by #WorldPop team

🌍 New preprint available on census-independent small area estimates of population & number of households in Cameroon: doi.org/10.12688/verixiv.933.1 📂 Datasets: wopr.worldpop.org/?CMR/Population/v1.0 🖥️ R code: github.com/wpgp/Efficient-Population-Modelling-using-INLA-SPDE

In April 2021, India had the highest number of new and active cases of Covid in the world. Our @worldpop-uos.bsky.social researchers have scoured data on India during the Covid-19 pandemic to provide insights for future pandemic management. Read more 👉 brnw.ch/21wSmvK