Governments, international bodies and researchers rely on global population data for resource allocation and infrastructure ...

Global population data undercounts rural communities by up to 84%, impacting resource allocation and planning.

Parts of Asia and various small island nations are among the most densely populated countries in the world, according to data ...

In November 2022, the UN announced that the global population had reached 8 billion people. While these numbers are just ...

With nearly half of the world’s population still living in rural areas, accurate data is paramount for achieving the United ...

There could be billions more people living on Earth than currently thought, according to a new study which claims rural ...

During the past 50 years, the world's population has increased dramatically—a trend that is projected to continue. Most future growth will occur in less developed countries, where the population is ...

The map shows the location of the 307 rural areas analysed in the study. The reported populations in the graphic were found to be underestimated by between 53 and 84 percent. Global population ...

Researchers assessed the five most widely used global population datasets that map the planet into evenly spaced, high-resolution grid cells with population counts based on census data.