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

PORTLAND, US, Mar 4 2025 (IPS) - As the world’s population increased five-fold since the start of the 20th century, the changes in the geographic distribution of the billions of people across the ...

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. They then ...

In their study, the Aalto University researchers compared the five most widely used global population datasets—maps that divide the planet into evenly spaced, high-resolution grid cells with ...

Every day, decisions that affect our lives depend on knowing how many people live where. For example, how many vaccines are ...

Globally, more than 4 billion people live in urban areas. This is projected to increase to more than 7 billion by 2050. Urbanisation rates are increasing rapidly in developing countries as people ...