Where do populations live and how is it changing? 🌍 Explore WorldPop’s new open, high-resolution global population & urbanisation datasets. 📊 Data for impact.

Learn more: https://www.worldpop.org/blog/mapping-people-places-and-change-exploring-worldpops-latest-global-data-releases/

#OpenData #GIS #PopulationData #Geospatial #DataForDevelopment #Urbanisation #Global2 #DEGURBA

🏙️What is a city? The answer changes with the data.

New research shows maps can disagree on what’s urban or rural depending on the population grid underneath.

đź”—Read and listen: https://www.worldpop.org/blog/degurba-why-your-urban-definition-depends-on-your-data/

#DEGURBA #Planning #DataForDevelopment

DEGURBA: Why Your Urban Definition Depends on Your Data

What counts as a city? New research shows how population data shapes UN-endorsed DEGURBA urban classifications, and why accurate settlement data matters.

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🌍Cameroon | Census innovation & capacity building

WorldPop is supporting UNFPA and BUCREP with a 7-day in-person training on spatial statistics and hybrid census methods in Yaoundé.

By building local expertise, we’re helping ensure everyone is counted — even in hard-to-reach areas — to support evidence-based development and policy decisions.

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#Census #DataForDevelopment #Geospatial #CapacityBuilding #Cameroon #RGPH4 #RGAE #UNFPA_Cameroon

See your world in a new way 🌍✨
Discover how the Degree of Urbanisation lets you map cities, towns & rural areas with accuracy. Your local knowledge brings it to life.
Watch now ▶️https://youtu.be/2fifteIbo2c
Subtitled: French, Spanish & Italian
#DEGURBA #SDGs #UrbanPlanning #DataForDevelopment #GIS #UNStats
The Degree of Urbanisation: Explained Simply

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Urban - or rural? The answer matters more than you may think. 🏙️🌾
Countries are learning to map it better than ever.
🚀📊 Our DEGURBA training is building skills that power smarter policies - now and for the future.

Read more: https://www.worldpop.org/blog/skills-for-smarter-planning-how-degurba-capacity-building-is-empowering-countries/

#LMICs #DEGURBA #CapacityBuilding #GeospatialData #Urbanisation #DataForDevelopment #SDGs #NationalStatistics #Cameroon #Zambia

Skills for Smarter Planning: How DEGURBA Capacity Building Is Empowering Countries 

Empowering governments with DEGURBA training to map urban–rural areas accurately, improve data-driven planning, and advance progress toward global development goals.

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🌍 Malawi’s first automated census-mapping workshop is complete!

🛠️ Geospatial tools are transforming how the 2028 census is planned.

đź”— Read more: https://www.worldpop.org/blog/first-automated-census-mapping-workshop-in-malawi-a-success/

#Malawi #DataForDevelopment #Census2028 #GeospatialData

First Automated Census-Mapping Workshop in Malawi a Success 

WorldPop’s first automated census-mapping workshop in Malawi trained NSO staff in geospatial tools to support a modern, accurate and cost-efficient 2028 census.

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Data powers resilience. 🌍

WorldPop joined CARICOM’s 50th stats meeting in Curaçao to advance people-centred, climate-ready data.

Read more: https://www.worldpop.org/blog/worldpop-strengthens-regional-partnerships-at-caricoms-50th-statistics-meeting-in-curacao/

#DataForDevelopment #ClimateResilience #GeospatialData

WorldPop Strengthens Regional Partnerships at CARICOM’s 50th Statistics Meeting in Curaçao

WorldPop joined CARICOM leaders in Curaçao to advance people-centred statistics and strengthen regional partnerships supporting resilience and sustainable development.

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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

🛰️📊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

đź”— https://www.worldpop.org/current-projects/fcdo-malawi/

Research Fellow 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

đź”— https://www.worldpop.org/blog/advancing-wastewater-surveillance-and-population-mapping-at-dhaka-stakeholder-engagement-meeting/