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

There could be billions more people living on Earth than currently thought, according to a new study which claims rural figures worldwide could be vastly underestimated. Currently, the UN estimates ...

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

A chilling Cold War-era map paints a dire picture ... with estimates suggesting up to 75% of the population in the worst impacted zones could perish. The world's nuclear powers include the US ...

As the theme of this year’s World Population Day reminds us, investing in data collection is important to understanding problems, tailoring solutions, and driving progress. So is finance.

Japan could become the first country in the world to vanish due to a population crisis.” There are multiple reasons behind Japan’s shrinking birth rate, with economic factors and changing ...

Currently, the UN estimates the world population to be about 8. ... assessed the five most widely used global population datasets that map the planet into evenly spaced, high-resolution grid ...