Geography and environmental studies is about the relationships between people, places and the planet

The New Forest could take years to recover from the huge wildfire which has torn through its protected heathland.

Would you be happier checking mouse traps than emails?

WorldPop researchers at GEOMED 2026 showcased how geospatial mapping and machine learning improve disease surveillance, vaccination equity and outbreak prevention.

Discover how the integration of WorldPop’s high-resolution Global 2 population dataset in DHIS2 enhances immunization microplanning by providing accurate, accessible data to identify priority communit...

New research reveals how interactions between influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and RSV may shape epidemic timing and risk, improving infectious disease forecasting with spatial population data.

WorldPop supports Caribbean partners to improve population data using AI tools and DEGURBA, enabling better planning, resilience, and policy decisions.

Build LEGO maps and explore how scientists study where people live at the Southampton Science & Engineering Festival. Join the WorldPop team for a hands-on activity where families can create populatio...

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WorldPop visited the European Commission’s JRC to explore collaboration with GHSL, demography and urban teams, strengthening harmonised global population data.

The lines of artificial coastal developments might be neat and straight but in reality, they are fragmenting ecosystems and disrupting hydrodynamics.

WorldPop Senior Research Fellow Dr Chris Nnanatu recently took centre stage at the 2025 Joint Statistical Meeting (JSM) in Nashville, Tennessee, one of the world’s leading gatherings of statisticians,...

Join us online to discover WorldPop's new Global 2015 - 2030 population data and find out how it can enhance your strategic decision-making.

A new study by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is showing how smart use of population data can save lives in the face of na...

WorldPop are thrilled to announce the launch of a ground-breaking open-access collection of high-resolution global demographic datasets, available from 4 September 2025.

WorldPop release a groundbreaking collection of 73 global, high-resolution, multi-temporal geospatial datasets, poised to significantly enhance the accuracy and detail of human population distribution...