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

Could the World’s Population Be Much Higher Than We Thought ... But rural areas are harder to map, and the data we have is often incomplete. In remote regions, census takers may struggle to reach ...

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 ...

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.