Census bureau, international data base demographic data and usa trade online trade data. Population prospects 2019, the latest global demographic estimates and projections prepared by the. R rasterize the data from a regular vector grid into. Csv files can be opened by or imported into many spreadsheet, statistical analysis and database packages. Using an innovative approach and the latest technologies, landscan is the industry standard for global population distribution.
The worldpop project was initiated in october 20 to combine the afripop, asiapop and ameripop population mapping projects. This refines ciesins gridded population of the world project, using machine learning models on highresolution worldwide digital globe satellite imagery. Make sure that you have the utils package installed. The files you can download here are for use in diva for automatic georeferencing to assign coordinates to.
Each day, our analysts mine international surveys and databases to update key economic indicators and millions of timeseries. And you can also download the annual world population data produced by our world in data. These documents do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the secretariat of the united nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the. High resolution global gridded data for use in population studies. The united states comes in third with just under 325 million residents. Here is the documentation of the data and an option to download all data. No aggregate is shown if countries with missing data represent more than one third of the total population of your custom group. The global population database gpopdb is used to map the populations of many countries around the world. Vector data are stored as esri shapefiles grid raster data are stored as diva gridfiles each shapefile consist of at least three actual files. The database is refreshed annually and released to.
Identify global megacity regions and the growth and diversity of urban forms. An overview of the data and methods can be found in tatem et al, a description of the modelling methods used found in stevens et al, and access to modelling code here. World population growth this article is focusing on the history of population growth up to the present. Even though global development finance gdf is no longer listed in the wdi database name, all external debt and financial flows data continue to be included in wdi. How to use the wdi library in r for world bank data.
By and large, all the key cultural and physical vector gis datasets are at a global scale conveniently for you to use. A new file with the 2011 global country boundaries. The data are stored in wgs84, geographic coordinate system latitudelongitude. Population estimates and projections databank world bank. Lidar point cloud data is also available over many areas of the us. The current us census bureau world population estimate in june 2019 shows that the. The 1km downscaled spatial population scenarios are available as zipped geotiff files.
A dataset is a file for public use to download for analysis in spreadsheet, statistical, or geographic information systems software. Data provided by countries to who and estimates of tb burden generated by who for the global tuberculosis report are available for download as commaseparated value csv files. Welcome to nasa earth observations, where you can browse and download imagery of satellite data from nasas earth observing system. We advocate for effective and principled humanitarian action by all, for all. Residential population estimates for target years 1975, 1990, 2000 and 2015 provided by ciesin gpwv4 were disaggregated from census or administrative units to grid cells, informed by the distribution and density of builtup as mapped in the global human settlement layer ghsl global layer per corresponding epoch. The basic database and population data comes from natural earth data. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates. We show how the world population grew over the last several thousand years and we explain what has been driving this change. The population data in the databases are from the world bank. Download todays data on the geographic distribution of. For advanced users who need to use these data in a database form or statistical software, we recommend to use the csv format for bulk download. Mosaiced 1km resolution global datasets from this project can be downloaded from the global mosaics 20002020 link below. Topics include population, income, age, education, and consumer spending on a variety of products and services.
To learn more about world population projections, go to notes on the world population clock. Download geotiff zip files 234 mb download ascii zip files 2 mb download grid zip files 187 mb 2000 base year data download netcdf zip files 2. Download our free report 02 ceo response to coronavirus our response to covid19 has been proactive and considered, with a focus on safeguarding the wellbeing of our employees, and supporting our thousands of clients. Pdf or denotes a file in adobes portable document format. For example, data shown for 4th april presents the latest figures as of 10am cet on that day. Prb projects world population rising 33 percent by 2050 to nearly 10 billion. The global findex database is the worlds most comprehensive data set on how adults save, borrow, make payments, and manage risk. World development indicators wdi is the primary world bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized international sources. Data is curated from qualityassured data sources and updated regularly, and it is accessible through esris products and focused solutions such as readytouse maps, directto download datasets, and consumerready reports. Europe and asia aging rapidly, while africa is home to the worlds largest youth population. There are 686 population datasets available on data.
As we explained above, the our world in data team found several minor errors in the who data we documented these errors, corrected them, reported them to the who, and are in close contact with colleagues at the who. Feb 28, 2020 since no single population distribution model can account for the differences in spatial data availability, quality, scale, and accuracy as well as the differences in cultural settlement practices, landscan population distribution models are tailored to match the data conditions and geographical nature of each individual country and region. The cdis is a global survey of crossborder direct investment holdings with immediate counterpart country information. Countries in the world by population 2020 this list includes both countries and dependent territories. Population and vital statistics reprot various years, 5 u. Its online database holds more than 500 different variables, as national, subregional, regional and global statistics or as geospatial data sets maps, covering themes like freshwater, population, forests, emissions, climate, disasters, health and gdp. Explore raw data about the world bank groups finances, including disbursements and management of global funds. World health statistics health status morbidity xls, 85kb. Prbs world population data sheet is an excellent reference and data analysis tool. Do you need global economic data to invest confidently.
And the global urban and local populations extents comes from night time lights. World population prospects 2019 population division the united. Over 50 different global datasets are represented with daily, weekly, and monthly snapshots, and images are available in a variety of formats. High spatial resolution, contemporary data on human population distributions are a prerequisite for the.
The following series of short activities allows students to access a wealth of data on the world. Script for downloading the csv file into r software. Esri demographics hosts a global data portfolio that includes thousands of data attributes from more than countries. World health statistics socioeconomic and demographic xls, 73kb. The data are stored in text files and provided here as windows selfextracting zip files executables and gzip files.
File format information is provided in the population data dictionary. To find out more about the data used to generate our estimates and how these two data sources differ, please see our data notes. Folder, major group, sub group, files click to download, description. Countries in the world by population 2020 this list includes both countries and dependent. Data is curated from qualityassured data sources and updated regularly, and it is accessible through esri s products and focused solutions such as readytouse maps, directto download datasets, and consumerready reports. Esri offers a comprehensive set of readytouse demographic layers, web maps, and services for over countries and areas. High resolution population density maps the population of the world, allocated to 1 arcsecond blocks. For example, their flagship data product is a gridded population of the world. Click on the name of the country or dependency for current estimates live population clock, historical data, and projected figures.
Ocha coordinates the global emergency response to save lives and protect people in humanitarian crises. The current us census bureau world population estimate in june 2019 shows that the current global population is 7,577,400 people on earth, which far exceeds the world population of 7. High resolution global gridded data for use in population. Here is the documentation of our adjustments to the who data and an option to download all data. World population prospects population division united. This web site contains data tables, figures, maps, analyses and technical notes from the current revision of the world population prospects. The database is refreshed annually and released to the broader user community around october. Population, total world bank data world bank group. Interactive data, excel and csv files have been updated accordingly.
R joins the original vector and text files, and recalculates population and gdp values into a regular vector grid. Natural earth data is number 2 on the list because it best suits the needs of cartographers. The bric countries brazil, russia, india and china, generally regarded as the four major emerging economies expected to dominate in the 21st century, are all. Mapping population mobility and changing densities. Worldpop produces different types of gridded population count datasets, depending on the methods used and end application. Global economic data economic indicator database ihs markit. Landscan is a world population dataset at approximately 1 km resolution 30 x 30. Data comes originally from world bank and has been converted into standard csv.
The world s two most populated countries, china and india, together constitute about 36% of the world s population. And here you can download the population cartogram in high resolution 6985. The map and data products are searchable through the download application training video lessons 4ad and the mobile application. Display them onthefly as maps, graphs, data tables or download the data in different formats. Select an appropriate weight variable gni, population, gdp, exports, imports, labor force or land area from the weight indicator box, as shown above. These documents do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the secretariat of the united nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or. The following series of short activities allows students to access a wealth of data on the world, regions, and. High resolution population density maps humanitarian. Population density data comes from the center for international earth science information network at columbia university in partnership with nasas socioeconomic data and applications center. International database, and 6 secretariat of the pacific community. Data check use data with hxl hashtags to automatically detect errors and validate against common vocabularies. East view offers the latest edition of the landscan global population database developed by the department of energys oak ridge national laboratory ornl.
It took over 200,000 years of human history for the worlds population to reach 1 billion, and only 200 years more to reach 7 billion. High resolution population density maps humanitarian data. Not surprisingly, the largest countries in the world in terms of population are china and india, with both countries now having populations of well over a billion. The individual countries 20002020 datasets represent the outputs from a project focused on construction of consistent 100m resolution population count datasets for all countries of the world for each year 20002020. This is a commonly used format that can be directly used in arcanything, divagis, and many other programs. World health statistics health services coverage xls, 86kb.
A gazetteer is a list of place names and their coordinates. It represents an ambient population average over 24 hours. A number of researchers have published estimates for the total world population over the long run, we have brought these estimates together and you can explore these various sources here. The data is sourced from this world bank dataset which in turn lists as sources. Ornls landscan is a community standard for global population distribution data. Populations shown for the most populous countries and on the world map are projected to july 1, 2019. Although neither is a perfect measure at the country level, these two datasets provide a reasonable estimate about the scale of the global identity gap and help focus our efforts on the areas with the greatest need. Each downloadable is a compressed zip file containing either the global geotiff or ascii for the year and resolution of the estimate, or the netcdf containing all years of the estimate at a selected resolution, as well as data quality layers and ancillary files. World population prospects population division united nations. Sedac has a wide variety of coarse global free gis data. Download country level data for any country in the world.
World population prospects, 2 united nations statistical division. Teachers are encouraged to have their students use the data sheet for a variety of topics and activities. Nov 30, 2018 population of urban agglomerations with 300,000 inhabitants or more in 2014, by city, 19502030 thousands. Prb has produced its widely referenced world population data sheet. Mn3001 how to download data from the world bank database. Download the data ms excel world health statistics health status mortality xls, 61kb. It aims to provide an open access archive of spatial demographic datasets for central and south america, africa and asia to support development, disaster response and. Explore the detailed geography of population across the globe with interactive mapping and statistics. World population dashboard unfpa united nations population. The landscan algorithm uses spatial data and imagery analysis technologies and a multivariable dasymetric modeling approach to disaggregate census counts within an administrative boundary. Provides access to basic information on all of the world banks lending projects from 1947 to the present. Global data overviewesri demographics documentation. Data is from the global human settlement layer by the european commission jrc. Excel or the letters xls indicate a document is in the microsoft excel spreadsheet format xls.
In japan, more than onethird 36 percent of the population is projected to be ages 65 and older by 2050, up from 28 percent now. Each country has its own definition of what is urban and therefore use exercise caution when comparing cities in different countries. The primary world bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officiallyrecognized international sources. The figures do not necessarily show the number of people who had died by a given date, but how many deaths had been reported by that date. Jan 31, 2017 high resolution global gridded data for use in population studies. The world population dashboard showcases global population data, including fertility rate, gender parity in school enrolment.
Department of economic and social affairs population dynamics. See our dataset list for a brief explanation of these products. These files are designed for people interested in obtaining detailed data of the population projections for analytical purposes, and are available in csv. Data presented in this booklet are based on the world.