The population estimates contained in this dataset are aggregates from three highly regarded and trusted sources: the Global Human Settlement Layer, the Gridded Population of World Version 4, and WorldPop.
First a simple growth is calculated using WorldPop estimates for the prior five years then the growth rate is applied to the population counts for the other two data sources in order to generate counts for these sources. The sources are then averaged to obtain the estimates present in this dataset.
This data is available in multiple versions in raster format and is updated annually for several geographic regions. Yearly and regional coverage for the current versions are:
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v2022: 43 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2003–2021 at 1km resolution
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v2022 (beta): Six countries in South Asia from 2012–2021 at 1km resolution
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v2021: Sub-Saharan Africa for 2020 at 2km resolution
All versions include both population-count and population-density datasets.
For details on methods, input data sources, validation, and background citations, please consult:
https://docs.atlasai.co/population/
This data is offered under a restricted license. Please see resource constraints section below for terms and conditions.
Supplemental Information:
Unit of measure: People (count) or people/square km (density)
Flags (including missing value):
- No-data value: 3.40282e+38 (v2022/v2022 beta) or -9999 (v2021)
Citation:
Publications, books, articles, blogs, conference papers, reports or other derivative works employing data obtained from Atlas AI should cite the source and the dataset(s) as indicated below:
Atlas AI (year dataset accessed) "Dataset name (dataset version)”
e.g. Atlas AI (2021) "Population, v.2021”
Contact points:
Resource Contact: Vivek Sakhrani
Metadata Contact: FAO-Data
Resource constraints:
The use of this dataset is restricted. The Atlas AI dataset is distributed to authorized users within the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN. FAO grants a license to download, use and print the materials contained in the Atlas AI dataset solely for non-commercial purposes and in accordance with the conditions specified in the data license agreement. Sharing the dataset in raw or aggregated form without express prior consent from AtlasAI is not allowed.
For any further information, please contact FAO-Data at fao-data@fao.org.
Online resources:
Dataset documentation, default symbology, and code samples
