Andrew J Tatem works for the University of Southampton, and is Director of WorldPop. His research on mapping populations has been funded by donors such as the Gates Foundation, Wellcome Trust, GAVI.

There is a day for just about anything, including the world's population. Did you know that Every July 11th is World Population Day? This international day was established by the Governing Council of ...

World Population Day 2025 , observed on 11 July, centres around the theme: "Empowering young people to create the families they want in a fair and hopeful world." Established by the United Nations in ...

Parts of Asia and various small island nations are among the most densely populated countries in the world, according to data from the World Bank. The findings, mapped by Newsweek, show that while ...

Jews are the smallest religious group analyzed separately in this report, accounting for 0.2% of the global population. Most Jews live either in North America (primarily in the United States) or in ...