WORLDPOP

WorldPop provides the default subnational population data for all UN agencies, the data that feeds into the DHIS2 health information software used by more than 70 ministries of health covering 2.4 billion people, and the basis for UN estimates of populations affected by disasters and conflicts. The data are also the demographic basis for many health applications, including active use by governments for childhood vaccine delivery, and the Imperial College London and University of Washington COVID-19 models that prompted UK and US national lockdowns. The group designs and runs training and knowledge exchange activities for multiple governments and international organizations and is focused on capacity strengthening and co-development of outputs to build sustainable uptake, use and ownership. WorldPop is a founding member and core partner of the GRID3 program (grid3.org) and is the global geospatial data analysis centre for Countdown to 2030 (countdown2030.org) . The group has long term..

Primary location: Southampton United Kingdom