WorldPop2/5/2026

Global Population Data Experts Refute Claims of Systematic Rural Underrepresentation

Tim O'Riordan
An international team of researchers, including experts from the WorldPop group at the University of Southampton, has challenged recent claims that gridded global population maps systematically undercount rural communities. In a comprehensive response to a study published in Nature Communications, the team argues that allegations of a 50% undercount are based on a flawed research design that […] The post Global Population Data Experts Refute Claims of Systematic Rural Underrepresentation appeare