The latest United Nations figures claim the world’s population is 8.2 ... satellite data to finesse their estimates. Urban areas, with their dense infrastructure and bright nighttime lights, are ...

Currently, the UN estimates the world population to be about 8.2 billion ... Researchers assessed the five most widely used global population datasets that map the planet into evenly spaced, ...

As per the UN estimates, the current world population is around 8.2 billion ... and GHS-POP) that map the planet in evenly spaced, high-resolution grid cells with population counts based on ...

With current estimates placing 43% of the world's 8.2 billion people in rural areas, the new findings have far-reaching consequences. Official population estimates published by the UN and the ...