Estimates of total number of people per grid square broken down by gender and age groupings (including 0-1 and by 5-year up to 90+) in 2026 for China, R2025A version v1. The dataset is available to download in Geotiff format at a resolution of 3 arc (approximately 100m at the equator). The projection is Geographic Coordinate System, WGS84. The units are estimated number of male, female or both in each age group per grid square.
File Descriptions:
{iso}_{gender}_{age group}_{year}_{type}_{resolution}_{release}_{version}.tif
| iso | Three-letter country code |
| gender | m = male, f= female, t = both genders |
| age group |
|
| year | Year that the population represents |
| type | CN = Constrained |
| resolution | Resolution of the data e.q. 100m = 3 arc (approximately 100m at the equator) |
| release | Release |
| version | Version |
Example: chn_f_00_2026_CN_100m_R2025A_v1.tif – this dataset represents constrained estimates of total number of females of age group 0 to 12 months per grid square in China for 2026 at 100m resolution, version R2025A v1.
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Region : China
DOI : 10.5258/SOTON/WP00841
Date of production : 2025-09-01
Recommended citation
Bondarenko M., Priyatikanto R., Tejedor-Garavito N., Zhang W., McKeen T., Cunningham A., Woods T., Hilton J., Cihan D., Nosatiuk B., Brinkhoff T., Tatem A., Sorichetta A.. 2025. Estimates of 2015-2030 total number of people per grid square broken down by gender and age groupings at a resolution of 3 arc (approximately 100m at the equator) R2025A version v1. Global Demographic Data Project - Funded by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (INV-045237). WorldPop - School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton. DOI:10.5258/SOTON/WP00841
Data Files :
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