WorldPop's Andy Tatem and Jessica Espey report on the growing global crisis in #population data in The Conversation. Please share across your networks

"When people vanish from #data, they vanish from #policy. When certain groups are systematically undercounted – often #minorities, #rural communities or #poorer people – they become invisible to #policymakers. This translates directly into #political #underrepresentation and inadequate resource allocation."

https://theconversation.com/global-population-data-is-in-crisis-heres-why-that-matters-251751

https://open.substack.com/pub/billhulet/p/the-tragedy-of-the-commons?r=4ot1q2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#Population #Recycling #Politics

Emotions can be so damaging to public policy!

In Episode 55, Caroline and Phillip talk about how the town of Gander, Newfoundland had their population nearly double overnight dozens of flights were diverted there on Sept 11.

Subscribe, download and listen today! https://linktr.ee/bwabits

The Population of London compared to some American big cities
Bit selective, but interesting nevertheless. #usa #uk #population

We live in a dangerous world. Canada needs to bulk up
#Canada #World #Growth #Infrastructure #Defense #Housing #Economy #Transit #BuildCanada #Population #StrongerCanada #IndustrialPolicy #DangerousWorld #Future #Innovation #Geopolitics
https://the-14.com/we-live-in-a-dangerous-world-canada-needs-to-bulk-up/

Growth
Several nice pieces in this #RadioLab episode on #Growth, including one on world #population. #Demography
https://radiolab.org/podcast/growth

Environnement
Planète bleue, idées vertes
Une taxe pour les citoyens qui n’ont pas d’arbre sur leur terrain
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/environnement/2025-03-24/planete-bleue-idees-vertes/une-taxe-pour-les-citoyens-qui-n-ont-pas-d-arbre-sur-leur-terrain.php
#environnement #ait #pollution #chaleur #santé #ville #arbres #taxation #urbanisme #population #Québec #Canada

Hey #population #postgraduate students - only TWO WEEKS left to submit your abstracts on all things #demography, #migration, #health, #data and #population for #PopFest2025.

Head to the info page for more about the research strands and to submit:
https://www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/popfest_2025/

You can also apply for a bursary to attend #PopFest2025, designed to support accepted presenters facing barriers to participation.

Submit your bursary application for consideration by 4 April at: https://southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3lLg3lPQJDbm5sW

"As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as they please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the outcome."
— Noam Chomsky

20% du patrimoine #génétique de l' #être #humain moderne serait hérité d'une mystérieuse #population #ancestrale

https://www.geo.fr/histoire/20-du-patrimoine-genetique-de-l-etre-humain-moderne-serait-herite-d-une-mysterieuse-population-ancestrale-225246

Have we been counting wrong?
Earth could have a lot more people than we realize due to the way we count people in rural areas.
https://atomonews.page.link/YHyR2Gg4DBGvrBeS9
#science
#population
#earth

https://x.com/DimitrisSoudas/status/1902796598314209396
Le nouveau conseiller de Mark #Carney, Mark #Wiseman, appelle à une augmentation massive des niveaux d’ #immigration au #Canada, avec pour objectif ultime de porter la #population du pays à 100 millions d’habitants.

The 2025 World Happiness Report Has Been Released, Finland Ranked Happiest Country for 8th Straight Year, United States Ranks Lower Than Ever https://www.byteseu.com/850176/ #8thStraightYear #Afghanistan #Finland #HappiestCountry #HappyCountry #Life #NorthKorea #people #Population #ranking #survey #Top #UnitedStates #WorldHappinessReport #year

Diaries at the ready - next week Christian Dudel is presenting our #CPCCGwebinar. Hear about findings from an analysis of the causal impact of #smoking on healthy working life expectancy at age 50 using US Health & Retirement Study data.

Register to join us online: https://www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/full_events_calendar/892/CPC_CG_Webinar__Christian_Dudel

Saskatoon population growth sees increased collision risk
Year over year, the number of traffic tickets issued by the Saskatoon police are down while fatal and non-fatal collisions are up significantly.
#traffic #collision #population #risk #Saskatoon #Canada
https://globalnews.ca/news/11091451/saskatoon-population-growth-increased-collision-risk/

Saskatoon population growth sees increased collision risk
Year over year, the number of traffic tickets issued by the Saskatoon police are down while fatal and non-fatal collisions are up significantly.
#traffic #collision #population #risk #Saskatoon #Canada
https://globalnews.ca/news/11091451/saskatoon-population-growth-increased-collision-risk/

**Global gridded population datasets systematically underrepresent rural population**

_“We find large discrepancies between the examined datasets, and, without exception, significant negative biases of −53%, −65%, −67%, −68%, and −84% for WorldPop, GWP, GRUMP, LandScan, and GHS-POP, respectively. This implies that rural population is, even in the most accurate dataset, underestimated by half compared to reported figures.”_

Láng-Ritter, J., Keskinen, M. & Tenkanen, H. Global gridded population datasets systematically underrepresent rural population. Nat Commun 16, 2170 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56906-7.

#OpenAccess #OA #Article #DOI #Geography #Science #Data #Population #Environment #Academia #Academics @geography @science

Généalogie
Retracez l’histoire de vos ancêtres québécois.
Le Registre de la population du Québec ancien s’enrichit considérablement. Une mine d’or pour les généalogistes, les historiens et de nombreux chercheurs.
https://nouvelles.umontreal.ca/article/2025/03/17/retracez-l-histoire-de-vos-ancetres-quebecois/
#généalogie #UdeM #registre #histoire #ancêtres #naissances #mariages #décès #paroisses #Montréal #Québec #Acadie #Ontario #USA #Canada #population

Almost 10,000 Monegasques in the Principality https://www.byteseu.com/847179/ #Monaco #Population