GHS-POP Population Grid (1975-2030)

GHS-POP Population Grid (1975-2030)

MH Subset Needed

Global population grid at 100m resolution from 1975 to 2030 in 5-year intervals, disaggregated using GHSL built-up surface and CIESIN census data. Maharashtra subset enables historical population density analysis across 50+ years.

Build a population exposure analysis tool for Maharashtra combining gridded population with hazard maps for disaster planning.
Maharashtra subset not yet extracted. This is a global dataset that contains data covering Maharashtra. A regional subset can be extracted by filtering on geographic coordinates or administrative boundaries.
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Quick Start

import rasterio
# Download from https://ghsl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/
# src = rasterio.open('GHS_POP_E2020_GLOBE_R2023A.tif')
print('GHS-POP: https://ghsl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/')
Modality
raster-gridded
Size
~10 GB (global per epoch), ~150 MB (MH subset)
License
Format
GeoTIFF
Language
en
Update Frequency
biennial
Organization
European Commission JRC
Category
governance-census-demographics-legal

Schema

FieldTypeDescription
populationfloatEstimated population count per grid cell
resolutionstringGrid resolution (100m, 250m, 1km)
yearintReference year

Build With This

Create a service area optimizer for Maharashtra healthcare facilities using gridded population for catchment analysis
Develop a population density time-series for Maharashtra showing urbanization patterns at fine spatial resolution
Build a disaster impact estimator that overlays population grids with flood/earthquake hazard zones in Maharashtra

AI Use Cases

Historical population density trend analysisUrban-rural migration pattern detectionPublic facility allocation planningElectoral redistricting analysisDemographic transition modeling
Last verified: 2026-03-07