How Facebook is Using Machine Learning to Map the World Population

Machine learning technology is allowing researchers at Facebook to map the world population in unprecedented detail. Read more

Mapped: The Dramatic Global Rise of Urbanization (1950–2020)

Few global trends have matched the profound impact of urbanization. Today’s map looks back at 70 years of movement in over 1,800 cities. Read more

Growth and Decline: Visualizing U.S. Population Change by County

Rural counties across the U.S. are losing residents as large cities and the coasts are growing. This map shows U.S. population change by county. Read more

Mapped: The World’s Major Religions

Today, 84% of the world’s population identifies with a religious group. Here we visualize the distribution of the major religions worldwide. Read more