2026-06-01 · people
One in ten people live in coastal lowlands
Rising seas threaten deltas and islands. Exposure is concentrated in Asia.
Rising seas threaten deltas and islands. Exposure is concentrated in Asia. This grid divides world population (2026 snapshot) into colored bands — Below 10 m elevation coastal zones, Asia & Pacific, and 2 more groups — using equal squares so you compare shares, not country size on a map.
1 cell = 8.2 million people (0.1% of world population) · 1,000 cells
Context
The 2026 figures from OWID — Sea level rise put Asia & Pacific at 46.8% of world population and Africa at 25.2% — roughly 8.2 billion people in this edition's rounding.
Kulp & Strauss / Climate Central coastal DEM exposure ~10% population <10 m.
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Credit this grid as Inagrid — https://inagrid.com/e/2026-06-01-sea-level-exposure