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2026-06-14 · people

Most humans crowd into a thin slice of land

Population density is not a world map of 195 colors. Gridded data shows more than half of us on the densest few percent of habitable land — while vast areas stay nearly empty.

How to read: 1 cell = 8.2 million people (0.1% of world population). 1,000 cells total.

Most humans crowd into a thin slice of land. Population density is not a world map of 195 colors. Gridded data shows more than half of us on the densest few percent of habitable land — while vast areas stay nearly empty.

All 1000 cells. 1 cell = 8.2 million people (0.1% of world population). Hover or tap any square for details.

Gridded population (GPW / OWID): ~52% on densest 1% of land; remaining shares rounded to 1,000 cells. Mid-2020s ~8.2B people.

  • Our World in Data — gridded population
  • UN World Population Prospects
  • World Bank — population density

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