Nauru Population Raster Grid for 2020 at 100-Meter Resolution

A 100-meter resolution population raster for Nauru, updated to 2020. The data originates from household locations collected during the 2019 Population and Housing Census using Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) technology. The Pacific Community produced this dataset, applying a 0.8% annual growth rate to project the population from 2019 to 2020.

Use Cases

• Model population density for infrastructure planning based on the 100-meter raster grid.
• Estimate service area coverage for facilities using the household location data.
• Conduct demographic change analysis by comparing the 2020 projection with the 2019 census base.
• Create thematic maps for policy communication based on the geospatial population distribution.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a national 2019 Population and Housing Census, suggesting an official source.
• Population figures are updated to 2020 using a specified 0.8% annual growth rate.
• Spatial data is provided at a defined 100-meter resolution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset's row count and total file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Pacific Community

Collection Method

Household locations from the 2019 Population and Housing Census conducted using Survey Solutions CAPI, transformed into a raster.

Time Range

2020 (projected from 2019 census data)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-24 10:14:09.025474; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Nauru