New Caledonia Population Grid at 100-Meter Resolution for 2020

2020 population raster for New Caledonia at 100-meter resolution. Population counts from the 2011 census were allocated proportionally using Facebook's High-Resolution Settlement Footprint and projected forward with a 0.2% annual growth rate. The dataset was produced by the Pacific Community and is available in GEOTIFF format.

Use Cases

• Model population exposure to natural hazards based on the 100-meter resolution population grid.
• Analyze population distribution patterns based on the settlement footprint and census allocation.
• Estimate service demand for infrastructure planning based on high-resolution population density.
• Calibrate or validate other population models using the 2020 census-projected estimates.

Strengths

• Data is projected to a specific year (2020) using a stated annual growth rate of 0.2%.
• Raster resolution is explicitly defined as 100 meters.
• Population allocation is based on official 2011 census counts at the enumeration area level.
• Uses a defined input source: Facebook's High-Resolution Population Density Maps.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Population projection relies on a single, uniform annual growth rate assumption.

Provenance

Source

Pacific Community

Collection Method

Population allocated proportionally to a settlement footprint using 2011 census data and projected to 2020.

Time Range

2020 (projected from 2011 census)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-24 09:50:50.898105; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New Caledonia