Vanuatu Population Grid for 2020 at 100-Meter Resolution

A 100-meter resolution population raster for Vanuatu, representing population distribution in 2020. The data originates from household locations recorded in the 2016 Population and Housing Census, updated to 2020 using a 2.3% annual population growth rate. The dataset is provided by the Pacific Community.

Use Cases

• Model population exposure to natural hazards based on the 100-meter resolution grid.
• Plan infrastructure and service delivery based on population density patterns.
• Conduct demographic and spatial analysis for Vanuatu using the 2020 population estimate.
• Integrate population data with other geospatial layers for environmental or social research.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a national census, suggesting a foundational source.
• Population estimates are updated to a specific year (2020) using a stated growth rate (2.3%).
• Spatial resolution is explicitly defined as 100 meters.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The underlying census data is from 2016, with 2020 figures being a modeled projection.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Pacific Community

Collection Method

Household locations from the 2016 Population and Housing Census (CAPI) were transformed into a raster and projected to 2020.

Time Range

2020 (based on 2016 census data projected forward)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-24 09:30:11.225975; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Vanuatu