Population Density
Where humanity actually lives — most of us crowd into a small fraction of the land.
About this globe
Population density from the Gridded Population of the World. The brightest patches — the Ganges valley, eastern China, Java, the Nile delta — are among the most crowded places our species has ever built.
Fold it and spin: Siberia, the Sahara, the Amazon, and Australia's interior stay almost empty. Pair it with Earth at Night and the two maps nearly agree — light follows people.
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Make it yours
Every paid shape also lets you pin your own places on the map.