Calculate population on a map

Population discovery map to enable you to create an area or radius to estimate how many people live in the area selected. This mapping tool can be used to determine a location's population anywhere in the world.

To find your chosen location, search, zoom, and pan the map using the controls provided. By selecting the buttons above the map, you can choose and switch between the Polygon and Radius drawing tools. To specify the polygon's boundaries, click the map. For circles, click on the area to increase, decrease or move the circle position.

The estimated population will be presented once the area has been defined. Please note data for a larger areas needs a few moments to be calculated.

Data: Global Human Settlement Layer population grid 2025.