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WorldPop Nigeria Population Counts 2020

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Gridded population count raster for Nigeria at ~100m (3 arc-second) resolution, 2020, in GeoTIFF, UN-adjusted and constrained to building footprints. Single-file download ~58.67 MB from WorldPop (University of Southampton), CC BY 4.0.

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🇳🇬 Nigeria
Last verified
25 Aug 2026
{
  "name": "WorldPop Nigeria Population Counts 2020",
  "slug": "worldpop-nigeria-population-counts-2020",
  "category": "DATASET",
  "country": "NG",
  "docs_status": "LIVE",
  "licensing_required": "NONE",
  "verified": true,
  "last_verified": "2026-08-25",
  "website": "https://hub.worldpop.org/geodata/summary?id=49705",
  "documentation_url": "https://hub.worldpop.org/geodata/summary?id=49705"
}
get_resource("worldpop-nigeria-population-counts-2020") — via the Wycord MCP server

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  • 25 Aug 2026 · live
  • 22 Aug 2026 · live
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population
raster
geotiff
worldpop
gridded

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