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Global population datasets underrepresent rural population
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Ycroes ·
Global population datasets underrepresent rural population
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Ythe__prestige ·
Population much more than 8.2B, rural areas underestimated
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Ybookofjoe ·
A lot of population numbers are fake
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Ybryanrasmussen ·
Global gridded population datasets underrepresent rural population (2025)
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