# 🌍 Counting Everyone: The Future of Africa's Census Is Geospatial **URL:** \ **Category:** Latest News\ **Tags:** gis, census\ **Created:** [October 8, 2026, 11:01am UTC](https://community.worldpop.org/t/counting-everyone-the-future-of-africas-census-is-geospatial/99 "2026-10-08T11:01:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tim\_WorldPop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/community.worldpop.org/tim_worldpop/32/96_2.png) [@Tim\_WorldPop](https://community.worldpop.org/u/Tim_WorldPop)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 11:01am UTC](https://community.worldpop.org/t/counting-everyone-the-future-of-africas-census-is-geospatial/99/1 "2026-10-08T11:01:35Z")
Africa’s 2030 census round is coming, and it’s a once-in-a-generation chance to get it _right_ — for the first time, we have the geospatial tools to count **everyone** , not just the easy-to-reach. We’ve just published a great webinar recap on how satellite data, AI, and open geospatial innovation could reshape how the continent conducts its next census cycle. We’re talking about: - Reaching remote, mobile, and hard-to-count populations - Using population grids & projections to plan better - Making census data more granular, timely, and actionable for local decision-makers If you work in demography, data, development, or just care about how we measure who’s on the continent — this is a 2-minute read that’ll reframe how you think about the 2030 round. 🔗 📺 read the blog & watch the webinar: [Counting Everyone: How Geospatial Innovation Could Transform Africa’s 2030 Census Round - WorldPop](https://www.worldpop.org/blog/counting-everyone-how-geospatial-innovation-could-transform-africas-2030-census-round/) What do you think is the biggest gap between current census methods and what geospatial tech could unlock? Drop your thoughts below. 👇 #Census2030 #Africa #geospatial #OpenData #Demography #preEA #qgis