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Table 2 Summary of gridded population surveys including their designs

From: Gridded population survey sampling: a systematic scoping review of the field and strategic research agenda

Country & year

Design: coverage, strata, stages

Cluster & household sample size

Gridded population dataset

Target population, main topic(s)

DR Congo 2010 [49]

Idjwi Island, no strata, area-microcensus

50 clusters, 2078 HHs

2001 LandScan-Global

All women age 18–50, maternal and child health

Myanmar 2010 [52]

Chin state, urban/rural strata, multi-stage (spin-the-pen)

90 clusters, 720 HHs

2005 LandScan-Global (rural only)

Household head age 18 + , health and human rights

Iraq 2011 [51]

National, governorates strata, multi-stage (random-walk)

100 clusters, 1960 HHs

2008 LandScan-Global

Household head age 18 + , mortality

Bangladesh 2014–15 [48]

National, division × urbanicity strata, area-microcensus

148 clusters, 3296 HHs

2012–2016 LandScan-Global

Adult age 18 + , topics not reported

Brazil 2014–15 [48]

National, region × poverty strata, area-microcensus

149 clusters, 3652 HHs

Colombia 2014–15 [48]

National, region × poverty strata, area-microcensus

152 clusters, 2706 HHs

Colombia 2014–15 [48]

National, region × poverty strata, area-microcensus

152 clusters, 3037 HHs

Ghana 2014–15 [48]

National, region × poverty × urbanicity strata, area-microcensus

151 clusters, 3113 HHs

Guatemala 2014–15 [48]

National, department × urbanicity strata, area-microcensus

211 clusters, 3057 HHs

India 2014–15 [48]

Three states, district × urbanicity strata, area-microcensus

467 clusters, 10,824 HHs

Kenya 2014–15 [48]

National, province × poverty strata, area-microcensus

143 clusters, 3364 HHs

Nigeria 2014–15 [48]

National, region × poverty strata, area-microcensus

147 clusters, 3042 HHs

Rwanda 2014–15 [48]

National, province × poverty strata, area-microcensus

150 clusters, 3096 HHs

Thailand 2014–15 [48]

National, region × poverty strata, area-microcensus

150 clusters, 3136 HHs

Thailand 2014–15 [48]

National, region × poverty strata, area-microcensus

150 clusters, 3275 HHs

Uganda 2014–15 [48]

National, region strata, area-microcensus

146 clusters, 3075 HHs

Nepal 2015 [17]

Kathmandu Valley, no strata, multi-stage

90 clusters, 1,310 HHs (planned)

2014 WorldPop-RF

Woman age 18 + , maternal and child health

Mozambique 2017 [50]

Six districts, district strata, area-microcensus

234 clusters, 4998 HHs

2017 WorldPop-RF

Caregiver of child age 12–18, child health

DR Congo 2017 [50]

Kinshasa, communes strata, area-microcensus

210 clusters, 1,850 HHs

Bespoke derived from administrative records

Household head, food insecurity

Somalia 2017 [53, 54]

National, region × urbanicity, multi-stage

405 clusters, 6,284 HHs

Modified 2015 WorldPop-LC

Household head, economic

Nepal 2017 [16, 47, 50]

Kathmandu valley, no geographic strata, area-microcensus & multi-stage

60 clusters, 1200 HHs

2017 WorldPop-RF

Adult age 18 + , economic and non-communicable disease

Bangladesh 2018 [16, 47]

Two communities, community strata, area-microcensus

20 clusters, 400 HHs

2020 WorldPop-RF

Vietnam 2018 [16, 47]

Long Bien District, no strata, area-microcensus

20 clusters, 400 HHs

Colombia 2017a

National, region × urbanicity, two-stage (random walk)

125 clusters, 1000 HHs

2015 WorldPop-RF

Adults age 15 + , topics not reported

Tanzania 2017a,*

National, region × urbanicity, three-stage (random walk)

400 clusters, 4000 HHs

2015 WorldPop-RF

Uganda 2018a

National, region × urbanicity, two-stage (random walk)

200 clusters, 2000 HHs

2020 WorldPop-RF

Nigeria 2018a

National, region × urbanicity, two-stage (random walk)

300 clusters, 3000 HHs

2020 WorldPop-RF

Indonesia 2018a

National, region × urbanicity, two-stage (random walk)

400 clusters, 4000 HHs

2015 WorldPop-RF

Colombia 2018a

National, region × urbanicity, two-stage (random walk)

400 clusters, 4000 HHs

2020 WorldPop-RF

Kenya 2018a

National, region × urbanicity, two-stage (random walk)

200 clusters, 2000 HHs

2015 WorldPop-RF

Ghana 2019a

National, region × urbanicity, two-stage (random walk)

100 clusters, 1000 HHs

2020 WorldPop-RF

Togo 2019a

National, region × urbanicity, two-stage (random walk)

100 clusters, 1000 HHs

2020 WorldPop-RF

Cote D’Ivoire 2019a

National, region × urbanicity, two-stage (random walk)

100 clusters, 1000 HHs

2020 WorldPop-RF

India 2019b

Uttar Pradesh state, no strata, five-stage

110 clusters, 1,026 HHs

2015 WorldPop-RF

Adult age 18 + , social and political attitudes

Uruguay 2019c

National, region × urbanicity, two-stage (random walk)

100 clusters, 995 HHs

2019 WorldPop-Global

Adults age 18 + , public opinion

Niger 2019–2020d

National, region × urbanicity, two-stage (random walk)

244 clusters, 2386 HHs

2019 WorldPop-Global (constrained to settled areas)

Adults age 18 + , daily routines and economic/political opinions

Mali 2020d

National, region × urbanicity, two-stage (random walk)

230 clusters, 2152 HHs

Mauritania 2020d

National, region × urbanicity, two-stage (random walk)

340 clusters, 3359 HHs

Cameroon 2019–2020d

National, region × urbanicity, two-stage (random walk)

279 clusters, 2866 HHs

Burkina Faso 2020d

National, region × urbanicity, two-stage (random walk)

326 clusters, 2942 HHs

Senegal 2020d

National, region × urbanicity, two-stage (random walk)

371 clusters, 3580 HHs

Nigeria 2020d

National, region × urbanicity, two-stage (random walk)

354 clusters, 3632 HHs

Nigeria 2020e

Kaduna state, urbanicity, two-stage

36 clusters, 720 HHs

2020 WorldPop-Global

Adults age 15 + , nutrition, maternal and child health

  1. *Gridded population sample frame used in second or third stage of sampling
  2. aPersonal communication, S. Nichols, Gallup, 14 Jan 2020
  3. bPersonal communication, J. Cajka, RTI, 9 Apr 2020
  4. cPersonal communication, S. Staveteig Ford and M. Kirwin, US Department of State, 10 Apr 2020
  5. dPersonal communication, C. Carter and Y. Dudaronak, ORB International, 9 Apr 2020
  6. ePersonal communication, R. Bhattarai, Flowminder Foundation and M. Imohi, Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics, 10 Dec 2019