Find Population on Map

Map of the world where you draw an area or radius then find out the estimated population inside that area. You can use this tool to find the population of any location in the world.

Population Inside a Area Search Map

Choose the circle or polygon icon on the toolbar and start drawing your area:

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Input

Add a radius manually : Radius km OR miles
Location :

Year :

Output

-

Options

 Find Population 


 Zoom To Fit 

 Reset Map 

 Full Screen 

Instructions

  1. Search, zoom and pan the map to find the desired location
  2. Toggle the Polygon or Radius draw tool by clicking on the icon on the toolbar on the map
  3. Click on the map to define the outside edge of the polygon. You can move the edges after it has been drawn. You can delete an edge by right clicking
  4. Once the area is defined, click the [Find Population] button to find the population inside
  5. After a delay, the estimated population is returned and displayed below the map

Other notes:

  • Click the [Full Screen] icon on the map to view the map in full screen
  • Click the [Zoom To Fit] button to zoom your map in/out on the area drawn
  • Click the [Reset Map] button to start again

Data

Population data is from 2015,2020 & 2025 (estimated)

Example Population Estimate

Population esitmate for Dublin, Republic or Ireland

Screenshot of radius population estimate for Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Version History

  • 27th January 2024 : Version 5.0 - New option to specify epoch (year) of data
  • 9th January 2023 : Version 4.2 - Improvements to drawing radius manually
  • 6th November 2022 : Version 4.1 - Polygon search added
  • 5th November 2022 : Version 4.0 - Up and running again with radius search
  • 2nd October 2019 : Version 3.1 - Adding nodes to polygon no longer causes map to re-zoom
  • 15th October 2018 : Version 3.0 - Converted to Leaflet maps
  • 22nd March 2015 : Version 2.3 - Radius can now be drawn with a manual radius and location
  • 15th January 2015 : Version 2.2 - Now displays circle radius in miles as well as km
  • 8th November 2014 : Version 2.1 - Added Zoom to Fit button
  • 15th July 2014 : Version 2 - Added radius circle search for population
  • 15th July 2014 : Version 1.1 - Polygon Search now works clockwise and anticlockwise
  • 28th June 2014 : Version 1 - Initial Version. Polygon Search

Comments For This Page

polygon doesnt works
By Emato on 20th February 2024

Estimated the population of the area where I live as 0
On 4th February 2024

Data is no longer displaying as of 2.1.24 Map updates but website only states "please wait" before providing error message
By Rob H on 1st February 2024

Tonno, from here : https://ghsl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/download.php
By Free Map Tools on 27th January 2024

Out of the three free population discovery services I could find (NASA SEDEC,etc and this), none of them could offer a Google Maps overlay. They all use OSM. I feel like the former offers more detail. In future I wish that you would consider adding a Google Maps overlay
On 24th January 2024

Works great!
On 18th January 2024

Wonderful! Many thanks What are your main source for this data?
By Tonno on 5th January 2024

Thanks EW
By Free Map Tools on 4th January 2024

I am glad to see the recent update and changes on this website. The data is really accurate and it is really easy to use once you get to know it. Keep up the good work!
By EW on 3rd January 2024

How much total population in 10 km radius of Nalkata tripura
On 3rd January 2024

How did you make this? How accurate is it?
By Ladiesman217 on 23rd December 2023

its cool. i get the data i want
On 19th November 2023

I think the site is down. I cannot get any data.
On 19th October 2023

How current is this data?
By KP on 19th October 2023

Love this can you add an option to add in target age range and target income range and Homeowners Occupancy Rate?
By Daniel on 4th October 2023

Where is tool bar? I am unable to draw polygon or circle
By Aldous on 31st August 2023

How has nobody talked
By Talker on 26th August 2023

works on the computer
On 25th July 2023

Doesn%u2019t even work on apple
On 18th July 2023

For me the radius tool only works on computer, not on android phone
By Carl on 10th July 2023

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