Prior release — February 2025

This article provides information about the updates made to Esri Demographics and ArcGIS Places data in February 2025.

Standard demographics

Esri updated the following standard demographics datasets for Asia and Western Europe with source data supplied by Michael Bauer Research GmbH:

Region	Changed content
Asia	Esri updated the standard demographics datasets for the following Asian countries or regions: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. Notable updates in this release include the following: Updated to vintage 2024 (2023 for Unemployed Population). Most settlement points were updated to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). Countries that provide Education variables changed from local education levels to standardized ISCED levels. See each country or region topic for more information.
Europe	Esri updated the standard demographics datasets for the following European countries or regions: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus (Greek part), Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, and the United Kingdom. Notable updates in this release include the following: Updated to vintage 2024 (2023 for Unemployed Population). Countries that provide Education variables changed from local education levels to standardized ISCED levels. See each country or region topic for more information.

Advanced demographics

Esri updated the following advanced demographics datasets; see each country topic for further details:

Country	Changed content
Germany	Updated to vintage 2024. Settlement points were updated from 2023 Nexiga residential building points to 2024 Nexiga residential housing unit points, verified using Esri imagery and previous settlement points. Number of new attributes (2024 vintage): 28 Spending. Number of attributes no longer available (2023 vintage): 2 Households.
India	Updated to vintage 2011 with estimated or projected populations from 2011-2036. Settlement points were updated from October 2017 nominal spacing to the 2022 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). Geography level change merged Villages and Wards into a single geography level. Number of new attributes: 1 Age (2024); 10 Segmentation (2011). Dataset includes 116 variables sourced through Michael Bauer Research GmbH. Data sources for Esri India include the Census PCA 2011 data tables, the gender-wise population projections for urban and rural areas for 2011-2036 that were published by the Census of India and GHSL (Global Human Settlement Layer) projected population for 2025. Additional data from Michael Bauer Research GmbH is based on Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, UN.
Japan	Updated to vintages 2025, 2020, 2016, 2015, and 2014. This dataset also includes 5-25-year projections and five-year growth rates. Settlement points were enhanced with Census Grid 125m and building footprint polygons from GSL. Two new geography levels were added: Mesh_1km and Mesh_500m. This dataset is dual-language (Japanese and English). Number of new attributes: 2020 vintage—24 Age; 12 Education, 1 Households; 8 Housing; 12 Jobs; 3 Population. 2016 vintage—69 Business. 2015 vintage—21 Age; 1 Households; 8 Housing; 12 Jobs; 1 Population. 2014 vintage—2 Population; 171 Supply and Demand (New data category). Number of attributes no longer available: 2023 vintage—12 Age. 2020 vintage—12 Households; 14 Housing; 37 Jobs; 7 Population. 1 Area (sq KM) - no vintage for area. The data source for the Esri Japan premium dataset is Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications; the dataset is based on Japan's Census 2020 Data; Census 2015 Data, Housing, and Land Survey; Household Survey; 2016 Economic Census Data; 2015 Regional Mesh Statistics Data; 2014 Census of Commerce Data, Statistical Observations of Municipalities; 2025 Esri Japan Consumer Spending Data; 2025 Esri Japan Income Data; 2025 Esri Japan Savings Data; and 2024 Esri Japan Future Population Data.
New Zealand	Updated to vintage 2023. Settlement points were updated from the previous release of the 2023 LINZ Data Service NZ Street Address points. These are an improvement over the previous version and could result in significant changes to previously run values in some trade areas. Settlement points are used in the data apportionment algorithm to redistribute data variables to input polygon features. Three new geography levels were added: Māori Wards, Urban and Rural Areas, and Statistical Areas 3. Number of new attributes (2023 vintage): 2 Age; 4 Behaviors; 32 Education; 2 Ethnicity; 19 Health; 54 Households; 48 Housing; 17 Income; 16 Jobs; 29 Language, Immigration; 4 Marital Status; 8 Population. Number of attributes no longer available (2018 vintage): 42 Age; 5 Education; 5 Households; 9 Housing; 3 Income; 1 Marital Status; 3 Population. New Zealand 2023 national census data shows national and regional statistics from the first release of 2023 Census data.
Puerto Rico and the United States	ArcGIS Places - Points of Interest— Updated to vintage December 2024.
Thailand	Updated to vintage 2023. Settlement points were updated from October 2017 nominal spacing to population-weighted hexagonal centroid settlement points using the 2021 Nostra residential housing unit points. Esri Thailand demographic data uses NOSTRA product. NOSTRA provides digital map data throughout Thailand to support GIS technology (https://www.nostramap.com). Developed by GlobeTech Co., Ltd, an affiliate of CDG Group and a leading provider of digital mapping and location content solutions covering Southeast Asia under the brand "NOSTRA". From Geographic Information Systems through Online Map and navigation services. GlobeTech Co., Ltd. has licensed NOSTRA to Esri Thailand, a partner company, to create the Esri Thailand demographic dataset for ArcGIS Business Analyst and other ArcGIS software.
United States	ArcGIS Places - Business Locations and Business Summaries—Updates include the following: Updated to vintage November 2024 In early 2026, Esri will discontinue support for the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes provided by Data Axle and used in the United States Business Summary dataset. A new Esri-created attribute, NAICS Industry Sector, is available for Canada and the United States. Traffic Counts—Vintage Q4 2024.

ArcGIS Places data

Esri updated the following ArcGIS Places datasets:

Data source	Updates
Data Axle	Updated to vintage November 2024. In early 2026, Esri will discontinue support for the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes provided by Data Axle and used in the United States Business Summary dataset. A new Esri-created attribute, NAICS Industry Sector, is available for Canada and the United States.
Foursquare	Updated to vintage January 2025. Esri is incorporating Foursquare Open Source Places into the global ArcGIS Places data. As a result of this change to the source content, some attributes are no longer available in this dataset. Retained attributes Deprecated attributes POI Name / Name Address Extended Address / Street Address Neighborhood Post Town Location P.O. Box DMA Locality Census Block ID Region H3 Hexagon R7 Admin Region NAICS Code Country Foursquare Chain Name / Chain Name Postcode Chains All Foursquare Categories / Categories Open Confidence Foursquare Categories / Category ID Open 24 Hours a Day Symbol ID Open 7 Days a Week Source Open Weekends Only Esri ID / Place ID Hours Telephone Opening or Popular Hours Website Opening Text Email UTC Time Zone Facebook ID Place details Instagram Number of Sublocations Twitter Geocodes / Additional Locations X, Y Fax Description Price User Rating See the Foursquare topic for more details.
SafeGraph	Updated to vintage December 2024.