Change log — February 2025

Detailed information about what has changed for Esri Location Data. The updates made to Esri Demographics and ArcGIS Places data in the February 2025 release are provided below.

Standard demographics

The following standard demographics datasets sourced from data supplied by Michael Bauer Research GmbH were updated:

Asia

Esri updated the following datasets for Asia:

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Armenia

  • Vintage 2024.
  • Settlement points were updated from the WorldPop.org 100m Constrained UN adjusted projected 2020 population grid to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) raster points. This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Number of new attributes: 4 Marital Status (2024); 6 Education (2024)
  • Utilization of updated input data from official statistics has led to deviations for Age and Gender data.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Azerbaijan

  • Vintage 2024.
  • Settlement points were updated from October 2017 nominal spacing to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Number of new attributes: 15 Total, Female, and Male Population by Age (2024).
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Bahrain

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Settlement points were updated from October 2017 nominal spacing to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 12 Education (2022); 1 Households (2022); 1 Marital Status (2022).
  • Population projections at the national level declined by 14.7% compared to former estimates; this difference is attributed to updates to the 2021 Census data.
  • Purchasing Power and Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show a downward trend due to a revision of economic data.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Bangladesh

  • Vintage 2024.
  • Settlement points were updated from the WorldPop.org 100m Constrained UN adjusted projected 2020 population grid to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • The Purchasing Power projections in national currency for 2024 show an upward trend due to inflation.
  • Age and Gender are reported separately, not in combination.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Brunei Darussalam

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Settlement points were updated from the WorldPop.org 100m Constrained UN adjusted projected 2020 population grid to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Number of new attributes: 4 Marital Status (2024); 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 8 Education (2022).
  • The Census 2021 data is included in the calculations.
  • Based on official statistics, Unemployed Population shows a significant decline due to economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The Purchasing Power projections in national currency for 2024 show a downward trend due to a revision of economic data.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Cambodia

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Settlement points were updated from the WorldPop.org 100m Constrained UN adjusted projected 2020 population grid to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Based on official statistics, the number of Unemployed Persons shows a significant decline due to an economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

China

  • Vintage 2024.
  • Settlement points were updated from October 2017 nominal spacing to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Geography level name changes:
    • From Provincial Level Divisions to Provinces.
    • From Prefectural Level Divisions to Prefectures.
    • From County Level Divisions to Counties.
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 7 Education (2022); 1 Households (2022); 1 Marital Status (2022); 1 Unemployed Population/Jobs (2021).
  • Census 2020 data is included in the calculations.
  • The Purchasing Power projections in national currency for 2024 show an upward trend due to economic growth and a revision of economic data.
  • Consumer Spending for 2024 shows an upward trend due to economic growth.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Georgia

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Settlement points were updated from October 2017 nominal spacing to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 8 Education (2022); 1 Marital Status (2022).
  • Based on official statistics, Unemployed Population shows a significant decline due to an economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The Purchasing Power projections in national currency fo4 2024 show an upward trend due to economic growth.
  • There is no official data available for Ap'khazet'is Avonomiuri Respublika (the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia).
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Hong Kong

  • Vintage 2024.
  • Settlement points were updated from the WorldPop.org 100m Constrained UN adjusted projected 2020 population grid to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Geography level changes:
    • Name change from Constituencies to Statistical Areas Level 1.
    • New geography level: Statistical Areas Level 2.
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 8 Education (2022); 1 Households (2022); 1 Marital Status (2022).
  • The Census 2021 data was used for calculations.
  • Data shows a 1.5% national population decrease following UN data based on input from the Census and Statistics department.
  • Consumer Spending for 2024 shows variations compared to 2022 with shifts within categories due to new data from official statistics.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

India

  • Vintage 2024.
  • Settlement points were updated from October 2017 nominal spacing to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Number of new attributes: 15 Population by Age and Gender (2024).
  • The Purchasing Power and Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show an upward trend due to inflation and high economic growth.
  • 15-year age bands for India are modeled on the basis of 15-year age bands of a superordinate geographic level and on the basis of the relation of children age 0-6 and adults on the subdistrict level.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Indonesia

  • Vintage 2024.
  • Settlement points were updated from the WorldPop.org 100m Constrained UN adjusted projected 2020 population grid to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 12 Education (2022); 1 Marital Status (2022).
  • The use of updated Census data has led to higher deviations for Marital Status variables.
  • Consumer Spending for 2024 shows an upward trend due to economic growth and increased regional spending.
  • For reasons of data privacy, in areas with few regional inhabitants, all data except Population and Households numbers are anonymized. In these areas, variables simultaneously referring to currency and population are based on the national average; all other variables are set to zero.
  • For micro-level data, Education is based on the distribution of the respective Kabupaten.
  • Marital Status is based on the distribution of the respective Kabupaten.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Iran

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Settlement points were updated from the WorldPop.org 100m Constrained UN adjusted projected 2020 population grid to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 4 Education (2022).
  • The Purchasing Power projections in national currency for 2024 show a downward trend due to a revision of economic data.
  • For micro-level data, Age and Unemployed Population are based on the distribution of the respective Ostanha.
  • Purchasing Power is based on per-capita values of the respective Ostanha.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Israel

  • Vintage 2024.
  • Settlement points were updated from October 2017 nominal spacing to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Geography level name changes:
    • From Districts to Regions.
    • From Local Councils to Subregions.
  • The Census 2022 data was used for calculations.
  • Consumer Spending for 2024 shows variations compared to 2022 with shifts within categories due to new data from official statistics.
  • There is no official data for the six territories without jurisdiction or Industrial Subregions.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Japan

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Settlement points were updated from 2015 Population Census Block Centroids to 2020 Population Census Blocks. This improvement uses area apportionment of block data with 125 meter grids containing buildings, creating a more granular settlement point dataset. These changes to the settlement points may cause significant differences in apportionment results when compared to previous versions.
  • Geography level name change from Blocks to Statistical Areas.
  • Number of new attributes available: 5 Households by Income (2024); 4 Households by Type (2024); 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 8 Education (2022); 5 Households by Type (2022); 1 Marital Status (2022).
  • The use of updated Census 2020 data has led to higher deviations in Population variables.
  • Population projections at the national level declined by 1% compared to former estimates; this difference is attributed to updates to United Nations data based on input from the Japanese Statistics Bureau.
  • Consumer Spending for 2024 shows an upward trend due to inflation.
  • For reasons of data privacy, in areas with few regional inhabitants, all data except Population and Households numbers are anonymized. In these areas, variables simultaneously referring to currency and population are based on the national average; all other variables are set to zero.
  • For micro-level data, Unemployed Population is based on per-capita values of the respective Shikuchoson.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Jordan

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Settlement points were updated from October 2017 nominal spacing to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Number of new attributes available: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 6 Education (2022); 1 Marital Status (2022).
  • Based on official statistics, Unemployed Population counts show a significant decline due to an economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Due to country-specific structures of the input data, some individual characteristics of the standardized education variables cannot be presented.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Kazakhstan

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Settlement points were updated from October 2017 nominal spacing to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 1 Marital Status (2022).
  • The use of updated Census 2021 data has led to higher deviations for Population and Households variables.
  • Purchasing Power projections in national currency for 2024 show an upward trend due to high inflation.
  • Due to the country-specific structures of the input data, some individual characteristics of the standardized education variables cannot be presented.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Kuwait

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Settlement points were updated from October 2017 nominal spacing to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Number of new attributes available: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 9 Education (2022); 1 Marital Status (2022).
  • The use of updated Census 2022 data has led to higher deviations for Age, Gender, and Marital Status variables.
  • The Purchasing Power projections in national currency for 2024 show a downward trend due to economic decrease related to declining oil prices and a revision of economic data.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Kyrgyzstan

  • Vintage 2024.
  • Settlement points were updated from October 2017 nominal spacing to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 10 Education (2022).
  • The use of updated Census 2022 data has led to higher deviations for Population, Age, and Gender variables.
  • The Purchasing Power projections in national currency for 2024 show an upward trend due to inflation.
  • Due to the country-specific structures of the input data, some individual characteristics of the standardized education variables cannot be presented.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Lebanon

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Settlement points were updated from October 2017 nominal spacing to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 9 Education (2022); 1 Marital Status (2022).
  • Population projections at the national level declined by 11% compared to former estimates; this difference is attributed to updates to United Nations data that is based on input data from the Lebanon Central Administration of Statistics.
  • The Purchasing Power and Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show a significant upward trend due to extremely high inflation and a revision of economic data.
  • Age and Gender are reported separately, not in combination.
  • Education data excludes domestic workers.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Macao

  • Vintage 2024.
  • Settlement points were updated from October 2017 nominal spacing to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Geography level name change from Parishes to Municipalities.
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 8 Education (2022); 1 Marital Status (2022).
  • The use of updated Census 2022 data has led to higher deviations in Age, Gender, and Marital Status variables.
  • There is no official data for the following parishes: Lù dàng tián hǎiqū, Xīnchéng A qū, and Xīnchéng C qū.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Malaysia

  • Vintage 2024.
  • Settlement points were updated from the WorldPop.org 100m Constrained UN adjusted projected 2020 population grid to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Population at the national level declined by 1.7% compared to former estimates following incorporation of the UN data that is based on input data from the Department of Statistics Malaysia.
  • The Purchasing Power projections in national currency for 2024 show an upward trend due to high economic growth.
  • Consumer Spending 2024 shows variations compared to 2022 with shifts within categories due to new data from official statistics.
  • For reasons of data privacy, in areas with few regional inhabitants, all data except Population and Households numbers are anonymized. In these areas, variables simultaneously referring to currency and population are based on the national average; all other variables are set to zero.
  • Age and Gender are reported separately, not in combination.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Maldives

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Settlement points were updated from the WorldPop.org 100m Constrained UN adjusted projected 2020 population grid to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Geography level name change from Atolls to Districts.
  • The use of updated Census 2022 data has led to higher deviations for Age and Gender variables.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Mongolia

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Settlement points were updated from the WorldPop.org 100m Constrained UN adjusted projected 2020 population grid to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Number of new attributes: 10 Population Totals by Age and Gender (2024).
  • The Purchasing Power projections in national currency for 2024 show an upward trend due to high inflation.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Myanmar

  • Vintage 2024.
  • Settlement points were updated from the WorldPop.org 100m Constrained UN adjusted projected 2020 population grid to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 10 Education (2022).
  • Population projections at the national level declined by 0.5% compared to former estimates; this difference is attributed to updates to United Nations data that is based on input data from the Central Statistical Organization.
  • Age and Gender are based on the distribution of the respective Pyi ne myar taing.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Nepal

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Settlement points were updated from the WorldPop.org 100m Constrained UN adjusted projected 2020 population grid to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Number of new attributes: 4 Marital Status (2024); 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 12 Education (2022).
  • Use of updated input data from official statistics has led to deviations for Age and Gender variables.
  • The Purchasing Power projections in national currency for 2024 show an upward trend due to inflation and a revision of economic data.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Oman

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Settlement points were updated from October 2017 nominal spacing to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 8 Education (2022); 1 Marital Status (2022).
  • Data shows a 10.5% national population decrease following the use of UN data based on input data from the National Center for Statistics and Information.
  • The Purchasing Power projections in national currency for 2024 show an upward trend due to inflation, economic growth and a revision of economic data.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Pakistan

  • Vintage 2024.
  • Settlement points were updated from the WorldPop.org 100m Constrained UN adjusted projected 2020 population grid to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • New geography level: Counties.
  • The Purchasing Power projections in national currency for 2024 show a significant upward trend due to high inflation.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Philippines

  • Vintage 2024.
  • Settlement points were updated from October 2017 nominal spacing to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Number of new attributes: 4 Marital Status (2024); 6 Education (2024).
  • Using new input data from the Census 2020 led to deviations for Age and Gender variables.
  • Consumer Spending for 2024 shows an upward trend due to inflation and economic growth.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Qatar

  • Vintage 2024.
  • Settlement points were updated from October 2017 nominal spacing to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Geography level name change from Zones to Subdistricts.
  • The Population projections at the national level declined by 2.7% compared to former estimates; this difference is attributed to updates to United Nations data based on input data from the Statistics Authority.
  • For reasons of data privacy, in areas with few regional inhabitants, all data except Population and Households numbers are anonymized. In these areas, variables simultaneously referring to currency and population are based on the national average; all other variables are set to zero.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Saudi Arabia

  • Vintage 2024.
  • Settlement points were updated from October 2017 nominal spacing to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Number of new attributes: 15 Population by Age and Gender (2024); 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 10 Education (2022); 1 Marital Status (2022).
  • Population at the national level declined by 6% compared to former estimates following incorporation of the new Census 2022 input data.
  • Using new input data from the Census 2022 leads to deviations in Population and the respective dependent variables.
  • The Purchasing Power projections in national currency for 2024 show a downward trend due to a revision of economic data.
  • The Consumer Spending data for 2024 shows variations compared to 2022 with shifts within categories due to new data from official statistics.
  • Due to the country-specific structures of the input data, some individual characteristics of the standardized education variables cannot be presented.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Singapore

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Settlement points were updated from October 2017 nominal spacing to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Geography level name change from Planning Areas to Districts.
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 9 Education (2022); 1 Households (2022); 1 Marital Status (2022).
  • Consumer Spending for 2024 shows variations compared to 2022 with shifts within categories due to new data from official statistics.
  • There is no official data available for the areas of Changi Bay, Central Water Catchment, Marina East, Marina South, Simpang, Straits View, and Western Islands.
  • Due to a lack of available data for the areas of Boon Lay, Lim Chu Kang, North-Eastern Islands, Paya Lebar, Pioneer, Tengah, and Tuas—Age and Gender are set to zero.
  • Due to a lack of official data availability for the areas of Boon Lay, Lim Chu Kang, Mandai, Museum, Newton, North-Eastern Islands, Orchard, Paya Lebar, Pioneer, Rochor, Seletar, Singapore River, Southern Islands, Sungei Kadut, Tengah, Tuas, and Western Water Catchment—values for Households by Type are set to zero.
  • Due to a lack of official data availability for the areas of Boon Lay, Lim Chu Kang, North-Eastern Islands, Paya Lebar, Pioneer, Tengah, and Tuas—values for Education and Marital Status are set to zero.
  • For the areas of Changi, Mandai, Museum, Newton, Orchard, Rochor, Southern Islands, Sungei Kadut, Seletar, Singapore River and Western Water Catchment official statistical data is not collected separately. Therefore, these all have the same shares of Educational Attainment and Marital Status.
  • Due to a lack of official data availability for the areas of Boon Lay, Lim Chu Kang, Museum, North-Eastern Islands, Orchard, Paya Lebar, Pioneer, Seletar, Southern Islands, Sungei Kadut, Tengah, Tuas, and Western Water Catchment—Household by Income Quintiles, Unemployed Persons, Purchasing Power, and Consumer Spending data are set to zero.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

South Korea

  • Vintage 2024.
  • Settlement points were updated from October 2017 nominal spacing to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Number of new attributes available: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 9 Education (2022); 1 Marital Status (2022).
  • The Purchasing Power and Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show an upward trend due to inflation.
  • Due to the country-specific structures of the input data, some individual characteristics of the standardized education variables cannot be presented.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Sri Lanka

  • Vintage 2024.
  • Settlement points were updated from October 2017 nominal spacing to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 1 Marital Status (2022).
  • Population projections at the national level declined by 1% compared to former estimates; this difference is attributed to updates to United Nations data that is based on input data from the Sri Lanka Department of Census and Statistics.
  • The use of updated input data from official statistics has led to deviations for Age and Gender variables.
  • The Purchasing Power projections in national currency for 2024 show an upward trend due to high inflation.
  • Age and Gender are reported separately, not in combination.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Taiwan

  • Vintage 2024.
  • Settlement points were updated from October 2017 nominal spacing to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Number of new attributes: 4 Marital Status (2024); 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 11 Education (2022).
  • Consumer Spending for 2024 shows variations compared to 2022 with shifts within categories due to new data from official statistics.
  • Due to the country-specific structures of the input data, some individual characteristics of the standardized education variables cannot be presented.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Tajikistan

  • Vintage 2024.
  • Settlement points were updated from the WorldPop.org 100m Constrained UN adjusted projected 2020 population grid to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Thailand

  • Vintage 2024.
  • Settlement points were updated from population-weighted hexagonal centroid Nostra 2021 housing units to Nostra 2022 residential housing unit points.
  • Population at the national level declined by 0.6% compared to former estimates following incorporation of data from the United Nations that is based on input data from the National Statistical Office.
  • Consumer Spending 2024 shows variations compared to 2022 with shifts within categories due to new data from official statistics.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

United Arab Emirates

  • Vintage 2024.
  • Settlement points were updated from October 2017 nominal spacing to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 1 Unemployed Population/Jobs (2021).
  • A 4.9% decline in national population was noted in the latest update from Michael Bauer Research GmbH, attributed to updates to United Nations data based on input from the National Bureau of Statistics.
  • For regions within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Households are based on the household size of the encompassing Emirate.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Uzbekistan

  • Vintage 2024.
  • Settlement points were updated from October 2017 nominal spacing to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Geography level name change from Provinces to Regions.
  • The Purchasing Power projections in national currency for 2024 show an upward trend due to high inflation.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Vietnam

  • Vintage 2024.
  • Settlement points were updated from the June 2021 WorldPop.org population grid 2020 UN adjusted with HERE Roads and layers to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data is newer and more detailed than the previous raster-based data and could result in 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.
  • Geography level name change from Communes to Municipalities.
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 14 Education (2022).
  • The use of updated national input data from official statistics has led to deviations for Age and Gender variables.
  • The Purchasing Power and Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show an upward trend due to economic growth.
  • For micro-level data, Education is based on the distribution of the respective Huyen. Due to the country-specific structures of the input data, some individual characteristics of the standardized education variables cannot be presented.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Western Europe

Esri updated the following datasets for Western Europe:

CountryChanged content

Andorra

  • Vintage 2024.
  • Geography level change from Districts to Municipalities.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Austria

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 9 Education (2023); 1 Households (2023); 1 Marital Status (2023).
  • Use of updated input data from official statistics has led to deviations in the Unemployed Population count.
  • Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show an upward trend due to inflation.
  • For reasons of data privacy, in areas with few regional inhabitants, all data except Population and Households numbers are anonymized. In these areas, variables simultaneously referring to currency and population are based on the national average; all other variables are set to zero.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Belgium

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Geography level name changes:
    • From Arrondissements to Districts.
    • From Communes to Municipalities.
    • From Statistical Sectors to Statistical Areas.
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024); 7 Households (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 9 Education (2023); 1 Marital Status (2023).
  • Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show variations compared to 2023 with shifts within categories due to new data from official statistics.
  • For reasons of data privacy, in areas with few regional inhabitants, all data except Population and Households numbers are anonymized. In these areas, variables simultaneously referring to currency and population are based on the national average; all other variables are set to zero.
  • For Postal Codes and micro-level geographical areas, Unemployed Population is based on per-capita values of the respective Communes.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Cyprus

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Only data for the Greek part of Cyprus is available.
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024); 9 Households (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 9 Education (2023); 10 Households; 1 Marital Status.
  • The use of updated input data from official statistics has led to deviations in Age groups and Unemployed Population counts.
  • Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show variations compared to 2023 with shifts within categories due to new data from official statistics.
  • For reasons of data privacy, in areas with few regional inhabitants, all data except Population and Households numbers are anonymized. In these areas, variables simultaneously referring to currency and population are based on the national average; all other variables are set to zero.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Denmark

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 11 Education (2023); 1 Households (2023); 1 Marital Status (2023).
  • The use of updated input data from official statistics has led to deviations in the Unemployed Population count.
  • Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show variations compared to 2023 with shifts within categories due to new data from official statistics.
  • For reasons of data privacy, in areas with few regional inhabitants, all data except Population and Households numbers are anonymized. In these areas, variables simultaneously referring to currency and population are based on the national average; all other variables are set to zero.
  • For Postal Codes, Education and Marital Status are based on the distribution of the respective Kommuner.
  • Unemployed Population is based on per-capita values of the respective Kommuner.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Faroe Islands

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • New attributes: Average Household Size (2024); Total Households (2024); Unemployed Population (2024).
  • Population projections at the national level declined by 0,20% compared to former estimates; this difference is attributed to updates to input data of the Statistics Faroe Islands.
  • Households are based on the household size of the respective Syslur.
  • Unemployed Population is based on per-capita values of the respective Syslur.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Finland

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Geography level name change from Large Areas to Territories.
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 8 Education (2023); 1 Marital Status (2023).
  • Population projections at the national level declined by 0.51% compared to former estimates; this difference is attributed to updates to Eurostat data based on input data from Statistics Finland.
  • The use of updated input data from official statistics has led to deviations in the Updated Population count.
  • Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show variations compared to 2023 with shifts within categories due to new data from official statistics.
  • For reasons of data privacy, in areas with few regional inhabitants, all data except Population and Households numbers are anonymized. In these areas, variables simultaneously referring to currency and population are based on the national average; all other variables are set to zero.
  • For Postal Codes, Education and Marital Status are based on the distribution of the respective Kunnat.
  • Unemployed Population is based on the per-capita values of the respective Kunnat.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

France

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Geography level name changes:
    • From Arrondissements to Districts.
    • From Communes to Municipalities.
    • From Aggregated Units for Statistical Information (IRIS) to Statistical Areas.
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 7 Education (2023); 1 Households (2023); 1 Marital Status (2023).
  • Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show variations compared to 2023 with shifts within categories due to revision of expenditure data.
  • For reasons of data privacy, in areas with few regional inhabitants, all data except Population and Households numbers are anonymized. In these areas, variables simultaneously referring to currency and population are based on the national average; all other variables are set to zero.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Germany

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Settlement points were updated from the Nexiga Jan 2023 residential building centroids to the Jan 2024 version of the data. This update resulted in a minor change that will alter previously run data apportionment values in some trade areas.
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 5 Education (2023); 1 Households (2023); 1 Marital Status (2023).
  • The use of updated input data from official statistics has led to deviations in Marital Status variables.
  • Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show variations compared to 2023 with shifts within categories due to revision of expenditure data.
  • For reasons of data privacy, in areas with few regional inhabitants, all data except Population and Households numbers are anonymized. In these areas, variables simultaneously referring to currency and population are based on the national average; all other variables are set to zero.
  • For Postal Codes, Marital Status is based on the distribution of the respective Gemeinden.
  • Unemployed Population is based on per-capita values of the respective Gemeinden.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Greece

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Settlement points were updated from the 2022 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) raster points.
  • Geography level name changes:
    • From Decentralized Administrations to Territories.
    • From Regional Units to Subregions.
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024); 1 Households (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 8 Education (2023); 1 Households (2023); 1 Marital Status (2023).
  • Use of updated data from the 2021 Census has led to deviations in Age Groups, Marital Status, and Unemployed Population.
  • The Purchasing Power projection in national currency for 2024 shows an upward trend due to inflation, economic growth, and a revision of economic data.
  • Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show an upward trend due to inflation, economic growth, and variations compared to 2023 with shifts within categories due to new data from official statistics.
  • For Postal Codes, Households are based on the household size of the respective Dimoi.
  • Age, Gender, Households by Income Quintiles, Households by Type, Education, and Marital Status are based on the distribution of the respective Dimoi.
  • Unemployed Population is based on the per-capita values of the respective Dimoi.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Iceland

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 5 Education (2023); 1 Households (2023).
  • Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show an upward trend due to inflation and variations compared to 2023 with shifts within categories due to new data from official statistics.
  • For reasons of data privacy, in areas with few regional inhabitants, all data except Population and Households numbers are anonymized. In these areas, variables simultaneously referring to currency and population are based on the national average; all other variables are set to zero.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Ireland

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Geography level name changes:
    • From Regional Assemblies to Regions.
    • From Counties and Cities to Counties.
    • From Electoral Divisions to Districts.
    • From Small Areas to Statistical Areas.
  • Number of new attributes: 5 Households by Income Quintiles (2024); 6 Households by Type (2024); 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 13 Education (2023); 7 Households (2023); 1 Marital Status (2023).
  • Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show variations compared to 2023 with shifts within categories due to new data from official statistics.
  • For reasons of data privacy, in areas with few regional inhabitants, all data except Population and Households numbers are anonymized. In these areas, variables simultaneously referring to currency and population are based on the national average; all other variables are set to zero.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Italy

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Geography level name change from Census Areas to Statistical Areas.
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 6 Education (2023); 1 Marital Status (2023).
  • Population projections at the national level declined by 0.19% compared to former estimates; this difference is attributed to updates to Eurostat data based on input data from the Italian National Institute of Statistics.
  • Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show variations compared to 2023 with shifts within categories due to new data from official statistics.
  • For reasons of data privacy, in areas with few regional inhabitants, all data except Population and Households numbers are anonymized. In these areas, variables simultaneously referring to currency and population are based on the national average; all other variables are set to zero.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Liechtenstein

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Geography level name change from Electoral Districts to Districts.
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024); 1 Unemployed Population (2023).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 11 Education (2023); 1 Households (2023); 1 Marital Status (2023).
  • Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show variations compared to 2023 with shifts within categories due to new data from official statistics.
  • For Postal Codes, Households by Type, Education, and Marital Status are based on the distribution of the respective Gemeinden.
  • Unemployed Population is based on per capita values of the respective Gemeinden.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Luxembourg

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Geography level name change from Communes to Municipalities.
  • The use of updated input data from official statistics has led to deviations in the Unemployed Population count.
  • Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show variations compared to 2023 with shifts within categories due to a revision of expenditure data.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Malta

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Geography level name change from Local Councils to Municipalities.
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 7 Education (2023).
  • The use of updated input data from official statistics has led to deviations in the Unemployed Population count.
  • The Purchasing Power projection in national currency for 2024 shows an upward trend due to economic growth.
  • Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show variations compared to 2023 with shifts within categories due to new data from official statistics.
  • For Postal Codes, Birkirkara, Munxar, Kalkara, Santa Venera, Qormi und Zebbug (Gozo) in total.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Monaco

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Geography level name change from Quarters to Subdistricts.
  • New attributes: Average Household Size (2024); Male/Female Population Totals (2024); Population Totals by Age and Gender (2024); Total Households (2024); Unemployed Population (2023).
  • Population projections at the national level declined by 0.27% compared to former estimates; this difference is attributed to updates to United Nations data that is based on input data from the Official Government Portal of Monaco.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Netherlands

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Settlement points were updated from the 2023 Market Response Residential Dwelling points provided by Esri Netherlands to the 2023 Basic Registration of Addresses and Buildings (BAG) provided by Esri Netherlands and verified with Esri Imagery.
  • Geography level name changes:
    • From COROP Regions to Districts.
    • From Districts to Statistical Areas Level 2.
    • From Neighborhoods to Statistical Areas Level 1.
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 5 Education (2023); 1 Households (2023); 1 Marital Status (2023).
  • Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show an upward trend due to inflation.
  • For reasons of data privacy, in areas with few regional inhabitants, all data except Population and Households numbers are anonymized. In these areas, variables simultaneously referring to currency and population are based on the national average; all other variables are set to zero.
  • For Postal Codes and micro-level geographical areas, Education is based on the distribution of the respective Gemeenten.
  • Unemployed Population is based on per capita values of the respective Gemeenten.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Norway

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 7 Education (2023); 1 Households (2023); 1 Marital Status (2023).
  • The use of updated input data from official statistics has led to deviations in the Unemployed Population count.
  • Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show variations compared to 2023 with shifts within categories due to new data from official statistics.
  • For reasons of data privacy, in areas with few regional inhabitants, all data except Population and Households numbers are anonymized. In these areas, variables simultaneously referring to currency and population are based on the national average; all other variables are set to zero.
  • For Postal Codes, Households by Income, Households by Type, Education, and Marital Status are based on the distribution of the respective Kommuner.
  • Unemployed Population is based on per-capita values of the respective Kommuner.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Portugal

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Geography level name changes:
    • From Parishes to Subdistricts.
    • From Census Sections to Statistical Areas Level 2.
    • From Census Subsections to Statistical Areas Level 1.
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 8 Education (2023); 1 Marital Status (2023).
  • The use of updated input data from official statistics has led to deviations in the Unemployed Population count.
  • Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show an upward trend due to inflation and economic growth.
  • For reasons of data privacy, in areas with few regional inhabitants, all data except Population and Households numbers are anonymized. In these areas, variables simultaneously referring to currency and population are based on the national average; all other variables are set to zero.
  • For micro-level geographical areas, Households by Income Quintiles, Education, and Marital Status are based on the distribution of the respective Freguesias.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Spain

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Geography level name changes:
    • From Autonomous Communities to Regions.
    • From Census Sections to Statistical Areas.
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 14 Education (2023); 1 Marital Status (2023).
  • Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show an upward trend due to inflation and economic growth.
  • For reasons of data privacy, in areas with few regional inhabitants, all data except Population and Households numbers are anonymized. In these areas, variables simultaneously referring to currency and population are based on the national average; all other variables are set to zero.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Sweden

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Number of new attributes available: 6 Education (2024); 5 Households (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 9 Education (2023); 1 Marital Status (2023).
  • Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show variations compared to 2023 with shifts within categories due to revision of expenditure data.
  • For reasons of data privacy, in areas with few regional inhabitants, all data except Population and Households numbers are anonymized. In these areas, variables simultaneously referring to currency and population are based on the national average; all other variables are set to zero.
  • For Postal Codes, Education is based on the distribution of the respective Kommuner.
  • Unemployed Population is based on per-capita values of the respective Kommuner.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Switzerland

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 1 Households (2023); 1 Marital Status (2023).
  • Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show variations compared to 2023 with shifts within categories due to new data from official statistics.
  • For reasons of data privacy, in areas with few regional inhabitants, all data except Population and Households numbers are anonymized. In these areas, variables simultaneously referring to currency and population are based on the national average; all other variables are set to zero.
  • For Postal Codes, Households by Income Quintiles, Households by Type, and Marital Status are based on the distribution of the respective Gemeinden.
  • Unemployed Population is based on per-capita values of the respective Gemeinden.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Türkiye

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 11 Education (2023); 1 Marital Status (2023).
  • The use of updated input data from official statistics has led to deviations in the Unemployed Population count.
  • The Purchasing Power projection in national currency for 2024 shows a significant upward trend due to high inflation.
  • Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show significant upward trend due to high inflation and variations compared to 2023 with shifts within categories due to new data from official statistics.
  • For Postal Codes, Marital Status is based on the distribution of the respective lçeler.
  • Unemployed Population is based on per-capita values of the respective lçeler.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

United Kingdom

  • Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Population 2023).
  • Geography level name changes:
    • From United Kingdom to Country.
    • From Lower Super Output Areas to Statistical Areas Level 2.
    • From Census Output Areas to Statistical Areas Level 1.
  • Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024); 7 Households (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 7 Education (2023); 8 Households (2023); 1 Marital Status (2023).
  • The results from the current Census 2022 were taken into account.
  • Based on official statistics, the Unemployed Population count shows deviations.
  • Consumer Spending projections in national currency for 2024 show variations compared to 2023 with shifts within categories due to a revision of expenditure data.
  • For reasons of data privacy, in areas with few regional inhabitants, all data except Population and Households numbers are anonymized. In these areas, variables simultaneously referring to currency and population are based on the national average; all other variables are set to zero.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Advanced demographics

The following advanced demographics changes were implemented:

CountryChanged content

Germany

  • 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: 28 Spending (2024).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 2 Households (2023).
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

India

  • Vintage 2011 with 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).
  • 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.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Japan

  • 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 added: Mesh_1km and Mesh_500m.
  • This dataset is dual-language (Japanese and English).
  • Number of new attributes:
    • 2020—24 Age; 12 Education, 1 Households; 8 Housing; 12 Jobs; 3 Population.
    • 2016—69 Business.
    • 2015—21 Age; 1 Households; 8 Housing; 12 Jobs; 1 Population.
    • 2014—2 Population; 171 Supply and Demand (New data category).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 6 Income (2023); 12 Age (2020); 12 Households (2020); 14 Housing (2020); 37 Jobs (2020); 7 Population (2020); 1 Area (sq KM).
  • Data sources for Esri Japan is Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and 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.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

New Zealand

  • Vintage 2023.
  • The 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 added: Māori Wards, Urban and Rural Areas, and Statistical Areas 3.
  • Number of new attributes: 2 Age (2023); 4 Behaviors (2023); 32 Education (2023); 2 Ethnicity (2023); 19 Health (2023); 54 Households (2023); 48 Housing (2023); 17 Income (2023); 16 Jobs (2023); 29 Language, Immigration (2023); 4 Marital Status (2023); 8 Population (2023).
  • Number of attributes no longer available: 42 Age (2018); 5 Education (2018); 5 Households (2018); 9 Housing (2018); 3 Income (2018); 1 Marital Status (2018); 3 Population (2018).
  • New Zealand 2023 national census data shows national and regional statistics from the first release of 2023 Census data.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

Puerto Rico and the United States

ArcGIS Places - Points of Interest

Vintage December 2024.

Thailand

  • 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. Globtech Co., Ltd. has licensed NOSTRA to Esri Thailand, a partner company, to create the Esri Thailand demographic dataset for Business Analyst and other ArcGIS software.
  • See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.

United States

ArcGIS Places - Business Locations and Business Summary

  • 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.
  • New Esri-created attribute: NAICS Industry Sector, available for Canada and the United States.

Traffic Counts

Vintage Q4 2024.

ArcGIS Places data

The following ArcGIS Places data changes were implemented:

DatasetUpdates

Data Axle

  • 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.
  • New Esri-created attribute: NAICS Industry Sector, available for Canada and the United States.

Foursquare

  • 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.

Current attributesDeprecated 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

Vintage December 2024.