Prior release — October 2025

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

Data product name change

Esri updated the product name from Esri Location Data to ArcGIS Data.

Standard demographics

Note:

In October 2025, Esri redefined the Consumer Spending variables CS13-CS16 and the related definitions and subcategories. Note that while some definitions may appear unchanged, the types of expenditures included in the variable have been updated. Because of this change, a comparison with the previous release is not possible. This change affects only datasets from countries or regions in this release that include Consumer Spending data: Ghana, Mauritius, Mexico, Réunion, South Africa, and Tunisia. The following variables were updated:

Previous variable	Previous definition	Updated variable	Updated definition
CS13_CY Electronics & IT: Total	Consumer Electronics & Photo/IT Equipment Expenditures: Total	CS13_CY Electronics & IT: Total	Consumer Electronics & IT/Communication Equipment Expenditures: Total
CS13PRM_CY Electronics & IT: Per Mill	Consumer Electronics & Photo/IT Equipment Expenditures: Per Mill	CS13PRM_CY Electronics & IT: Per Mill	Consumer Electronics & IT/Communication Equipment Expenditures: Per Mill
CSPC13_CY Electronics & IT: Per Capita	Consumer Electronics & Photo/IT Equipment Expenditures: Per Capita	CSPC13_CY Electronics & IT: Per Capita	Consumer Electronics & IT/Communication Equipment Expenditures: Per Capita
CS13IDX_CY Electronics & IT: Index	Consumer Electronics & Photo/IT Equipment Expenditures: Index	CS13IDX_CY Electronics & IT: Index	Consumer Electronics & IT/Communication Equipment Expenditures: Index
CS14_CY Recreation Durables: Total	Recreation & Culture Durable Expenditures: Total	CS14_CY Toys & Sports: Total	Toys, Games, Hobby, Sports, & Other Recreation Durables: Total
CS14PRM_CY Recreation Durables: Per Mill	Recreation & Culture Durable Expenditures: Per Mill	CS14PRM_CY Toys & Sports: Per Mill	Toys, Games, Hobby, Sports, & Other Recreation Durables: Per Mill
CSPC14_CY Recreation Durables: Per Capita	Recreation & Culture Durable Expenditures: Per Capita	CSPC14_CY Toys & Sports: Per Capita	Toys, Games, Hobby, Sports, & Other Recreation Durables: Per Capita
CS14IDX_CY Recreation Durables: Index	Recreation & Culture Durable Expenditures: Index	CS14IDX_CY Toys & Sports: Index	Toys, Games, Hobby, Sports, & Other Recreation Durables: Index
CS15_CY Toys/Sports/Pets: Total	Toys, Games, Hobby, Sports, Garden, & Pets Expenditures: Total	CS15_CY Garden/Pets: Total	Garden Products & Pet Demand: Total
CS15PRM_CY Toys/Sports/Pets: Per Mill	Toys, Games, Hobby, Sports, Garden, & Pets Expenditures: Per Mill	CS15PRM_CY Garden/Pets: Per Mill	Garden Products & Pet Demand: Per Mill
CSPC15_CY Toys/Sports/Pets: Per Capita	Toys, Games, Hobby, Sports, Garden, & Pets Expenditures: Per Capita	CSPC15_CY Garden/Pets: Per Capita	Garden Products & Pet Demand: Per Capita
CS15IDX_CY Toys/Sports/Pets: Index	Toys, Games, Hobby, Sports, Garden, & Pets Expenditures: Index	CS15IDX_CY Garden/Pets: Index	Garden Products & Pet Demand: Index
CS16_CY Recreational Services: Total	Recreational & Cultural Service Expenditures: Total	CS16_CY Recreational Services: Total	Recreational & Cultural Service Expenditures: Total
CS16PRM_CY Recreational Services: Per Mill	Recreational & Cultural Service Expenditures: Per Mill	CS16PRM_CY Recreational Services: Per Mill	Recreational & Cultural Service Expenditures: Per Mill
CSPC16_CY Recreational Services: Per Capita	Recreational & Cultural Service Expenditures: Per Capita	CSPC16_CY Recreational Services: Per Capita	Recreational & Cultural Service Expenditures: Per Capita
CS16IDX_CY Recreational Services: Index	Recreational & Cultural Service Expenditures: Index	CS16IDX_CY Recreational Services: Index	Recreational & Cultural Service Expenditures: Index

Esri updated the following standard demographics datasets for Africa and North America:

Region	Changed content
Africa	Esri updated the standard demographics datasets for the following African countries or regions: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Réunion, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Notable updates in this release include the following: Updated to vintage 2025 (2024 for Unemployed Population). Countries that provide Educational Attainment variables changed from local education levels to standardized ISCED levels. Consumer Spending updates impact Ghana, Mauritius, Réunion, South Africa, and Tunisia. See the note at the start of this section. See each country or region topic for more information.
North America	Esri updated the standard demographics datasets for the following North American countries or regions: Anguilla, Aruba, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Notable updates in this release include the following: Updated to vintage 2025 (2024 for Unemployed Population). Countries that provide Education variables changed from local education levels to standardized ISCED levels. Consumer Spending updates impact Mexico. See the note at the start of this section. See each country or region topic for more information.

Advanced demographics

Esri updated the following advanced demographics datasets:

Country	Changed content
Canada	Esri made the following changes to the Canadian datasets: Canadian geography levels and related essential vocabulary terminology were updated for 2025. Related attribute summaries were updated for Environics Analytics. Settlement points were updated to fall within dissemination areas. See the 2025 Esri Canada Release Notes (PDF) for more information about this release. Esri added a new Canadian Trends dataset highlighting change analysis and trends related to historical and forecasted Canadian population, households, housing, and income data; see the 2025 Esri Canada Trends Release Notes (PDF) for more information about this new dataset. ArcGIS Places - Canada—Esri updated the Business Locations and Points of Interest Canadian datasets. See the Data Axle and SafeGraph sections in ArcGIS Places below for more information. CensusPlus—Release date: October 2025; vintage 2021. DaytimePop—Release date: October 2025; vintage 2025. DemoStats—Release date: October 2025; vintage 2020, 2025, 2028, 2030, and 2035. Refinements in this release include updates to total population estimates, improved immigration projections, and revised labor force figures that align unemployment rates with recent trends. DemoStats Trends—Release date October 2025; vintage 2025. HouseholdSpend—Release date October 2025; vintage 2025. Added 139 new spending (2025) attributes; removed 179 spending (2024) attributes. PRIZM®—Release date: October 2025; vintage 2025. Renamed from PRIZM® Market Segmentation. Seven segments were reassigned to new lifestage groups, impacting 40 percent of postal codes and 33 percent of Canadian households. 34—Familles Typiques: from group F3 to F1 35—Vie Dynamique: from group M1 to M2 43—Happy Medium: from group F3 to M1 46—Patrimoine Rustique: from group M1 to M2 51—On Their Own Again: from group M2 to M1 63—Amants de la Nature: from group M1 to M2 65—Âgés & Traditionnels: from group M2 to M1 The most stable segments are Banlieues Tranquilles, Enclaves Multiethniques, and Indigenous Families. Conversely, Amants de la Nature, Âgés & Traditionnels, and Asian Avenues experienced the most geographic shifts. Social Networkers, Suburban Recliners, and Banlieues Tranquilles are the fastest-growing segments, while Enclaves Multiethniques, Diversité Nouvelle, and Down to Earth saw the largest declines. ShoppingCentres—Release date: October 2025; vintage 2025.
France	Release date October 2025; vintages 2025 to 2011 (various). Number of new attributes: 2023 vintage—7 Business; 1 Population. 2022 vintage—1 Population. 2021 vintage—5 Households; 1 Housing; 1 Population. Number of attributes no longer available: 2021 vintage—7 Business. 2019 vintage—8 Households; 1 Housing; 3 Population. 2008 vintage—8 Households; 4 Language-Immigration; 1 Population. Other vintage—4 Population (2018, 2017, 2016, 2013). The following list are wholly new attributes available in the 2025 release: RPC_MEN1FCOUPENF1ADU 2021 Households with 1 Couple with at least 1 child of only 1 member RPC_MEN1FCOUPSENF 2021 Households with 1 Family without Children RPC_MEN1FCOUPUNIQENF 2021 Households with 1 Couple with Children from the couple only RPC_MEN1FMONO 2021 Households with 1 Family Single Parent Some attributes that are no longer available in the 2025 release can be mapped to comparable new attributes with a differing year and code value. The following table lists those attributes: Attribute no longer available Comparable new attribute BPE_B101 2021 Hypermarket BPE_B104 2023 Hypermarket BPE_B102 2021 Supermarket BPE_B105 2023 Supermarket BPE_B203 2021 Bakery BPE_B207 2023 Bakery BPE_B305 2021 Appliances BPE_B321 2023 Appliances BPE_B301 2021 Bookstore BPE_B325 2023 Bookstore BPE_C101 2021 Nursery School BPE_C107 2023 Nursery School BPE_D232 2021 Nurse BPE_D244 2023 Nurse EVOLLOG0819 2008-2019 % Change in Housing EVOLLOG1121 2011-2021 % Change in Housing EVOLMEN0819 2008-2019 % Change in Households EVOLMEN1121 2011-2021 % Change in Households EVOLPOP0819 2008-2019 % Change in Population EVOLPOP1121 2011-2021 % Change in Population EC_NAISD18 2018 Number of Births EC_NAISD23 2023 Number of Births EC_NAISD17 2017 Number of Births EC_NAISD22 2022 Number of Births The following list are those attributes no longer available as of the 2025 release and for which there is no comparable replacement attribute: EC_NAISD16 2016 Number of Births RPP_M10_F2554 2008 Population of Females Age 25-54 RPP_M10_H2554 2008 Population of Males Age 25-54 RPP_M10_POP05P_IRAN1 2008 Population Age 5+ Living in the Same Place for the last 5 Years RPP_M10_POP05P_IRAN2 2008 Population Age 5+ Moved in the Same Commune in the last 5 Years RPP_M10_POP05P_IRAN6 2008 Population Age 5+ Moved From Overseas in the last 5 Years RPP_M10_POP05P_IRAN7 2008 Population Age 5+ Moved From Abroad in the last 5 Years RPP_M10_RP_ACHT1 2008 House Built Before 1949 RPP_M10_RP_ACHT2 2008 House Built Between 1949-1974 RPP_M10_RP_ACHT3 2008 House Built Between 1975-1989 RPP_M10_RP_ACHT4 2008 House Built Between 1990-2003 RPP_M10_RP_ACHTT 2008 House Built After 2004 RPP_M5_F2554 2013 Population of Females Age 25-54 RPP_M5_H2554 2013 Population of Males Age 25-54 RPP_RP_BDWC 2019 Households with a Bath or a Shower RPP_RP_CASE 2019 Traditional Housing RPP_RP_CHOS 2019 Households with Solar Water Heater RPP_RP_CLIM 2019 Households with Air Conditioning RPP_RP_EAUCH 2019 Households with Hot Water RPP_RP_ELEC 2019 Households with Electricity RPP_RP_HABFOR 2019 Makeshift Dwellings RPP_RP_MIBOIS 2019 Housing Built with Wood RPP_RP_MIDUR 2019 Housing Built with Concrete RPP_RP_TTEGOU 2019 Households with Mains Drainage See the Release notes (PDF) for more details.
Puerto Rico and the United States	Esri updated the Points of Interest Puerto Rican and American datasets. See the SafeGraph section in ArcGIS Places below for more information.
United States	Esri made the following changes to the American datasets: Esri updated the Business Locations and Business Summary datasets. See the Data Axle and SafeGraph sections in ArcGIS Places below for more information. Traffic Counts—Release date October 2025; vintage Q3 2025.

ArcGIS Places data

Esri updated the following ArcGIS Places datasets:

Data source	Changed content
Data Axle	Release date October 2025; vintage August 2025. More than 2,000 new records were added to the Canadian Business Locations dataset, raising the overall attribute count to approximately 992,000. More than 14,000 new records were added to the U.S. Business Locations dataset, raising the overall attribute count to 13.3 million. Note: In early 2026, Esri will discontinue support for the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) based Business Summaries. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) based Business Summaries will continue to be supported.
Esri India	Release date October 2025; vintage 2025. More than 5 million new records were added to the Indian ArcGIS Places dataset, raising the overall attribute count to approximately 15 million, a 50 percent increase since the previous release in May 2024. The overall attribute extent was increased to more rural locations. New attributes were added for government, education, residential, places of worship, and tourism. 51 new categories were added to support these additional records.
Foursquare	Release date October 2025; vintage August 2025. 36.2 million records were added to or updated in this global dataset, a 16.3 percent increase since the previous release in April 2025.
SafeGraph	Release date October 2025; vintage August 2025. More than 100,000 new records were added to the Canadian Points of Interest dataset, raising the total attribute count to 1.1 million, a 9 percent increase since the previous release in March 2025. More than 125,000 new records were added to the Puerto Rican Points of Interest dataset, raising the total attribute count to 135,000 locations, a 1,110 percent increase since the previous release in March 2025. Approximately 1 million new records were added to the U.S. Points of Interest dataset, raising the total attribute count to more than 18.8 million, a 6 percent increase since the previous release in March 2025.