IPUMS Data Updates: DHS, IHGIS, and CPS

Posted: 4/30/2026 (Demography News)

IPUMS released multiple data updates, including DHS data, IHGIS data, and CPS data.

IPUMS DHS has released standard variables from 112 new samples, including 34 new countries. The release includes data from the women, household members, births, and children units of analysis. Users can also now request IPUMS DHS data extracts programmatically using the IPUMS API and through our client libraries for R (ipumsr) and Python (ipumspy).

IHGIS has released tables and boundary files for population and housing censuses from Benin 2013, Niger 2012, and Sierra Leone 2015. We have also added a shapefile for Kenya 2019 locations (n = 3,838) to accompany previously released data. In addition, new linking variables in the IPUMS DHS release allow users to easily attach IHGIS data to DHS records.

IPUMS CPS has added the March 2026 monthly data. We have also updated the January 2026 monthly data to reflect a revised version of the file released by the Census Bureau that incorporates the 2026 population estimates. See the IPUMS CPS revision history for details.