An update on the available data concerning wild boar population and ecological parameters in relation to African swine fever (ASF) epidemiology is presented. Data available on wild boar population parameters included hunting statistics collected by ENETWILD, and wild boar occurrence at high spatial resolution based on the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). Concerning data availability on modelling the spatial distribution and abundance of wild boar, we reviewed spatial distribution models done for wild boar in Europe, indicating their main outputs and characteristics to be considered for further use in risk assessment. We also reviewed the potential use of population and risk-mediated connectivity for epidemiological studies, and their application in epidemiological studies related to wild boar and ASF; and the availability of data on scavenger communities (incl. wild boar) in Europe. Overall, recent available data on wild boar population abundance for most ASF-affected countries can be obtained from hunting statistics, which are available at high spatial resolution for some. Hunting statistics have been used to produce and validate abundance distribution models for wild boar at European level, which have been validated in mainland Europe. Recent reliable density values are scarce, but a number of them has been provided by the European Observatory of Wildlife (EOW), which offers the possibility to calibrate distribution model predictions (abundance) into densities that can be used in further ASF risk assessment. There exists an important body of literature quantifying spatial behaviour and population dynamic parameters over Europe which can be used in similar bioregions for individual/group-based models of disease spread. Important gaps on the relative contribution to scavenging of wild species remains in eastern Europe. Mainly, facultative scavengers are found in ASF affected countries, with low presence of obligate bird scavengers, and large predators at low numbers.