AxonData/face-recognition-dataset

Face Recognition Dataset

Commercial collection of 100,000+ portrait images with multi-ethnic demographic coverage

Dataset Summary

The Axon Labs Face Recognition Dataset is one of the largest commercial face recognition collections available with guaranteed commercial-use licensing, featuring:

• 100,000+ high-quality face images
• Multi-ethnic demographic coverage across nationalities and ethnicities
• Balanced gender distribution
• Wide age range from adults to seniors
• Varied capture conditions (devices, lighting, angles)
• Commercial license for production AI systems
• GDPR-compliant with explicit subject consent

Use Cases

• Face Recognition: train or fine-tune face recognition models on diverse populations
• Face Verification: evaluate 1:1 matching algorithms across demographics
• Face Detection: test detection pipelines on real portrait data
• KYC / Identity Verification: validate models used in remote onboarding
• Benchmarking: compare performance of commercial face recognition systems
• Demographic Bias Analysis: evaluate model fairness across ethnicities, genders, and age groups

Full Dataset Characteristics

Feature	Value
Number of images	100,000+
Number of unique subjects	100,000+
Images per subject (avg)	2-3
Ethnicities represented	Multiple nationalities and ethnic groups
Gender	Balanced
Age distribution	14-65+

Why This Dataset

High-quality face recognition datasets suitable for commercial use are scarce. Most public datasets have restrictive academic-only licenses, lack demographic balance, or contain low-quality images unsuitable for production model training. The Axon Labs Face Recognition Dataset addresses these gaps:

• Scale: 100,000+ images - one of the largest commercial FR datasets available
• Demographic diversity: multi-ethnic coverage enables fair models across populations
• Commercial usability: licensed for production deployment, not academic-only
• Quality over quantity: every image verified for face visibility and technical quality
• Consent-based: all subjects provided explicit GDPR-compliant consent
• Sample available: evaluate the data before committing to a commercial license

Related Datasets from Axon Labs

Axon Labs provides a full catalog of biometric datasets for AI training:

• Selfies and Paired ID Photos Dataset - 10K+ pairs for selfie-to-ID matching (KYC use case)
• Selfie and Video Dataset - video samples for liveness + face recognition combined
• NIST Dataset - benchmark data for NIST FRVT testing

See the full catalog at axonlab.ai/datasets

For commercial use, production deployment, or access to the full 100,000+ image dataset - contact us on axonlab.ai

About Axon Labs

Axon Labs creates high-quality datasets for AI training, with a focus on biometric security, face recognition, and liveness detection. Our datasets are used by leading biometric vendors including identity verification platforms, fintech companies, and KYC providers

• Website: axonlab.ai
• Contact: [email protected]
• Full catalog: axonlab.ai/datasets

Other Axon Labs datasets on Hugging Face: huggingface.co/AxonData