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The Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision of UN WPP Country Totals, Revision 11 consists of estimates of human population (number of persons per pixel) consistent with national censuses and population registers with respect to relative spatial distribution, but adjusted to match the 2015 Revision of the United Nation's World Population Prospects (UN WPP) country totals for the years 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020.�A proportional allocation gridding algorithm, utilizing approximately 13.5 million national and sub-national administrative Units, was used to assign population counts to 30 arc-second grid cells. The data files were produced as global rasters at 30 arc-second (~1 km at the equator) resolution. To enable faster global processing, and in support of research commUnities, the 30 arc-second adjusted count data were aggregated to 2.5 arc-minute, 15 arc-minute, 30 arc-minute and 1 degree resolutions.

Product Summary

Platforms
MODELS
Instruments
Computer
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
0.008333 Decimal Degrees x 0.008333 Decimal Degrees
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2000-07-01 ,
2005-07-01 ,
2010-07-01 ,
2015-07-01 ,
2020-07-01
Data Partner
Earth Science Data Information System (ESDIS)
Concept ID
C3540909447-ESDIS
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
54
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Population Size

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Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Center For International Earth Science Information Network-CIESIN-Columbia University. (2018). Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision of UN WPP Country Totals, Revision 11 (Version 4.11) [Data set]. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4PN93PB Date Accessed: 2026-05-11

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Intensifying global heat threatens livability for younger and older adults Parsons, L A, Baldwin, J W, Guzman-Echavarria, G, Jay, O, Kalmus, P, Staudmyer, H, Vanos, J K, Wolff, N H Population Size
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AI-enhanced subseasonal forecasting of extreme temperature risks Xing, Jia, Li, Siwei, Zheng, Shuxin, Song, Ge, Dong, Jiaxin, Ferrada, Gonzalo A., Liu, Tie-Yan, Fu, Joshua S. Population Size
Applications of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Hickman, Sebastian H. M., Kelp, Makoto M., Griffiths, Paul T., Doerksen, Kelsey, Miyazaki, Kazuyuki, Pennington, Elyse A., Koren, Gerbrand, Iglesias-Suarez, Fernando, Schultz, Martin G., Chang, Kai-Lan, Cooper, Owen R., Archibald, Alex, Sommariva, Roberto, Carlson, David, Wang, Hantao, West, J. Jason, Liu, Zhenze Population Size, Land Use/Land Cover Classification
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Using new geospatial data and 2020 fossil fuel methane emissions for the Global Fuel Exploitation Inventory (GFEI) v3 Scarpelli, Tia R., Roy, Elfie, Jacob, Daniel J., Sulprizio, Melissa P., Tate, Ryan D., Cusworth, Daniel H. Population Size
Urban-rural patterns and driving factors of particulate matter pollution Song, Zhihao, Chen, Bin Population Size, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, RADAR IMAGERY, Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM)
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How future changes in irrigation water supply and demand affect water Eekhout, J.P.C., Delsman, I., Baartman, J.E.M., van Eupen, M., van Haren, C., Contreras, S., Martinez-Lopez, J., de Vente, J. Population Size, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
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Disaggregating census data for population mapping using a Bayesian Additive Regression Tree model Yankey, Ortis, Utazi, Chigozie E., Nnanatu, Christopher C., Gadiaga, Assane N., Abbot, Thomas, Lazar, Attila N., Tatem, Andrew J. Population Size
Uncertainties from biomass burning aerosols in air quality models obscure public health impacts in Southeast Asia Marvin, Margaret R., Palmer, Paul I., Yao, Fei, Latif, Mohd Talib, Khan, Md Firoz Population Size, Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Aerosol Radiance, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Cloud Condensation Nuclei, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Nitrate Particles, Organic Particles, Particulate Matter, Sulfate Particles, Optical Depth/Thickness, Radiative Flux, Reflectance
Strong regional trends in extreme weather over the next two decades under high-and low-emissions pathways Iles, Carley E., Samset, Bjrn H., Sandstad, Marit, Schuhen, Nina, Wilcox, Laura J., Lund, Marianne T. Population Density, Population Size
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