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The Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density consists of estimates of human population density based on counts consistent with national censuses and population registers, for the years 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020. A proportional allocation gridding algorithm, utilizing approximately 12.5 million national and sub-national administrative units, is used to assign population values to 30 arc-second (~1 km) grid cells. The population density grids are derived by dividing the population count grids by the land area grids. The pixel values represent persons per square kilometer.

Product Summary

Platforms
MODELS
Instruments
Computer
Spatial Extent

N: 85 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

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
C3540917665-ESDIS
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
5
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Population Density

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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. (2016). Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density [Data set]. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4NP22DQ Date Accessed: 2026-05-13

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Anthropogenic and Hydroclimatic Controls on the CO<inf>2</inf> and CH<inf>4</inf> Dynamics in Subtropical Monsoon Rivers Chen, Shuai, Ran, Lishan, Duvert, Clement, Liu, Boyi, Zhou, Yongli, Yang, Xiankun, Yang, Qianqian, Li, Yuxin, Li, SiLiang Population Density
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Factors associated with perceived barriers to canine rabies vaccination among owners of unvaccinated dogs in Sierra Leone Mshelbwala, Philip P., Scott Weese, J., Adegboye, Oyelola, Suluku, Roland, Akanbi, Ifeoluwapo, Jalloh, Abdul G., Bunting-Graden, Joseph A., Hassan, Mohammad Mahmudul, Rupprecht, Charles E. Population Density
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Deep learning calibration model for PurpleAir PM2.5 measurements: Ghahremanloo, Masoud, Choi, Yunsoo, Momeni, Mahmoudreza Population Density, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Routing Method for Low Earth Orbit Mega-Constellation Satellite Networks with Service Function Constraints Chen, Yan, Cao, Huan, Wang, Longhe, Chen, Daojin, Liu, Zifan, Zhou, Yiqing, Shi, Jinglin Population Density
Distributed Anti-Cascading Routing Scheme Based on Fuzzy Logic in LEO Satellite Networks Zhang, Le, Du, Ye, Zhang, Yunyi, Tang, Yu Population Density
Co-Occurring Wildfire Smoke and Extreme Heat in the Western United States From 2006 to 2020 Walker, Aron, Connolly, Rachel, Nguyen, Jenny T., Marlier, Miriam E. Population Density
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Socio-economic backwardness assessment modelling in different gram panchayats of Sali watershed using multi-criteria based weighting and ranking methods Dutta, Arkadeep, Banerjee, Manua, Ray, Ratnadeep Population Density
Quantifying Uncertainty in Projections of Desertification in Central Asia Using Bayesian Networks Liu, Jinping, Ren, Yanqun, He, Panxing, Xiao, Jianhua Population Density, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
A Dynamic Cascading Failure Model for LEO Satellite Networks Zhang, Le, Du, Ye Population Density
A European-scale analysis reveals the complex roles of anthropogenic and climatic factors in driving the initiation of large wildfires Ochoa, Clara, Bar-Massada, Avi, Chuvieco, Emilio Population Density
An updated terrestrial heat flow data set for the Junggar basin, northwest China: implications for geothermal resources Zhang, Chao, Wang, Fei, Zhang, Yidan, Lu, Hui, Zhang, Haozhu, Huang, Ronghua, Liu, Zepeng, Chen, Junji Population Density
Analysis of sonic boom propagation and population disturbance of hypersonic vehicle trajectories Callsen, Steffen, Wilken, Jascha, Sippel, Martin Population Density
Andean lakes: endangered by natural and anthropogenic threats Campero, Melina, Balseiro, Esteban, Fernandez, Carla E., Modenutti, Beatriz, Prado, Pablo E., Rivera-Rondon, Carlos A., Carvajal-Vallejos, Fernando M., Herrera-Martinez, Yimy, Lopez-Paria, D. Mabel, Aranguren-Riano, Nelson, Samanez, Iris, De los Rios-Escalante, Patricio R., Steinitz-Kannan, Miriam Population Density
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