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The Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 11 consists of estimates of human population density (number of persons per square kilometer) 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 13.5 million national and sub-national administrative Units, was used to assign population counts to 30 arc-second grid cells. The population density rasters were created by dividing the population count raster for a given target year by the land area raster. 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 count data were aggregated to 2.5 arc-minute, 15 arc-minute, 30 arc-minute and 1 degree resolutions to produce density rasters at these resolutions.

Product Summary

Platforms
MODELS
Instruments
Computer
Projects
GPW
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
C3540910651-ESDIS
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
54
Processing Level
4
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. (2017). Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 11 (Version 4.11) [Data set]. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H49C6VHW Date Accessed: 2026-06-08

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A conceptual modelling framework for assessment multiple soil degradation: A case study in the region of Sumadija and Western Serbia Perovic, Veljko, Cakmak, Dragan, Srbinovic, Olivera Stajkovic, Mrvic, Vesna, Simic, Snezana Belanovic, Matic, Marija, Pavlovic, Dragana, Jaramaz, Darko, Mitrovic, Miroslava, Pavlovic, Pavle Population Density
A Machine-Learning Approach to Predicting Daily Wildfire Expansion Rate Shmuel, Assaf, Heifetz, Eyal Population Density
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A Novel Analytical Method for Designing Hybrid Mega Satellite Constellations Gui, Jikang, Yu, Hanxiao, Guo, Jing, Fei, Zesong Population Density
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Hydrogeochemical characterization of groundwater and their associated potential health risks Singh, Anjali, Raju, Ashwani, Chandniha, Surendra Kumar, Singh, Lipi, Tyagi, Inderjeet, Karri, Rama Rao, Kumar, Ajay Population Density
Identification of potential locations for small hydropower plant based on resources time footprint: A case study in Dan River Basin, China Huang, Xiaoxun, Hayashi, Kiichiro, Fujii, Minoru, Villa, Ferdinando, Yamazaki, Yuri, Okazawa, Hiromu Population Density
Linking wetland ecological processes with the delivery of ecosystem services Siobhan Fennessy, M., Moon, Jessica B., Max Finlayson, C. Population Density
Impact of summer Tibetan Plateau snow cover on the variability of concurrent compound heatwaves in the Northern Hemisphere Dong, Wei, Jia, XiaoJing, Wu, Renguang Population Density
Infiltrated Pits: Using Regional Groundwater Data to Estimate Methane Emissions from Pit Latrines Reddy, Olivia, Rahman, Mostaquimur, Nijhawan, Anisha, Pregnolato, Maria, Howard, Guy Population Density, Boundaries, Sustainability
Improving Efficacy of Tsunami Warnings Along the West Coast of the Williamson, Amy, Allen, Richard M. Population Density
Empirical weather dependency of heat pump load: Disentangling the effects of heat demand and efficiency Ruhnau, Oliver, Lundstrom, Lukas, Durr, Linus, Hunecke, Florian Population Density
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Effective reduction of land-to-ocean plastic leakage in Thailand from 2000 to 2019 and implications for low-and middle-income countries Chen, Qinqin, Fei, Xunchang Population Density
Economic valuation of temperature-related mortality attributed to urban heat islands in European cities Huang, Wan Ting Katty, Masselot, Pierre, Bou-Zeid, Elie, Fatichi, Simone, Paschalis, Athanasios, Sun, Ting, Gasparrini, Antonio, Manoli, Gabriele Population Density
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