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The Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision of UN WPP Country Totals consists of estimates of human population density, based on counts consistent with national censuses and population registers with respect to relative spatial distribution, but adjusted to match the 2015 Revision of UN World Population Prospects country totals 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
C3540929687-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 Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision of UN WPP Country Totals [Data set]. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4HX19NJ Date Accessed: 2026-05-27

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Analysis of the current status and future invasion trends of alien invasions on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in the context of climate warming Sun, Ying-Ying, Chen, Yu, Zhang, Chun-Ling, Wang, Jia, Song, Xing-Jiang, Song, Yu-Hang, He, Hao-Sen, Liang, Xiao-Qing, Liu, Gang Population Density
Impacts of Deforestation on Childhood Malaria Depend on Wealth and Vector Biology Estifanos, Tafesse Kefyalew, Fisher, Brendan, Galford, Gillian L., Ricketts, Taylor H. Population Density
Documenting Decentralization: Empirical Evidence on Administrative Unit Proliferation from Uganda Cohen, Isabelle Population Density
Mapping safe drinking water use in low- and middle-income countries Greenwood, Esther E., Lauber, Thomas, van den Hoogen, Johan, Donmez, Ayca, Bain, Robert E. S., Johnston, Richard, Crowther, Thomas W., Julian, Timothy R. Population Density
Building towards an adolescent neural urbanome: Expanding environmental measures using linked external data (LED) in the ABCD study Cardenas-Iniguez, Carlos, Schachner, Jared N., Ip, Ka I., Schertz, Kathryn E., Gonzalez, Marybel R., Abad, Shermaine, Herting, Megan M. Population Density, Particulate Matter, Particulates
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Impact Assessment Analysis of Sea Level Rise in Denmark: A Case Study of Boest-Petersen, Alexander, Michalak, Piotr, Jokar Arsanjani, Jamal Population Density
The global distribution and environmental drivers of aboveground versus Ma, Haozhi, Mo, Lidong, Crowther, Thomas W., Maynard, Daniel S., van den Hoogen, Johan, Stocker, Benjamin D., Terrer, Cesar, Zohner, Constantin M. Population Density, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Reflectance, Albedo, Anisotropy, Vegetation, Soils, Atmospheric Temperature, Precipitation, Terrain Elevation, Biomass
Examining forest cover change and deforestation drivers in Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar Sharma, Prashanti, Thapa, Rajesh Bahadur, Matin, Mir Abdul Population Density
Magnitude, trends, and impacts of ambient long-term ozone exposure in the United States from 2000 to 2015 Seltzer, Karl M., Shindell, Drew T., Kasibhatla, Prasad, Malley, Christopher S. Population Density
A systematic review of biodiversity and demographic change: A misinterpreted relationship? Mehring, Marion, Mehlhaus, Nicolai, Ott, Edward, Hummel, Diana Population Density
Fine particulate matter exposure during childhood relates to hemispheric-specific differences in brain structure Cserbik, Dora, Chen, Jiu-Chiuan, McConnell, Rob, Berhane, Kiros, Sowell, Elizabeth R., Schwartz, Joel, Hackman, Daniel A., Kan, Eric, Fan, Chun C., Herting, Megan M. Population Density
Leveraging existing household survey data to map livelihoods in Nigeria Barad, Richard, Fletcher, Erin K., Hillbruner, Chris Population Density
Urbanization and structural transformation Schmidt, Emily, Dorosh, Paul A., Kedir Jemal, Mekamu, Smart, Jenny Population Density
Development and Flight Test of Affordable Scientific Balloon System Suitable for Sea Recovery Kang, Jungpyo, Shim, Gyujin, Kim, Hweeho, Yee, Kwanjung Population Density
Fires, Smoke Exposure, and Public Health: An Integrative Framework to Maximize Health Benefits From Peatland Restoration Marlier, Miriam E., Liu, Tianjia, Yu, Karen, Buonocore, Jonathan J., Koplitz, Shannon N., DeFries, Ruth S., Mickley, Loretta J., Jacob, Daniel J., Schwartz, Joel, Wardhana, Budi S., Myers, Samuel S. Infrastructure, Food Security, Conservation, Environmental Health Factors, Urbanization/Urban Sprawl, Population Density
Methane budget of East Asia, 19902015: A bottom-up evaluation Ito, Akihiko, Tohjima, Yasunori, Saito, Takuya, Umezawa, Taku, Hajima, Tomohiro, Hirata, Ryuichi, Saito, Makoto, Terao, Yukio Population Density
Geographic shifts in Aedes aegypti habitat suitability in Ecuador using larval surveillance data and ecological niche modeling: Implications of climate change ... Lippi, Catherine A., Stewart-Ibarra, Anna M., Loor, M. E. Franklin Bajana, Zambrano, Jose E. Duenas, Lopez, Nelson A. Espinoza, Blackburn, Jason K., Ryan, Sadie J. Population Density
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Global spatio-temporally harmonised datasets for producing high-resolution gridded population distribution datasets Lloyd, Christopher T., Chamberlain, Heather, Kerr, David, Yetman, Greg, Pistolesi, Linda, Stevens, Forrest R., Gaughan, Andrea E., Nieves, Jeremiah J., Hornby, Graeme, MacManus, Kytt, Sinha, Parmanand, Bondarenko, Maksym, Sorichetta, Alessandro, Tatem, Andrew J. Population Density, Boundaries
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