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The Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count, Revision 11 consists of estimates of human population (number of persons per pixel), 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 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 data were aggregated to 2.5 arc-minute, 15 arc-minute, 30 arc-minute and 1 degree 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
C3540918004-ESDIS
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
54
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Population Size

Citation

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.

Copy Citation

Center For International Earth Science Information Network-CIESIN-Columbia University. (2018). Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count, Revision 11 (Version 4.11) [Dataset]. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4JW8BX5 Date Accessed: 2026-07-18

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Global human predation on plant growth and biomass Jenkins, David G., Haberl, Helmut, Erb, KarlHeinz, Nevai, Andrew L. Population Size
Ground motion modelling in northwestern Himalaya using stochastic finite-fault method Mir, Ramees R., Parvez, Imtiyaz A. Population Size
Whence the next pandemic? The intersecting global geography of the animal-human interface, poor health systems and air transit centrality reveals conduits ... Walsh, Michael G., Sawleshwarkar, Shailendra, Hossain, Shah, Mor, Siobhan M. Infant Mortality Rates, Population Size
References Ochem, Dumebi Population Size, Mortality, Poverty Levels, Malnutrition, Food Security
The spatial allocation of population: a review of large-scale gridded population data products and their fitness for use Leyk, Stefan, Gaughan, Andrea E., Adamo, Susana B., de Sherbinin, Alex, Balk, Deborah, Freire, Sergio, Rose, Amy, Stevens, Forrest R., Blankespoor, Brian, Frye, Charlie, Comenetz, Joshua, Sorichetta, Alessandro, MacManus, Kytt, Pistolesi, Linda, Levy, Marc, Tatem, Andrew J., Pesaresi, Martino Population Size, Sustainability, Population Density
Air quality and health impacts from the updated industrial emission standards in China Yang, Haozhe, Tao, Wei, Wang, Yuqing, Liu, Ying, Liu, Junfeng, Zhang, Yizhou, Tao, Shu Population Size
A global perspective on tropical montane rivers Encalada, Andrea C., Flecker, Alexander S., Poff, N. LeRoy, Suarez, Esteban, Herrera-R, Guido A., Rios-Touma, Blanca, Jumani, Suman, Larson, Erin I., Anderson, Elizabeth P. Population Size
Global hydro-environmental sub-basin and river reach characteristics at high spatial resolution Linke, Simon, Lehner, Bernhard, Ouellet Dallaire, Camille, Ariwi, Joseph, Grill, Gunther, Anand, Mira, Beames, Penny, Burchard-Levine, Vicente, Maxwell, Sally, Moidu, Hana, Tan, Florence, Thieme, Michele Population Size
Taking Advantage of the Improved Availability of Census Data: A First Look at the Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 Doxsey-Whitfield, Erin, MacManus, Kytt, Adamo, Susana B., Pistolesi, Linda, Squires, John, Borkovska, Olena, Baptista, Sandra R. Boundaries, Population Size, Land Use/Land Cover, Water Resources, Population Density, Surface Water, Population
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