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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

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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, Revision 11 (Version 4.11) [Data set]. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4JW8BX5 Date Accessed: 2026-06-06

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Optimising LEO Gateway Placement for the People Bhardwaj, Prince, Abubakar, Abdullahi K., Sastry, Nishanth Population Size
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River Network Connectivity Reductions Dominate Declines in the Richness Bai, Xiongfeng, Zhang, Peng, Xiong, Lihua, Yang, Zhi, Wang, Siyang, Dong, Xianghong, Sun, Heying, Li, Wenbin, Chang, Jianbo Floods, Food Security, Sustainability, Climate Adaptation, Land Use/Land Cover, Surface Water, Water Resources, Population Size, Anthropogenic/Human Influenced Ecosystems, Population Density, Human Settlements, Urbanization/Urban Sprawl, Infrastructure, Cropland
Quantifying wild pig damage reduction using before-after-control-impact design at USACE Richard K. Yancey, Louisiana McKee, Sophie, Blanchard, Matthew, Miller, Ryan, Burns, Amira, Maddock, Luke, Swiff, Stephanie, Beane, Nathan Population Size
Rising dengue risk with increasing El NinoSouthern Oscillation amplitude and teleconnections Tian, Yunyu, Xu, Yiting, Liang, Yilin, Zhou, Ziqin, Susong, Katie M., Chen, Yuyang, Joshi, Kishen, Campbell, Amy M., Lim, Ahyoung, Lin, Qiushi, Ma, Zixuan, Wei, Yuanlong, Yang, Yun, Sun, Cheng, Feng, Juan, He, Qixin, Wang, Zengmiao, Cazelles, Bernard, Guo, Yuanfang, Liu, Kai, Brady, Oliver J., Tian, Huaiyu Population Size
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Pedro, Cobian Rojas, Dorka, Cole, Alistair, Colella, Michael, Corrada Wong, Raul Igor, Cortes, Jorge, Cox, Amy, Cox, Annabel, Cresswell, Jacque, Croquer, Aldo, Cruz, Lizeth, Curtis, Monique, Dallison, Thomas, Daza-Guerra, Carlos, De Breuyn, Mareike, DeBuysser, John, Degner, Ethan, Del Rosario, Michael A., Delouche, Gilles, Dennis, Michelle M., Desrosiers, Catherine, Dromard, Charlotte R., Duenas, Damaris Elizabeth, Dupont, Priscilla, Duran, Alain, Eck-Nunez, Alicia, Eckrich, Caren, Edgar, Graham J., Edmunds, Peter J., Eisenbach, Olivia, Elorriaga, Roxana C., Estrada Saldivar, Nuria, Exton, Dan, Fernandez-Garcia, Cindy, Figuerola Hernandez, Miguel, Forrester, Graham, Francis, Patrice, Freiwald, Jan, French, Donavon, Friedlander, Alan M., Galvan, Victor, Garcia-Camps, Rebecca, Garza, Joaquin Rodrigo, Gibson, Solomon, Gilders, Ildiko, Gilliam, David, Giro, Ana, Gonzales, Melina R., Gonzalez Diaz, Patricia, Gonzalez Mendez, Juliett, Gonzalez-Ferrer, Sergio, Goodbody-Gringley, Gretchen, Goodridge, Renata, Grimsditch, Gabriel, Greaux, Sebastien, Guendulain-Garcia, Sergio D., Guerrero, Claudia Alejandra, Guerrero, Geury, Gomez Lopez, Diana Isabel, Gomez-Cubillos, Catalina, Haanskorf, Tessa, Haas, Andreas, Haddon, Toby, Hannum, Ryan, Hawkins, Julie, Heidmann, Sarah, Henao Orozco, Katalina, Henderson, Alex, Henkel, James, Heppell, Scott, Hernandez Albernas, Joan, Hernandez-Oquet, Ana Carolina, Herron, Pilar, Hertler, Heidi, Hickerson, Leslie, Hickman, Jenny, Hoeksema, Bert W., Horton, Argel, Howard, Alfredo, Howell, Shonee, Hunt, Alex, Hylkema, Alwin, Hynds, Walter, Irazabal, Iker, Izioka, Ayumi, Jennings, Cecil, Johnson V, Jack, Johnston, Michelle A., Jones, Amy, Juhel, Laurent, Kadison, Elizabeth, Kayal, Mohsen, Kemenes van Uden, Thomas, Kitson-Walters, Kimani, Klokman, Oliver, Kramer, Patricia, Krampitz, Nicole, Labadie, Florian, Labbouz, Lucie, Lalanne, Jean Claude, Landers, Damaris, Lang, Judith, Le Loc'h, Sophie, Lebrave, Raoul, Legrand, Helene, Lehwald, Marnik, Leinbach, Sarah, Lequellec, Franciane, Little, Sandra, Louis, Max, Lubbock, Natalie, Mahieu, Josianne, Mallela, Jennie, Marino, Gloria, Martin, Tom, Martinez, Raphael, Marechal, Jean-Philippe, Mate, Juan, McLeod, Alexander R., Mccoy, Croy, Meakins, Bryony, Meesters, Erik H., Mejia, Daniela, Mendoza, Sandra, Mihaly, Jenny, Miyazawa, Emy, Molina-Hernandez, Ana, Moll, Courtney, Montalvan Torres, Belkis Carolina, Montilla, Luis Miguel, Morales, Judith, Morrall, Clare, Morrison, Amy, Murdoch, Thaddeus, Musquet, Mylene, Muniz-Castillo, Aaron Israel, Myles, Tamarah, Navas-Camacho, Raul, Nazaret Nunez, Sobeida, Nemeth, Richard S., Nieuwland, Gerard, Nimrod, Stephen, Noyons, Ernst, Nugues, Maggy, Nuttall, Marissa, O'Brien, Alex, O'Connell, Kelly, Oh, Lizzi, Olinger, Lauren, Oliva, Vincent, Ossandon, Felipe, Oxenford, Hazel, Pardo Urrutia, Fernando J., Parkinson, John Everett, Pepin, Rebecca Hamel, Perera-Valderrama, Susana, Perez, Helder, Perez-Cervantes, Esmeralda, Philip, Maxime, Pizarro, Valeria, Portillo, Pedro, Prato-Valderrama, Julian, Perez, Cecile, Perez-Botello, Antar M., Quesada-Perez, Fabio, Questel, Karl, Radley, Melissa, Ramos Romero, Amanda, Randazzo Eisemann, Angela, Rasher, Doug, Raynor, Chanel, Renaudie, Bernard, Reyna, Mariana, Riddock, Charlie, Riley, Chris, Rioja-Nieto, Rodolfo, Rivera, Andreina, Roberts, Callum, Rodriguez, Arlene, Rosemond, Claire R., Roth, Lynnette, Rousseau, Yann, Ruan, Jasmin, Ruiz Zarate, Miguel Angel, Rushton, Hannah, Ruzicka, Rob, Ryan, Joe, Sebesi, Lea, Sellares-Blasco, Rita I., Sills, Paula, Simoes, Nuno, Small, Micaela, Smith, Struan Robertson, Smith, Tyler B., Soto, Melina, Steneck, Robert, Stinson, Stephanie, Stuart, Sandin, Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Sanchez-Valencia, Laura, Seraline, Claude, Tabares, Ella, Tejeda Metz, Maureen, Tersiguel, Victor, Torres, Rubben, Torres Acero, Juliana, Towle, Erica K., Trew, Holly, Tritschler, Sydney, Tregarot, Ewan, Tuijten, Sanne, Valdez-Trinidad, Andreina, Valles, Henri, Vanegas Gonzalez, Juliana, Vargas-Perez, Estefany, Vega Rodriguez, Maria, Vega Zepeda, Alejandro, Venema, Anna, Verde, Alejandra, Vermeij, Mark, Verschragen, Angelica, Vicente Castro, Patricia, Viehman, Shay, Villalpando, Maria F., Villamizar, Estrella, Walcott, Julian, Weekes, Joseph, Whiteman, Elizabeth, Wiener, Jean, Williamson, Ross, Wilson, Margaret, Yranzo-Duque, Anaurora, Zambrano, Someira, Zapata, Yamil, Zea, Sven, Zepeda-Centeno, Calina, Zubillaga, Ainhoa Leon, de Bakker, Didier M., de Kool, Danielle, de La Guardia Llanso, Elena, de Leon, Ramon, van Dongen, Saskia, van der Geest, Matthijs, van der Laan, Marijn, van der Last, Alex Population Size
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