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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) [Data set]. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4JW8BX5 Date Accessed: 2026-06-08

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Dasymetric Population Mapping Using Building Data Pirowski, Tomasz, Szypua, Bartomiej Population Size
Flooding the Market: Comparing the Performance of Nine Broadband Megaconstellations Pachler, Nils, Crawley, Edward F., Cameron, Bruce G. Population Size
Forest fire vulnerability in Nepal's chure region: Investigating the influencing factors using generalized linear model Joshi, Khagendra Prasad, Adhikari, Gunjan, Bhattarai, Divya, Adhikari, Ayush, Lamichanne, Saurav Population Size, Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Topographical Relief Maps
Fractional Richness: An index for camera trap networks Berman, Laura Marie, Schneider, Fabian D, Pavlick, Ryan P., Stenglein, Jennifer, Bemowski, Ryan, Dean, Morgan, Townsend, Philip A Anthropogenic/Human Influenced Ecosystems, Population Size
Gazing at long-term linkages between agricultural land use and population growth in India: an inverted U-shape relationship Jana, Arjun, Goli, Srinivas Population Size
Future change of humid heat extremes and population exposure in Turkey Donmez, Berkay, Donmez, Kutay, Sonuc, Cemre Yuruk, Unal, Yurdanur Population Estimates, Socioeconomics, Population Size
Future projections of Siberian wildfire and aerosol emissions Nurrohman, Reza Kusuma, Kato, Tomomichi, Ninomiya, Hideki, Vegh, Lea, Delbart, Nicolas, Miyauchi, Tatsuya, Sato, Hisashi, Shiraishi, Tomohiro, Hirata, Ryuichi Population Size, Lightning, Lightning
Global supply chains amplify economic costs of future extreme heat risk Sun, Yida, Zhu, Shupeng, Wang, Daoping, Duan, Jianping, Lu, Hui, Yin, Hao, Tan, Chang, Zhang, Lingrui, Zhao, Mengzhen, Cai, Wenjia, Wang, Yong, Hu, Yixin, Tao, Shu, Guan, Dabo Population Size
PollutionMapper: Identifying Global Air Pollution Sources Agarwal, Dhruv, Iyengar, Srinivasan, Kumar, Pankaj Population Size
Part B: Agro-ecosystems Affected by Dynamic Impact of Climate Chang e Population Size
Navigation through Uncertainties: Part A: Regional Action on Climate Change Kennel, Charles, S. El-Beltagy, Adel, Falk, Jim, El-Beltagy, Adel S. Population Size
Official heat warnings miss situations with a detectable societal heat response in European countries Bogdanovich, Ekaterina, Brenning, Alexander, Reichstein, Markus, De Polt, Kelley, Guenther, Lars, Frank, Dorothea, Orth, Rene Population Size, Population Density
New insights into the South China Sea throughflow and water budget seasonal cycle: evaluation and analysis of a high-resolution configuration of the ocean model ... Trinh, Ngoc B., Herrmann, Marine, Ulses, Caroline, Marsaleix, Patrick, Duhaut, Thomas, To Duy, Thai, Estournel, Claude, Shearman, R. Kipp Population Size
Nile Monitor Distribution Models to Aid Regional Mitigation Efforts Bevan, Hannah R., Jenkins, David G., Suarez, Eric, Campbell, Todd S. Population Size, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity
Meta-Peering: Automating ISP Peering Decision Process Alam, Md Ibrahim Ibne, Mahmood, Anindo, Dey, Prasun K., Yuksel, Murat, Kar, Koushik Population Size
Smartphones enabled up to 58 s strong-shaking warning in the M7. 8 Turkiye earthquake Finazzi, Francesco, Bossu, Remy, Cotton, Fabrice Population Size
Robust Beam-to-Satellite Routing Strategies for Megaconstellations Pachler, Nils, Crawley, Edward F., Cameron, Bruce G. Population Size
Role of vector phenotypic plasticity in disease transmission as illustrated by the spread of dengue virus by Aedes albopictus Brass, Dominic P., Cobbold, Christina A., Purse, Bethan V., Ewing, David A., Callaghan, Amanda, White, Steven M. Population Size
Quantifying the smoke-related public health trade-offs of forest management Schollaert, Claire L., Jung, Jihoon, Wilkins, Joseph, Alvarado, Ernesto, Baumgartner, Jill, Brun, Julien, Busch Isaksen, Tania, Lydersen, Jamie M., Marlier, Miriam E., Marshall, Julian D., Masuda, Yuta J., Maxwell, Charles, Tessum, Christopher W., Wilson, Kristen N., Wolff, Nicholas H., Spector, June T. Population Size
Recent trends in agriculturally relevant climate in Central America Nakamura, Jennifer, Seager, Richard, Liu, Haibo, Cottier, Fabien, Puma, Michael J., Wrathall, David J., Katz, Brian, de Sherbinin, Alex, Adamo, Susana B. Population Size
Regional disparities in health and employment outcomes of China's transition to a low-carbon electricity system Yang, Haozhe, Luo, Qian, He, Gang, Lin, Jiang, Johnson, Jeremiah, Garcia-Menendez, Fernando, Deschenes, Olivier, Mileva, Ana, Deshmukh, Ranjit Population Size
Record-breaking fire weather in North America in 2021 was initiated by the Pacific northwest heat dome Jain, Piyush, Sharma, Aseem Raj, Acuna, Dante Castellanos, Abatzoglou, John T., Flannigan, Mike Population Size, Fire Ecology, Biomass Burning, Wildfires, Fire Occurrence, Burned Area, Vegetation Index, Landscape Patterns, Air Quality, Particulates, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Particulate Matter, Particulate Matter Concentrations
Rising lake levels in central East Africa are driven by increasing rainfall and land-use intensification Byrne, Aidan, Norris, Ken, Chadwick, Michael A., Avery, Sean, Olaka, Lydia, Tebbs, Emma J. Population Size, Land Use/Land Cover Classification
The effect of violent conflict on calorie consumption and dietary quality in Iraq Parigi, Marta Population Size
Studying functions on coral reefs: past perspectives, current conundrums, and future potential Bellwood, David R., Brandl, Simon J., McWilliam, Mike, Streit, Robert P., Yan, Helen F., Tebbett, Sterling B. Population Size
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