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The Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision of UN WPP Country Totals, Revision 10 consists of estimates of human population (number of persons per pixel) consistent with national censuses and population registers with respect to relative spatial distribution, but adjusted to match the 2015 Revision of the United Nation's World Population Prospects (UN WPP) country totals 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 adjusted count data were aggregated to 2.5 arc-minute, 15 arc-minute, 30 arc-minute and 1 degree resolutions.

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
C3540931246-ESDIS
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
54
Processing Level
3
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. (2017). Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision of UN WPP Country Totals, Revision 10 [Data set]. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4JQ0XZW Date Accessed: 2026-05-31

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Dynamics of organized violence in the wake of tropical cyclones Tennant, Elizabeth J, Gilmore, Elisabeth A Population Size, Urbanization/Urban Sprawl
Contrasting biophysical and societal impacts of hydro-meteorological extremes Orth, Rene, O, Sungmin, Zscheischler, Jakob, Mahecha, Miguel D, Reichstein, Markus Population Size
Energy in buildings and districts Vivian, Jacopo Population Size
Probabilistic seasonal dengue forecasting in Vietnam: A modelling study using superensembles Colon-Gonzalez, Felipe J., Soares Bastos, Leonardo, Hofmann, Barbara, Hopkin, Alison, Harpham, Quillon, Crocker, Tom, Amato, Rosanna, Ferrario, Iacopo, Moschini, Francesca, James, Samuel, Malde, Sajni, Ainscoe, Eleanor, Sinh Nam, Vu, Quang Tan, Dang, Duc Khoa, Nguyen, Harrison, Mark, Tsarouchi, Gina, Lumbroso, Darren, Brady, Oliver J., Lowe, Rachel Population Size, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Precipitation, Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Rain
Government effectiveness and institutions as determinants of tropical cyclone mortality Tennant, Elizabeth, Gilmore, Elisabeth A. Population Size, Urbanization/Urban Sprawl, Mortality, Poverty Levels
Downstream transport processes modulate the effects of environmental heterogeneity on riverine phytoplankton Graco-Roza, Caio, Santos, Juliana B.O., Huszar, Vera L.M., Domingos, Patricia, Soininen, Janne, Marinho, Marcelo Manzi Population Size
Ecological effects of non-native species in marine ecosystems relate to co-occurring anthropogenic pressures Geraldi, Nathan R., Anton, Andrea, SantanaGarcon, Julia, Bennett, Scott, Marba, Nuria, Lovelock, Catherine E., Apostolaki, Eugenia T., Cebrian, Just, KrauseJensen, Dorte, Martinetto, Paulina, Pandolfi, John M., Duarte, Carlos M. Population Size
Enset-based agricultural systems in Ethiopia: A systematic review of Borrell, James S., Goodwin, Mark, Blomme, Guy, Jacobsen, Kim, Wendawek, Abebe M., Gashu, Dawd, Lulekal, Ermias, Asfaw, Zemede, Demissew, Sebsebe, Wilkin, Paul Population Size
A global gridded (0.1 0.1) inventory of methane emissions from oil, gas, and coal exploitation based on national reports to the United Nations Framework ... Scarpelli, Tia R., Jacob, Daniel J., Maasakkers, Joannes D., Sulprizio, Melissa P., Sheng, Jian-Xiong, Rose, Kelly, Romeo, Lucy, Worden, John R., Janssens-Maenhout, Greet Population Size
Generating Gridded Agricultural Gross Domestic Product for Brazil: A Comparison of Methodologies Thomas, Timothy S., You, Liangzhi, Wood-Sichra, Ulrike, Ru, Yating, Blankespoor, Brian, Kalvelagen, Erwin Population Size, Emissions, Poverty Levels, Climate Adaptation
Spatial Organization of Human Population and Wastewater Treatment Plants in Urbanized River Basins Yang, Soohyun, Buttner, Olaf, Jawitz, James W., Kumar, Rohini, Rao, P. Suresh C., Borchardt, Dietrich Population Size
Water Use Efficiency and Storage Capacity in South Asia by 2050 Escurra Aguirre, Jorge J., Jones, Charles A. Population Size
Widespread loss of lake ice around the Northern Hemisphere in a warming world Sharma, Sapna, Blagrave, Kevin, Magnuson, John J., OReilly, Catherine M., Oliver, Samantha, Batt, Ryan D., Magee, Madeline R., Straile, Dietmar, Weyhenmeyer, Gesa A., Winslow, Luke, Woolway, R. Iestyn Population Size
Global Freshwater Availability Below Normal Conditions and Population Impact Under 1.5 and 2 C Stabilization Scenarios Liu, Wenbin, Lim, Wee Ho, Sun, Fubao, Mitchell, Dann, Wang, Hong, Chen, Deliang, Bethke, Ingo, Shiogama, Hideo, Fischer, Erich Population Size
Sensitivity of Africa's larger mammals to humans Riggio, Jason, Kija, Hamza, Masenga, Emmanuel, Mbwilo, Furaha, Van de Perre, Frederik, Caro, Tim Population Estimates, Socioeconomics, Population Size
Overlooked trends in observed global annual precipitation reveal underestimated risks Lausier, Anne M., Jain, Shaleen Population Size, Anthropogenic/Human Influenced Ecosystems
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