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Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4)

Jul 24, 2023
Dataset extended description

Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4) Population Density consists of estimates of human population density based on counts consistent with national censuses and population registers, 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 created by dividing the population count grids by the land area grids. The pixel values represent persons per square kilometer.

Dataset keywords
Dataset last access
Dataset JRC path
demography/gpw/data
Dataset type
Dataset category
Dataset format
tif zip
Dataset availability
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Dataset use limitations

http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v4-population-density/data-download#close

Dataset temporal frequency
multi-year
Dataset spatial extent
Dataset spatial resolution degree
0.01
Dataset region of interest
Dataset JRC contact
cesar.carmona-moreno@ec.europa.eu
Dataset credits

Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2016. Documentation for the Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4). Palisades NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://dx.doi.org/10.7927/H4D50JX4 Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR. Please see the link : http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v4-population-density/data-download#openModal

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