Gridded Population of the World (GPW), v4

The latest version of GPWv4 data sets is Revision 11.

Data Collection Documentation:

• GPWv4 Revision 11 documentation (PDF)
• Country-level Information and Sources Revision 11 (Microsoft Excel .xlsx file)
• Log of changes to the data sets by version

Additional Documentation:

• Detailed descriptions of the methods and improvements made in the GPWv4 data collection are described in the following paper by Doxsey-Whitfield et al. (2015): Taking Advantage of the Improved Availability of Census Data: A First Look at the Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4)
• NASA EarthData Webinar: Discover NASA’s Updated Gridded Population of the World Data, January 2015 (1 hour long)

Previous Releases of GPWv4 Data

There have been four releases of Gridded Population of the World Version 4 (GPWv4). The first was a Beta version, made available in the 4th quarter of 2015. A production release, version 4.0, containing a number of updates to the Beta version, was made public in July 2016. Revision 10, version 4.10, was released in December 2017. The most recent version, GPWv4 Revision 11, was released in December 2018. A description of the changes made between each of those releases is given in the "Log of changes to the data sets by version" document listed above and included with each downloaded data set.

We have preserved the Beta and original production (v4.0), and Revision 10 (v4.10) versions of the data sets in a long term archive with a unique set of DOIs (listed below). These data can be obtained by contacting SEDAC User Services at "ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu" or the GPW team at "gpw@ciesin.columbia.edu".

Administrative Unit Center Points with Population Estimates

Beta Release:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2015. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Administrative Unit Center Points with Population Estimates, Beta Release. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://dx.doi.org/10.7927/H4VH5KS4. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.

v4.0:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2016. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Administrative Unit Center Points with Population Estimates. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://dx.doi.org/10.7927/H4F47M2C. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.

v4.10:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. 2017. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Administrative Unit Center Points with Population Estimates, Revision 10. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H46H4FCT. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR

Basic Demographic Characteristics

v4.10:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. 2017. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Basic Demographic Characteristics, Revision 10. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H45H7D7F. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.

Data Quality Indicators

Beta Release:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2015. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Data Quality Indicators, Beta Release. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://dx.doi.org/10.7927/H4QR4V2T. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR. 

v4.0:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2016. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Data Quality Indicators. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://dx.doi.org/10.7927/H49C6VBN. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.

v4.10:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. 2017. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Data Quality Indicators, Revision 10. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H42R3PN3. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.

Land and Water Area

Beta Release:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2015. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Land and Water Area, Beta Release. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://dx.doi.org/10.7927/H4M043BS. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.

v4.0:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2016. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Land and Water Area. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://dx.doi.org/10.7927/H45M63M9. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.

4.10:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. 2017. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Land and Water Area, Revision 10. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4Z03642. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.

National Identifier Grid

v4.0:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2016. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): National Identifier Grid. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H41V5BX1. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.

v4.10:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. 2017. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): National Identifier Grid, Revision 10. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4T72FDB. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.

Population Count

Beta Release:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2015. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count, Beta Release. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://dx.doi.org/10.7927/H4BG2KXS. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.

v4.0:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2016. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://dx.doi.org/10.7927/H4X63JVC. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.

v4.10:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. 2017. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count, Revision 10. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4PG1PPM. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.

UN WPP-Adjusted Population Count

Beta Release:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2015. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision of UN WPP Country Totals, Beta Release. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://dx.doi.org/10.7927/H4PR7SX1. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.

v4.0:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2016. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision of UN WPP Country Totals. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://dx.doi.org/10.7927/H4SF2T42. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.

v4.10:
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. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4JQ0XZW. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.

Population Density

Beta Release:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2015. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Beta Release. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://dx.doi.org/10.7927/H46T0JKB. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.

v4.0:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2016. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://dx.doi.org/10.7927/H4NP22DQ. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.

v4.10:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. 2017. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 10. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4DZ068D. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.

UN WPP-Adjusted Population Density

Beta Release:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2015. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision of UN WPP Country Totals, Beta Release. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://dx.doi.org/10.7927/H4TH8JNR. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.

v4.0:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2016. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision of UN WPP Country Totals. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://dx.doi.org/10.7927/H4HX19NJ. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.

v4.10:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. 2017. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision of UN WPP Country Totals, Revision 10. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H49884ZR. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.