Gridded Population of the World (GPW), v4
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Note: The UN WPP-Adjusted Population Count, v4 (2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020) data have been superseded by UN WPP-Adjusted Population Count, v4.11 (2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020). We strongly encourage users to access the revised data at https://doi.org/10.7927/H4PN93PB. For more information on the revisions please see What's New in Revision 11.
Data Collection Documentation:
- GPWv4 documentation (PDF)
- Country-level Information and Sources (Microsoft Excel .xlsx file)
- Log of changes to the dataset 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)