Population Density, 2000
Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3) consists of estimates
of human population for the years 1990, 1995, and 2000 by 2.5
arc-minute grid cells and associated data sets dated circa 2000. A
proportional allocation gridding algorithm, utilizing more than 300,000
national and sub-national administrative units, is used to assign
population values to grid cells. The population count grids contain
estimates of the number of persons per grid cell. The grids are
available in various GIS-compatible data formats and geographic extents
(global, continent [Antarctica not included], and country levels). GPWv3
is produced by the Columbia University Center for International Earth
Science Information Network (CIESIN) in collaboration with Centro
Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT).