Mapping global urban and rural population distributions: Estimates of future global population distribution to 2015
The report provides a scenario of global population distribution in 2015, based on extrapolation of growth rates from the 1990s to 2000.
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| Report location: | source |
| Language: | English |
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| Authors: | Bridget Anderson, Francesca Pozzi, Greg Yetman, Melanie Brickman, Deborah Balk |
| Time horizon: | 2015 |
| Geographic focus: | Global |
Methods
The research method involved extrapolating population growth rates from the 1990s to 2000 using administrative unit data and converting these into a gridded population distribution for 2015.
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Key Insights
This research presents a projection of the global population distribution for the year 2015, using the Gridded Population of the World (GPW2015) model. It extrapolates population growth rates from the 1990s to 2000 and adjusts national totals to align with United Nations projections. The study addresses the spatial distribution of population at a subnational level, highlighting the expected increase in urban areas. It utilizes nearly 400,000 administrative units for the extrapolation and employs a gridding approach to convert population data into a series of 2.5 arc-minute quadrilateral grids. The report also discusses the limitations of the projection method and suggests improvements for future population estimates.
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Additional Viewpoints
Categories: 2010s time horizon | 2015 time horizon | English publication language | Global geographic scope | administrative units | demographic | demographic patterns | extrapolation | gridding approach | growth rates | mapping | population | population distribution | poverty | rural | rural areas | spatial distribution | united nations projections | urban | urban growth