We present a QCD analysis of the proton structure function F-2 measure
d by the H1 experiment at HERA, combined with data from previous fixed
target experiments. The gluon density is extracted from the scaling v
iolations of F-2 in the range 2.10(-4) < x < 3.10(-2) and compared wit
h an approximate solution of the QCD evolution equations. The gluon de
nsity is found to rise steeply with decreasing x.