DS GISCO > Geodata > Population distribution > Degree of Urbanisation- EN

The degree of urbanisation classifies local administrative units (LAUs) as cities, towns and suburbs or rural areas based on a combination of geographical contiguity and population density. This is measured by minimum population thresholds applied to 1 km² population grid cells, where each LAU belongs exclusively to 1 of these 3 classes: cities, towns or suburbs, and rural areas.

Degree of Urbanisation Level 2 is a detailed classification at 1 km grid level derived for the Census that further divides the three Level 1 categories (cities, towns and semi-dense areas, and rural areas) into a total of seven classes. This breakdown provides greater insight by subdividing the intermediate and rural categories into more specific types like dense and semi-dense towns, suburban or peri-urban areas, villages, dispersed rural areas, and mostly uninhabited areas.

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Datasets available for download

DEGURBA (LAU)

Date Scale Projection Download
2021 01M EPSG:4258  ZIP
2020 01M EPSG:4258  ZIP
2018 01M EPSG:4258  ZIP
2014 01M EPSG:4258  ZIP
2011 01M EPSG:4258  ZIP
2001 03M EPSG:4258  ZIP

DEGURBA (GRID)

Date Scale Projection Download
2021 1 km2 EPSG:3035  ZIP
2011 1 km2 EPSG:3035  ZIP