Degree of urbanisation

Version 8.4 by Helena K. on 2025/12/24 23:44


New concept from SDMX Glossary 2.1
https://purl.semanticip.org/linked-data/sdmxsrlocalization/Glossary/Degreeofurbanisation page_white_text TTL
Degree of urbanisation

Classification of the entire territory of a country along the urban-rural continuum.

The degree of urbanisation combines population size and population density thresholds to capture the full settlement hierarchy. It is applied in a two-step process: First, 1 km² grid cells are classified based on population density, contiguity and population size. Subsequently, local units are classified based on the type of grid cells their population resides in.

Cross-domain concept
Codelist

CL_DEG_URB

Codelist CL_DEG_URB

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