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UDP - Historical population, 1961 - 2011 (JRC LUISA Reference Scenario 2016)

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Historical population data from 1961 to 2011, based on a project supported by the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (see Gløersen and Lüer, 2013, population data collection for European local administrative units from 1960 onwards).  It contains population estimates that are not necessarily consistent with the official Eurostat figures and other projections. The data is originally available at LAU2 level and can be downloaded from Eurostat webpage. LUISA has aggregated the LAU2 level data by functional urban areas and metropolitan regions.

Contributors

Carlo Lavalle; Mert Kompil

How to cite

Kompil, Mert; Lavalle, Carlo (2026): UDP - Historical population, 1961 - 2011 (JRC LUISA Reference Scenario 2016). European Commission, Joint Research Centre [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.FTZHDK8 PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/jrc-luisa-udp-pophist-reference-2016

Keywords

Cohesion reportDemographyEU Reference Scenario 2016FUAHistorical populationInhabitantsLUISAmetronon-metro regionsNUTS0Residential areaUDPUrban data platformUrban indicator

Data access

UDP - Historical population, 1961-2011 (Europe)
CSV

CSV – comma-separated values – files store tabular data (numbers and text) in plain text. Each line of the file is a data record. Each record consists of one or more fields, separated by commas.
Downloadable file

A downloadable file for the dataset.

Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice

According to the European Commission reuse notice, reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by the Decision of 12 December 2011. The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore users are advised to refer to the copyright notices of the individual websites maintained under Europa and of the individual documents. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

  • The download link contains the information at FUA, metro and non-metro regions and country levels from 01-01-1961 to 01-01-2011 in the European Union. The data is stored in text/csv format.

UDP - Historical population, 1961-2011 (Danube)
CSV

CSV – comma-separated values – files store tabular data (numbers and text) in plain text. Each line of the file is a data record. Each record consists of one or more fields, separated by commas.
Downloadable file

A downloadable file for the dataset.

Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice

According to the European Commission reuse notice, reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by the Decision of 12 December 2011. The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore users are advised to refer to the copyright notices of the individual websites maintained under Europa and of the individual documents. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

  • The download link contains the information at FUA, metro and non-metro regions and country levels from 01-01-1961 to 01-01-2011 in the European Union. The data is stored in text/csv format.

Other resources

Urban Data Platform
HTML

HTML is the standard markup language used to create web pages and its elements form the building blocks of all websites.

Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice

According to the European Commission reuse notice, reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by the Decision of 12 December 2011. The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore users are advised to refer to the copyright notices of the individual websites maintained under Europa and of the individual documents. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

  • The Urban Data Platform is a joint initiative of the Directorate General Joint Research Centre (DG JRC) and the Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) of the European Commission. It provides an access point to exchange information on the status and trends of European cities and regions.It visualizes data via maps at three different geographical units including EU-wide Cities/Greater Cities, Functional Urban Areas and Metropolitan Regions. It also includes time series graphs for selected cities, for Metropolitan Regions, and by degree of urbanisation.

LUISA Territorial Modelling Platform
HTML

HTML is the standard markup language used to create web pages and its elements form the building blocks of all websites.

Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice

According to the European Commission reuse notice, reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by the Decision of 12 December 2011. The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore users are advised to refer to the copyright notices of the individual websites maintained under Europa and of the individual documents. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

  • The LUISA Territorial Modelling Platform is primarily used for the ex-ante evaluation of EC policies that have a direct or indirect territorial impact

Publications

Publication
The State of European cities 2016. Cities leading the way to a better future
Kompil, Mert; Lavalle, Carlo

Temporal coverage

From date To date
1961-01-01 2011-01-01

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Contact email
JRC-KCTP (at) ec.europa.eu
Update frequency
annual

The event occurs once a year.

Language(s)
English

English is a member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic languages. It is an official language of almost 60 sovereign states and is now a global lingua franca.It is the third-most-common native language in the world and it is widely learned as a second language.

Data theme(s)
Health

dataset theme covering the domain of health which includes health conditions, diseases, treatments, healthcare services, and health policies
Population and society

dataset theme covering the domains of population and society, where population refers to the total number of people residing within various geographic levels from cities to the global scale, and society denotes a collective of individuals engaged in continuous social interaction within a common territory, often under the same political and cultural norms
Science and technology

dataset theme covering the domains of science and technology, with science being the systematic pursuit of knowledge through testable explanations and predictions across natural, social, and formal disciplines, and technology encompassing the collective techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in producing goods, providing services, or achieving objectives like scientific research

Geographical name(s)
European Union
Issued date
2016-11-01
Created date
14 Dec 2018 10:43
Modified date
17 Jan 2024 13:34
Landing page
https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/territorial-policies 
Dataset identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/jrc-luisa-udp-pophist-reference-2016
Other identifiers
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