1. Degree of urbanisation
Item 7.3 of the agenda
Gorja Bartsch
Eurostat Unit E4
WG on Regional, Urban and Rural Development statistics – October 2015

2. Overview Dissemination activities Update of the classification
Next steps
Questions

3. 1. Dissemination activities
Online datasets by DEGURBA expanded (now 101)
Educational attainment, lifelong learning (12)
Living conditions and welfare (21)
Labour market (5)
Tourism (2)
Information Society (61)
New terminology implemented
Cities, towns and suburbs, rural areas
Data visualisations
Dedicated website
Statistical Atlas

5. 2. Update of the classification 2015
Update based on
Population grid 2011 (previous DEGURBA: 2006)
LAU boundaries 2014 (EBM version 9)
Methodology itself has not changed
Refinements necessary
Eurostat validation on-going
Member States asked check and provide feedback
Updated DEGURBA sent on 6 October
Reply by 13 November to

6. 3. Next steps
Eurostat will analyse the changes and comments from Member States
Refinements will be applied if necessary
Updated DEGURBA to be disseminated by Eurostat
After agreement with Member States
Data for first reference year to be flagged as "break in time series"

7. 4. Questions
When and how are updates of DEGURBA applied in Member States?
Updates based on new population data
Annual LAU updates
How to ensure a uniform application of the DEGURBA across domains?
How could the process be improved?

8. Thank you for your ATTENTION!
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