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Mapes i dades del grau d’urbanització de Catalunya

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The publication Maps and data on the degree of urbanisation in Catalonia, allows users to explore and understand how the population and the degree of urbanisation are distributed across the territory.

This dataset, covering the period from 2018 to 2025, presents the results of the degree of urbanisation classification for the following territorial units in Catalonia:

  • The provinces
  • The areas of the Territorial Plan
  • The counties
  • The municipalities
  • The census tract groups
  • The census tracts

To carry out this classification, the Catalan territory has been divided into a 1 km² grid, which is compatible with the European standard. Each cell in this grid has been classified according to its degree of urbanisation, a calculation based mainly on the resident population density of each area.

Annual data are provided from 2018 onwards, except for the areas of the Territorial Plan and the counties, for which data are available from 2025 onwards.

Data are presented in the following digital formats:

  • Shapefile files. These allow users to visualise the classification directly on maps. They contain classification data for the 1 km² cells, provinces, areas of the Territorial Plan, counties, municipalities, census tract groups and census tracts.
  • CSV files. These are used when numerical data are needed in table format for detailed analysis, as they collect the classification results for each administrative territorial unit.

All these files are provided in a compressed format to facilitate download. In addition, to support proper interpretation of the data and maps, an explanatory document (DM-DEGURBA) is provided along with the publication.

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