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Demographic indicators by territorial typology
<p>This dataset provides indicators on demography by territorial typology. The data by typology includes share of population, dependency rates, fertility and mortality rates, population mobility within and outside countries.</p>
<p><strong>Data source and definition</strong></p>
<p>The primary data are collected from Eurostat (reg_demo) for EU countries, and supplemented by data collected through delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI) and from the websites of national statistical offices.</p>
<p>The indicators are aggregated data at the national level, using the typology of small (TL3) regions to calculate totals or averages for all metropolitan large regions, metropolitan midsize regions, near a midsize/large FUA regions, near a small FUA regions and remote regions.</p>
<p><strong> Territorial typology on access to functional urban areas</strong></p>
<p>Territorial typologies helps to assess differences in socio-economic trends in regions, both within and across countries and to highlight the specific issues faced by each type of region. </p>
<p>The OECD territorial typology on access to functional urban areas uses the concept of functional urban areas (FUA) – composed of urban centres and their commuting areas – and classifies small (TL3) regions (<a href="https://doi.org/10.1787/b902cc00-en">Fadic et al., 2019</a>) according to the following criteria:</p>
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<li>Metropolitan regions, if more than half of the population live in a FUA. Metropolitan regions are further classified into: <em><strong>metropolitan large</strong></em>, if more than half of the population live in a (large) FUA of at least 1.5 million inhabitants; and <em><strong>metropolitan midsize</strong></em>, if more than half of the population live in a (midsize) FUA of at 250 000 to 1.5 million inhabitants.</li>
<li>Non-metropolitan regions, if less than half of the population live in a midsize/large FUA. These regions are further classified according to their level of access to FUAs of different sizes: <em><strong>near a midsize/large FUA</strong></em> if more than half of the population live within a 60-minute drive from a midsize/large FUA (of more than 250 000 inhabitants) or if the TL3 region contains more than 80% of the area of a midsize/large FUA; <em><strong>near a small FUA</strong></em> if the region does not have access to a midsize/large FUA and at least half of its population have access to a small FUA (i.e. between 50 000 and 250 000 inhabitants) within a 60-minute drive, or contains 80% of the area of a small FUA; and <em><strong>remote</strong></em>, otherwise.</li>
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<p>List of OECD regions and typologies are presented in the OECD Territorial correspondence table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>. Maps of For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p>
<p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Further information</strong></p>
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<li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li>
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<p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>