Archive:Statistics on rural areas in the EU

http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Statistics_on_rural_areas_in_the_EU

See also

• Degree of urbanisation classification — 2011 revision (background article)
• Population grids (background article)
• Regional typologies overview (background article)
• Territorial typologies (background article)

Further Eurostat information

Data visualisation

• Eurostat Statistical Atlas (Chapter 14)

Publications

• Eurostat publications for rural development

Main tables

• Title of top Main tables folder, see:

Title(s) of second level folder (if any)

Title(s) of third level folder (if any)

Database

• Degree of urbanisation (degurb), see:

Health (degurb_hlth)

Lifelong learning (degurb_trng)

Educational attainment level and outcomes of education (degurb_edat)

Living conditions and welfare (degurb_livcon)

Labour market (degurb_labour)

Tourism (degurb_tour)

Digital economy and society (degurb_isoc)

Dedicated section

• Degree of urbanisation
• Rural development

Methodology / Metadata

• A harmonised definition of cities and rural areas: the new degree of urbanisation — European Commission (2014)
• Degree of urbanisation

Source data for figures and maps (MS Excel)

Focus on rural areas

External links

• European Commission — rural development policy
• European Commission — rural development legislation
• European Network for Rural Development (ENRD)
• OECD — rural development