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Giorgio Comai https://giorgiocomai.eu (OBCT/EDJNet)https://www.europeandatajournalism.eu/
2021-11-16

This page summarises coverage of LAU, NUTS, and population grid datasets at different points in time.

LAU coverage by year

See source for more details.

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/gisco/geodata/reference-data/administrative-units-statistical-units/lau

year n
2011 30
2012 35
2013 31
2014 34
2015 34
2016 34
2017 35
2018 37
2019 35
2020 35
year country
2011 AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK
2012 AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MF, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, UK
2013 AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK
2014 AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, UK
2015 AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, UK
2016 AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, UK
2017 AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MF, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, UK
2018 AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, ME, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, UK, XK
2019 AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, UK
2020 AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, UK

For LAU, the most recent dataset is apparently not the one with the widest coverage. Largest coverage may be obtained by using older LAU when the most recent are not available for relevant countries.

Keep in mind that the apparent coverage may not fully correspond with the actual coverage, e.g. because data for some or all LAUs in a given country may still be missing or have incomplete data (see in particular data for Montenegro, Kosovo, or the coding of French overseas territories).

[1] "MF" "ME" "XK"

Population grid coverage by year

See source for more details.

year n
2006 31
2011 31
2018 40
year country
2006 AN, AT, BE, BG, CH, CNTR_CODE, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK
2011 AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LT, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK, XK*
2018 AD, AL, AT, BA, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IM, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, ME, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, UK

How many countries are present in both the LAU and population grid dataset?

lau_year pop_grid_year n country
2011 2006 27 AT, BE, BG, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK
2011 2011 26 AT, BE, BG, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, HU, IE, IT, LT, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK
2011 2018 30 AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK
2012 2006 29 AT, BE, BG, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK
2012 2011 29 AT, BE, BG, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LT, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK
2012 2018 34 AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, UK
2013 2006 28 AT, BE, BG, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK
2013 2011 27 AT, BE, BG, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LT, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK
2013 2018 31 AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK
2014 2006 29 AT, BE, BG, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK
2014 2011 29 AT, BE, BG, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LT, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK
2014 2018 34 AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, UK
2015 2006 29 AT, BE, BG, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK
2015 2011 29 AT, BE, BG, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LT, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK
2015 2018 34 AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, UK
2016 2006 29 AT, BE, BG, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK
2016 2011 29 AT, BE, BG, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LT, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK
2016 2018 34 AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, UK
2017 2006 29 AT, BE, BG, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK
2017 2011 29 AT, BE, BG, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LT, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK
2017 2018 34 AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, UK
2018 2006 29 AT, BE, BG, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK
2018 2011 30 AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LT, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK
2018 2018 36 AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, ME, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, UK
2019 2006 29 AT, BE, BG, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK
2019 2011 30 AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LT, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK
2019 2018 35 AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, UK
2020 2006 29 AT, BE, BG, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK
2020 2011 30 AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LT, LV, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK
2020 2018 35 AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, UK

Availability of LAU/NUTS concordance tables

See Eurostat’s website for details on the official concordance tables between LAUs and NUTS.

Notice that the concordance tables available there present many inconsistencies and do not fully match the LAU dataset distributed for the correspondent dataset. See this page for some attempts at using the correspondence tables, and this other page for an alternative solution that offers consistent matching based on available data.