Population per square kilometre
| Quick info | |
|---|---|
| Data type | Numeric |
| Scale | Metric |
| Value labels | Not applicable |
| Technical name | socstr_pop_dens_pp |
| Category | Social structure |
| Label | Population per square kilometre |
| Related indicators | |
"Population per square kilometre" measures the population density. It is defined as the number of people per square kilometer. Thus, the ratio between the annual average population and the land area. The land area concept (excluding inland waters) is used wherever available.
Coding rules
"Population per square kilometre" refers to the number of individuals per square kilometer. It is calculated as the ratio of the annual average population to the land area. When calculating population density, the land area (which excludes bodies of inland water such as lakes and rivers) is used, if available. However, in some EU countries, the total area, including lakes and rivers, is used for the calculation, as this is the only data available. Teorell et al. (2024:565) define the variable as "Population density, average population per square km".
Bibliographic info
Citation:- Teorell, Jan, Aksel Sundström, Sören Holmberg, Bo Rothstein, Natalia Alvarado Pachon, Cem Mert Dalli, Rafael Lopez Valverde & Paula Nilsson (2024). The Quality of Government Standard Dataset, version Jan24. University of Gothenburg: The Quality of Government Institute, https://www.gu.se/en/quality-government, doi:10.18157/qogstdjan24
- European Commission. (2023). Eurostat. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database/
- Joint Research Centre: Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Widhalm, P., Pantisano, F., Craglia, M. and Ricciato, F. (2025). Estimating population density distribution from network-based mobile phone data, Publications Office, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2788/162414
Misc
Project manager(s): Responsible for data editing, description (WESIS) and entry: Andrea Schäfer (2021-2025); Principal Investigator: Irene Dingeldey, Ulrich Mückenberger
Data release:- Version 0.001: Initial release with data from The Quality of Government Standard Dataset, Version January 2024
Revisions: No revisions yet
Sources
- Teorell, Jan, Aksel Sundström, Sören Holmberg, Bo Rothstein, Natalia Alvarado Pachon, Cem Mert Dalli, Rafael Lopez Valverde & Paula Nilsson (2024). The Quality of Government Standard Dataset, version Jan24. University of Gothenburg: The Quality of Government Institute, https://www.gu.se/en/quality-government, doi:10.18157/qogstdjan24
- European Commission. (2023). Eurostat. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database/
