A high-resolution population grid map for Europe

Figures & data

Figure 1. Workflow for population map production and validation.

Table 1. Disaggregation approaches used in this study.

	Approach M1	Approach M2	Approach M3
Source population data	Population reported at NUTS3.
	Reference year: 2006. Source: Eurostat/National Statistical Institutes.
Ancillary data	CLC 2006	CLC 2006 refined
Land use/cover classes used	All	Urban fabric
Disaggregation algorithm	Limiting variable	Densities defined by regression	Densities proportional to soil sealing degree

Table 2. Strata definition, R ² and obtained coefficients for each regression.

	Strata definition	Adjusted R ^2	β 1	β 2	β 3
Stratum 1	NUTS3 with pop. density <32 inhab/ha	0.922	29.041	27.680	19.877
Stratum 2	NUTS3 with pop. density between 32 inhab/ha and 65 inhab/ha	0.951	88.255	42.631	30.296
Stratum 3	NUTS3 with pop. density >65 inhabitants/ha	0.904	167.893	82.772	66.872

Figure 2. Population distribution in Greater Lisbon, Portugal. Results for each dasymetric approach. Pixel size: 100 × 100 meters.

Figure 3. Results of validation by commune size expressed as RTAE∈[0,2].

Table 3. Results of validation by country expressed as RTAE [0,2].

	RTAE
	M1	M2	M3
Austria	0.254	0.234	0.223
Belgium	0.317	0.227	0.176
Bulgaria	0.892	0.788	0.707
Switzerland	0.343	0.310	0.283
Czech Republic	0.523	0.441	0.417
Germany	0.281	0.249	0.247
Denmark	0.315	0.313	0.314
Estonia	0.762	0.608	0.547
Spain	0.561	0.527	0.513
Finland	0.456	0.399	0.371
France	0.469	0.410	0.386
Hungary	0.474	0.379	0.357
Ireland	0.330	0.422	0.412
Iceland	0.529	0.456	0.439
Italy	0.310	0.296	0.291
Lichtenstein	0.173	0.129	0.129
Lithuania	0.673	0.545	0.479
Luxembourg	0.445	0.325	0.331
Latvia	0.425	0.342	0.319
Malta	0.475	0.168	0.179
Netherlands	0.191	0.164	0.169
Norway	0.219	0.159	0.163
Poland	0.353	0.296	0.286
Portugal	0.211	0.248	0.251
Romania	0.694	0.561	0.485
Sweden	0.381	0.377	0.309
Slovenia	0.247	0.300	0.294
Slovakia	0.600	0.505	0.475
United Kingdom	0.134	0.107	0.106

Table 4. Results of validation of the final population grid, by country, expressed as RTAE∈[0,2].

	RTAE	Median commune size (km^2)
	Final population grid map
Austria	0.388	24
Denmark	0.412	356
France	0.308	11
Netherlands	0.292	60
Norway	0.709	465
Portugal	0.536	222
Sweden	0.559	733