Degree of Urbanization - Germany, 2018

The degree of urbanization provides urbanization level information at 100x100 meter grids for Germany. It is based on population numbers, building density and the share of building types. It is provided as a continuous percentage value representing the probability of the degree of urbanization, as well as five discrete values representing classes of the degree of urbanization: definitely ‘urban’, probably ‘urban’, area of uncertainty, probably ‘rural’, definitely ‘rural’.
Suggested Data Citation
German Aerospace Center (DLR) (2026): Degree of Urbanization - Germany, 2018. https://doi.org/10.15489/rskmh269c925
Coverage
Geographic Boundaries
North:	54.98°
West:	5.98°
East:	15.02°
South:	47.30°
Time Period
Start date:	2018-01-01
End date:	2018-12-31
More Information
Keywords:	DLR, EOC, Degree of urbanization, urban, rural, spatial statistics, building density, population density, Germany, opendata
Contact:	hannes.taubenboeck@dlr.de
Access / Use Restriction:	License
Data Use Guidelines	Creative Commons BY 4.0
Links
DOI (of Dataset)	https://doi.org/10.15489/rskmh269c925 Digital Object Identifier
Product Search and Download
HTTP Download (Degree of Urbanization)	https://download.geoservice.dlr.de/URBANIZATION_DEGREE/files/ HTTP Download