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Indicator full name: Average population density per km2

Unit: persons per km2

Dimensions:

Country/Area (COUNTRY/AREA)
Supranational group of countries (COUNTRY_GRP)
Sex (SEX)
Year of measure (YEAR)

Years data is available: 1970—2020

Indicator is part of data set(s):

HFA-DB

Last updated: 31 August 2022

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(Sub)regional averages available for:

WHO European Region
Members of the European Union
Members of the EU before May 2004 (EU15)
Members of the EU after May 2004 (EU13)
Commonwealth of Independent States
Central Asian Republics Information Network members (CARINFONET)
South-eastern Europe Health Network members (SEEHN)
Nordic countries
Small countries

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Data set notes

European Health for All database

Indicators: 618

Updated: 04 September 2022

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The following abbreviations are used in the indicator titles:

• SDR: age-standardized death rates (see HFA-DB user manual/Technical notes, page 13, for details)

• FTE: full-time equivalent

• PP: physical persons

• PPP$: purchasing power parities expressed in US $, an internationally comparable scale reflecting the relative domestic purchasing powers of currencies.

More information: http://www.euro.who.int/en/data-and-evidence/databases/european-health-for-all-database-hfa-db

Indicator notes

Average population density per km2
Indicator code: E998002.T

A simple ratio of reported mid-year population with country area.

Country/Area notes

No information