Suburban, Core & Urban Densities by Area:
Western Europe, Japan, United States,
Canada, Australia & New Zealand
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DENSITY: SQUARE MILE |
Urban Area Population Density |
Core Density |
Suburban Density |
Suburban Compared to Core |
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Australia & New Zealand |
3,600 |
6,000 |
3,000 |
50% |
6 |
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Canada |
4,600 |
11,500 |
3,600 |
31% |
6 |
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Japan |
12,000 |
22,100 |
7,300 |
33% |
8 |
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United States |
3,100 |
7,700 |
2,700 |
35% |
31 |
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Western Europe |
8,100 |
18,800 |
6,200 |
33% |
41 |
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7,700 |
20,200 |
5,300 |
26% |
35 |
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. United Kingdom |
10,800 |
10,900 |
11,900 |
109% |
6 |
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Overall |
6,300 |
14,000 |
4,700 |
34% |
92 |
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DENSITY: SQUARE KILOMETER |
Urban Area Population Density |
Core Density |
Suburban Density |
Suburban Compared to Core |
Cases |
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Australia & New Zealand |
1,400 |
2,300 |
1,150 |
50% |
6 |
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Canada |
1,750 |
4,400 |
1,400 |
31% |
6 |
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Japan |
4,650 |
8,500 |
2,800 |
33% |
8 |
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United States |
1,200 |
2,950 |
1,050 |
35% |
30 |
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Western Europe |
3,150 |
7,250 |
2,400 |
33% |
41 |
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. Outside United Kingdom |
2,950 |
7,800 |
2,050 |
26% |
35 |
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. United Kingdom |
4,150 |
4,200 |
4,600 |
109% |
6 |
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Overall |
2,400 |
5,400 |
1,850 |
34% |
91 |
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Sources: National statistical services and Urban Audit |
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Urban area data from Demographia World Urban Areas |
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Suburban data calculated by subtracting core data from urban area data |
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The core area is defined as the central city, except where the core city is so large that it includes large suburban areas or where it is so small that much of the dense core is excluded. |
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Urban areas excluded where core city includes extensive suburban development |
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Core areas are defined as central city, except in the following cases, where a different definition is used because the central city contains extensive suburbanization or is considerably smaller than the urban core. |
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Adelaide: Central districts comprising an are larger than the central municipality |
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Antwerp: Pre-Amalgamation city |
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Athens: Core includes municipalities between mountain ranges and south of Attiki Odos |
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Auckland : Auckland City Council, excluding islands |
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Berlin: Central districts comprising an area smaller than the central municipality |
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Bordeaux: Central districts comprising an area smaller than the central municipality |
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Brisbane: Central districts comprising an area smaller than the central municipality |
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Calgary: Central districts comprising an area smaller than the central municipality |
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Cologne: Central districts comprising an area smaller than the central municipality |
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Denver: Land annexed for airport excluded |
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Edmonton: Central districts comprising an area smaller than the central municipality |
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Essen-Dusseldorf: Cities of Essen, Bochum, Dortmund, Oberhausen, Giesenkirken, Duisburg, Dusseldorf & Wuppertal |
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Fukuoka: Central districts comprising an area smaller than the central municipality |
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Hamburg: Central districts comprising an area smaller than the central municipality |
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Hiroshima: Central districts comprising an area smaller than the central municipality |
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Kitakyushu: Central districts comprising an area smaller than the central municipality |
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London: Inner London (former London County Council area) |
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Los Angeles: Central districts comprising an area smaller than the central municipality |
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Madrid: Central districts comprising an area smaller than the central municipality |
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Marseille: Central districts comprising an area smaller than the central municipality |
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Melbourne: Inner and first ring districts comprising an area larger than the central municipality |
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Montreal: Pre-Amalgamation city |
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New York: Staten Island excluded |
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Ottawa: Pre-Amalgamation city |
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Perth: Central districts comprising an area larger than the central municipality |
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Rome, Central districts comprising an area smaller than the central municipality |
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Salt Lake City: Central districts comprising an area smaller than the central municipality |
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Sapporo: Central districts comprising an area smaller than the central municipality |
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Sendai, Central districts comprising an area smaller than the central municipality |
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Stuttgart: Central districts comprising an area smaller than the central municipality |
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Sydney: Inner and first ring districts comprising an area larger than the central municipality |
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Toronto: Pre-Amalgamation city |
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Toulouse: Central districts comprising an area smaller than the central municipality |
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Valencia: Central districts comprising an area smaller than the central municipality |
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Vienna: Central districts comprising an area smaller than the central municipality |
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