Content Urban population proportion. Proportion of the population living in Local Administrative Units - 2 (LAU2s) classified as cities, towns and suburbs. Classification of LAU2s as cities, towns and suburbs is based on the LUISA degree of urbanization projections. The population that live in cities, towns and suburbs is calculated based on total LAU2 populations, not the population of grids. Context This is a dataset from Joint Research Centre hosted by the EU Open Data Portal. The Open Data Portal is found [here](http://data.europa.eu/euodp/en/home) and they update their information according the frequency that the data is collected. Explore Joint Research Centre data using Kaggle and all of the data sources available through the Joint Research Centre [organization page](https://www.kaggle.com/joint-research-centre)! * Update Frequency: This dataset is updated daily. Acknowledgements This dataset is maintained using the EU ODP [API](http://data.europa.eu/euodp/en/developerscorner) and Kaggle's [API](https://github.com/Kaggle/kaggle-api). This dataset is distributed under the following license: [Legal Notice](http://ec.europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm)