Population Change Dynamics in Nordic Municipalities – Grid data as a tool for studying residential change at local level

In this Nordregio report, grid-based statistics from different Nordic countries are used in an integrated way to study demographic changes at local level within regions, municipalities and cities; especially cities or towns that could be considered small and medium-sized. This report seeks to form a more nuanced understanding of the population developments occurring in the Nordics that may be less apparent, or not evident at all, at more general territorial levels. One of the main methodological questions guiding the study is how fine-grained grid-level statistics can be used as a compliment to more general statistics bound to administrative areas such as municipalities and regions.

The report is available to download here:

http://norden.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1280440&dswid=-7744

A separate map that allows zooming in on population change at a more detailed level is available to download here:

http://norden.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1280442&dswid=5170