OECD Regions at a Glance 2009
This third edition provides the latest comparable data and trends across regions in OECD countries, including a special focus on the spatial dimension for innovation. It relies on the OECD Regional database, the most comprehensive set of statistics at the sub-national level on demography, economic and labour market performance, education, healthcare, environmental outputs and knowledge-based activities comparable among the OECD countries. This publication provides a dynamic link (StatLink) for each graph and map, which directs the user to a web page where the corresponding data are available in Excel®.
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Geographic Concentration of Population
In 2005, 10% of regions accounted for approximately 40% of the total population in OECD countries (Figure 9.1).
The geographic distribution of population is explained by differences in climatic and environmental conditions which discourages human settlement in some areas and favours population concentration around a few urban centres. This pattern is reinforced by the increased availability of economic opportunities and wider availability of services stemming from urbanization itself.
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