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Description
The percentage of the population in urban areas living within 15-minute walking distance from a point of interest (i.e. hospitals, schools, supermarkets, restaurants, etc.) Distance is established through pedestrian street network data and the percentage of population in the radius is estimated using gridded population density.
Long-Term Objective
Average of 5 best performers
The long-term objective for this indicator is a value of 98.
OECD-only
This indicator is used for OECD countries only.
Reference
SDSN (2023), based on Nicoletti, L., Sirenko, M., & Verma, T. (2023)
All data presented on this website are based on the publication Sachs, J.D., Lafortune, G., Fuller, G. (2024). The SDGs and the UN Summit of the Future. Sustainable Development Report 2024. Paris: SDSN, Dublin: Dublin University Press. 10.25546/108572
Urban population with access to points of interest within a 15min walk