Download the data produced by the GHSL

Download by tiles or by single file. The links for the downloads are after the disclaimer below.

This page lists the GHSL datasets that are available for open and free download: the data can be downloaded for each product in a single file or split by tiles.

Feel free to contact the GHSL data support team for any necessity.

Please note that each product is available for different epochs, resolutions and coordinate systems, but be aware that not all the combinations are available.
The menu on the left below allows the selection of the desired product. Available combinations are displayed in Bold.

To be noted that some variation might be available only for a certain product. The options not available for a product are disabled and greyed out.

Download by tiles (click on each box to download a single tile):

Download the

Download the GADM v4.1 shapefile

Please select the whole world shapefile as six separate layers (one for each level of subdivision/aggregation).
The vector layers can be used to join each classification table (csv) with the actual spatial units.

License for the usage of the GADM data

This product is being finalised and will be published soon.

Please come back in a few days or feel free to choose another combination of parameters.

Feel free to contact the GHSL data support team for further support.

Hover over a tile to see its boundaries

Global download (get the chosen data in a single file):

The single file download for this product is being produced and will be ready in a few days,
please come back later. Thanks for your patience.
You can still click on a tile on the map above to download the corresponding tile.

Download the global selected dataset in a single file or click on a tile on the map above to download the corresponding tile.

The download links are updated reflecting the selection of the filters on the left of the map.
Settlements Boundaries:
Download the Urban Centres boundaries (Epoch 2020, shapefile format)
Download the Dense Urban Clusters boundaries (Epoch 2020, shapefile format)

The complete information about GHSL open data can be found in the GHSL Data Package 2023 report (9.31 MB)