NUTS 2 regions of the United Kingdom | |
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Category | Statistical regions |
Location | United Kingdom |
Found in | NUTS 1 regions |
Number | 40 (as of 2015) |
Subdivisions | NUTS 3 regions |
In the NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) codes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK), there are 40 level 2 statistical regions.
In NUTS version 2013, which was introduced on 1 January 2015, regions UKI3 and UKI4 replaced a single region UKI1, and regions UKI5, UKI6 and UKI7 replaced a single region UKI2. This increased the number of NUTS2 regions from 37 to 40.