Regional Policy - Inforegio
Urban Audit: City Profiles
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Bremen

The city of Bremen is the economic and cultural centre of the German federal state of Bremen, close to the North Sea. The city has a population of more than 540,000. The smallest federal state of Germany with the status of “city-state” consists of the two cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven. It is a world-ranking seaport and an important location for the car industry, electronics, steel, shipbuilding, and the aerospace industry. The city is promoting the expansion of the service sector, and high-tech technologies. In addition, many conventions and trade fairs take place in Bremen. The city is part of a Larger Urban Zone (LUZ), as defined by the Urban Audit, that covers an area of 5,234 km2 and contains over 1.1 million inhabitants.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL

CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities
LUZ
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES YEARSCORERatio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY  
    
Total resident population2004545,932
34220041,249,2911:2.29
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.20040%
247   
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200449%
152200439%1:0.80
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20048%
11820048%1:0.94
Average size of households20041.86
17320042.091:1.12
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
    
Average price per m2 for an apartment2004€1,600
150   
Average price per m2 for a house2004€1,870
157   
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings200133%
305200144%1:1.32
Percentage of households living in social housing20045%
92   
Average living area in m2 per person200142
2292001451:1.07
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population2004157.50
223200193.06 
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
    
Unemployment rate200414%
159200411%1:0.76
Unemployment rate - female200412%
14720049%1:0.78
Employment rate200459%
157   
Activity rate200469%
182200471%1:1.03
GDP per head (€)2004€37,808
1482004€27,8261:0.74
Median disposable annual household income(€)2004€17,500
1182004€19,6001:1.12
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income200418%
71200414%1:0.81
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT  
    
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections200463%
193   
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
    
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-42001454
23420014141:0.91
% of working age population with only primary education20040%
15520040%1:0.89
% of working age population with tertiary education20040%
13620040%1:1
ENVIRONMENT  
    
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3200412
212   
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m320044
235   
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum20040.34
237   
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill20043%
213   
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)200411
185   
Population density (residents per km2)20041,670
26520042121:0.13
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
    
Percentage of journeys to work by car200449%
108200464%1:1.31
Average time of journey to work (mins.)200423
1072004231:1

SUB CITY LEVEL

18 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSAverage Population: 30053Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-420014%4%7%1:1.75
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200131%49%76%1:2.46
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20014%8%10%1:2.68
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households20017%16%27%1:3.84
Average size of households20011.451.862.281:1.57
SOCIAL ASPECTS     
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities     
ECONOMIC ASPECTS     
Unemployment rate20015%8%10%1:1.89
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 2520015%11%65%1:12.34
TRAINING AND EDUCATION     
% of working age population with only primary education     
% of working age population with secondary education     
% of working age population with tertiary education     
ENVIRONMENT     
Population density (residents per km2)20015131,6568,4901:16.56