Regional Policy - Inforegio
Urban Audit: City Profiles
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København

The city of København is the capital of Denmark, and has a population of 499,000. The city has an economy based on manufacturing industries, trade, tourism and other services. The industry performs well in the food, hotel, IT and telecom sectors and life sciences (i.e. pharmaceutical and biotechnology cluster). The region is well suited to foreign companies considering a location for their regional headquarters in Scandinavia and the Baltic area. The city council of København is one the city’s largest employers. The council is composed of 55 members who are elected every four years, with the Lord Mayor at its head. The city is part of a Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) of over 1.8 million inhabitants.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL

CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities
LUZ
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES YEARSCORERatio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY  
    
Total resident population2004501,664
34220041,822,5691:3.63
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.20040%
24720011% 
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200453%
152200438%1:0.72
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20045%
11820045%1:1.09
Average size of households20011.82
18120012.101:1.15
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
    
Average price per m2 for an apartment2004€2,770
150   
Average price per m2 for a house2004€2,370
157   
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings200418%
63200122% 
Percentage of households living in social housing200421%
92200476%1:3.68
Average living area in m2 per person200444
812004481:1.08
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population2004155.32
2232004105.761:0.68
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
    
Unemployment rate20045%
15920044%1:0.82
Unemployment rate - female20045%
14720044%1:0.87
Employment rate200470%
157   
Activity rate200474%
182200478%1:1.05
GDP per head (€)2004€59,514
1482004€43,0731:0.72
Median disposable annual household income(€)  
    
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income  
    
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT  
    
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections200458%
193   
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
    
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-42004661
14220047311:1.11
% of working age population with only primary education  
    
% of working age population with tertiary education20040%
13620040%1:0.89
ENVIRONMENT  
    
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m320040
212   
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m320042
235   
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum20011.71
217   
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill20013%
177   
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)200452
18520043751:7.20
Population density (residents per km2)20045,630
26520046551:0.12
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
    
Percentage of journeys to work by car200426%
108200152% 
Average time of journey to work (mins.)200427
107200124 

SUB CITY LEVEL

17 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSAverage Population: 32910Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-420043%6%8%1:2.21
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200147%53%60%1:1.30
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20013%5%6%1:1.82
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households20018%15%21%1:2.81
Average size of households     
SOCIAL ASPECTS     
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities20045%15%28%1:5.33
ECONOMIC ASPECTS     
Unemployment rate20013%4%9%1:3.11
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 2520011%6%13%1:25.87
TRAINING AND EDUCATION     
% of working age population with only primary education     
% of working age population with secondary education20040%0%0%1:1.38
% of working age population with tertiary education20040%0%0%1:2.09
ENVIRONMENT     
Population density (residents per km2)20045575,63019,7601:35.45