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Odense

Odense has a central location in Denmark and is the regional capital of Funen. With a population of 184,000 it is the country’s third largest city. Odense is home to a significant cluster of activity within the high technology industries, education, research and development. The public sector also employs a large percentage of the population (i.e. public administration and health). Odense city council is made up of 29 members who are elected by the city’s citizens every four years. The members of the council then elect the mayor and the aldermen. Odense is part of a Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) of 472,000 inhabitants.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL
CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities		LUZ
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES YEARSCORERatio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY  
    
Total resident population2004185,206
3422004475,0821:2.57
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.20040%
24720010% 
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200441%
152200437%1:0.90
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20045%
11820044%1:0.91
Average size of households20042.07
17320042.161:1.04
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
    
Average price per m2 for an apartment2004€1,384
150   
Average price per m2 for a house2004€1,196
157   
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings200444%
63200457%1:1.29
Percentage of households living in social housing200426%
92200418%1:0.68
Average living area in m2 per person200449
812004561:1.13
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population2004111.04
223200480.311:0.72
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
    
Unemployment rate20046%
15920045%1:0.91
Unemployment rate - female20046%
14720046%1:1
Employment rate200469%
157   
Activity rate200474%
182200475%1:1.02
GDP per head (€)2004€34,293
1482004€29,6651:0.87
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 elections200182%
233   
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
    
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-42004722
14220047211:1
% of working age population with only primary education  
    
% of working age population with tertiary education20040%
13620040%1:0.86
ENVIRONMENT  
    
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m320040
212   
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m320040
235   
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum  
    
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill  
    
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)200469
185   
Population density (residents per km2)2004634
265   
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
    
Percentage of journeys to work by car200446%
108200453%1:1.16
Average time of journey to work (mins.)200426
1072004221:0.85

SUB CITY LEVEL
12 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSAverage Population: 16699Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-420045%6%9%1:1.68
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200121%40%52%1:2.47
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20013%5%6%1:1.88
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households200110%14%17%1:1.74
Average size of households     
SOCIAL ASPECTS     
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities20041%4%7%1:6.37
ECONOMIC ASPECTS     
Unemployment rate20014%5%8%1:2.16
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 2520016%13%15%1:2.62
TRAINING AND EDUCATION     
% of working age population with only primary education     
% of working age population with secondary education20040%1%1%1:1.29
% of working age population with tertiary education20040%0%0%1:2
ENVIRONMENT     
Population density (residents per km2)