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Tallinn

Tallinn is the capital city of the Republic of Estonia. The city is located on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland and has a population of 400,000, which accounts for 29.2% of the Estonian population. The importance of Tallinn to Estonia’s economy is overwhelming. The city’s prime location between other European countries and Russia in addition to its good transport and communication network has favoured the rapid development of both transit trade and the general economy. Food processing, textile production, engineering and electronics account for a high share of manufacturing industries in Tallinn. Tallinn City Council is the representative body of Tallinn and has 63 elected members. The responsibilities of Tallinn City Council are to approve amendments to the budget, impose local taxes and to approve, amend and adopt the development plans. Tallinn is part of a larger urban zone (LUZ) with a population of 525,000 covering an area of 4,333 km².

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL

	CITY		QUINTILES Comparison with UA cities						LUZ
			Low				High
INDICATORS	YEAR	SCORE	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st	CASES	YEAR	SCORE	Ratio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY
Total resident population	2004	392,306						342	2004	521,410	1:1.33
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.	2004	-1%						247	2004	0%	1:0.42
Percentage of households that are 1-person households	2004	31%						152	2004	29%	1:0.94
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households	2004	5%						118	2004	5%	1:0.88
Average size of households	2004	2.32						173	2004	2.40	1:1.03
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Average price per m2 for an apartment	2004	€959						150	2004	€927	1:0.97
Average price per m2 for a house	2004	€805						157	2004	€709	1:0.88
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings	2004	77%						63	2004	80%	1:1.04
Percentage of households living in social housing
Average living area in m2 per person	2001	22						229	2001	23	1:1.03
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population	2004	62.17						223	2004	55.18	1:0.89
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate	2004	10%						159	2004	10%	1:0.96
Unemployment rate - female	2004	10%						147	2004	9%	1:0.91
Employment rate	2004	72%						157
Activity rate	2004	80%						182	2004	77%	1:0.97
GDP per head (€)	2004	€12,068						148	2004	€10,864	1:0.90
Median disposable annual household income(€)	2004	€3,608						118	2004	€3,573	1:0.99
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income	2004	23%						71	2004	24%	1:1.08
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections	2004	44%						193
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-4	2004	584						142	2004	536	1:0.92
% of working age population with only primary education	2004	0%						155	2004	0%	1:1.15
% of working age population with tertiary education	2004	0%						136	2004	0%	1:0.91
ENVIRONMENT
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3	2004	0						212
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3	2004	8						235
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum	2004	0.70						237
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill	2004	66%						213
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)	2001	55						177	2001	2488	1:45.39
Population density (residents per km2)	2004	2,647						265	2004	120	1:0.05
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL
Percentage of journeys to work by car	2004	34%						108	2004	38%	1:1.14
Average time of journey to work (mins.)	2004	28						107	2004	28	1:0.99

SUB CITY LEVEL

13 SUB-CITY DISTRICTS	Average Population: 30759		Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORS		YEAR	LOWEST	CITY SCORE	HIGHEST	RATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY
Percentage of total population aged 0-4		2001	4%	4%	5%	1:1.36
Percentage of households that are 1-person households		2001	22%	33%	41%	1:1.90
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households		2001	5%	7%	9%	1:1.96
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households		2001	10%	14%	19%	1:1.90
Average size of households		2001	2.07	2.29	2.68	1:1.29
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities		2001	5%	19%	36%	1:7.52
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25
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)		2001	536	2,525	11,241	1:20.97