Regional Policy - Inforegio
Urban Audit: City Profiles
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Madrid

Madrid is the capital of Spain and has a population of just over 2.9 million. Madrid has a vibrant service sector, along with a relatively modest industrial and construction sector. Within the industrial sector, paper and graphic arts, clothing and leather, transport equipment and food and drink are the most important industries. Tourism is also an important feature of Madrid’s economy. The city is composed of 21 districts and 131 neighbourhoods. Madrid is the seat of Spain’s three levels of administration: national, regional and municipal. The municipal authority has its offices throughout the city with every district being represented by a ‘Juntas Municipales de Distrito’ responsible for a range of public services. Madrid is part of a Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) of 5.4 million inhabitants.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL

CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities
LUZ
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES YEARSCORERatio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY  
    
Total resident population20043,099,834
34220045,804,8291:1.87
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.20041%
24720042%1:1.64
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200124%
297200119%1:0.81
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households200138%
273200148%1:1.28
Average size of households20042.70
17320042.871:1.06
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
    
Average price per m2 for an apartment  
    
Average price per m2 for a house2001€1,855
1662001€1,6051:0.87
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings200179%
305200182%1:1.04
Percentage of households living in social housing  
    
Average living area in m2 per person200130
2292001311:1.02
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population200436.66
223200428.981:0.79
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
    
Unemployment rate20047%
159200411%1:1.67
Unemployment rate - female20048%
147200416%1:1.89
Employment rate200465%
157   
Activity rate200469%
182200470%1:1
GDP per head (€)2004€79,516
1482001€20,951 
Median disposable annual household income(€)2004€15,709
1182004€14,8091:0.94
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income  
    
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT  
    
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections200469%
193   
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
    
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-42004575
14220045721:1
% of working age population with only primary education20040%
15520040%1:1.14
% of working age population with tertiary education20010%
18520010%1:0.82
ENVIRONMENT  
    
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3200428
212   
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3200447
235   
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum20040.57
237   
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill200455%
213   
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)20017
177   
Population density (residents per km2)20045,127
26520047241:0.14
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
    
Percentage of journeys to work by car200447%
108200454%1:1.15
Average time of journey to work (mins.)200432
1072004331:1.03

SUB CITY LEVEL

131 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSAverage Population: 22573Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-420013%4%9%1:3.38
Percentage of households that are 1-person households     
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households     
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households     
Average size of households     
SOCIAL ASPECTS     
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities     
ECONOMIC ASPECTS     
Unemployment rate199614%22%34%1:2.54
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)