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Thessaloniki

The city of Thessaloniki is the second largest city in Greece and the economic capital of Macedonia in northern Greece. The city has a population of 385,000. The city is a significant industrial centre, second to Athens. In addition to its dynamic industrial sector, jobs in the service sector are also increasing. Trade, distribution and logistics play an important role in the city’s economy, as the city aims to become one of the most modern transportation nodes in south-eastern Europe. The municipal council administers the city and represents the inhabitants of Thessaloniki. However, central government is still responsible for areas such as planning, economic development and the environment. Thessaloniki is part of a Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) of over one million inhabitants.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL
CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities		LUZ
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES YEARSCORERatio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY  
    
Total resident population2004386,627
3422004995,7661:2.58
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.20010%
218   
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200429%
152200422%1:0.74
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20042%
11820042%1:1.07
Average size of households20042.43
17320042.701:1.11
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
    
Average price per m2 for an apartment  
    
Average price per m2 for a house  
    
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings200460%
63200467%1:1.11
Percentage of households living in social housing  
    
Average living area in m2 per person200433
812004311:0.95
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population  
    
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
    
Unemployment rate200411%
159200411%1:1.08
Unemployment rate - female200416%
147200418%1:1.14
Employment rate200459%
157   
Activity rate200466%
182200466%1:0.99
GDP per head (€)  
    
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 elections200176%
233   
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
    
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-4200489
14220041031:1.17
% of working age population with only primary education20040%
15520040%1:1.25
% of working age population with tertiary education20040%
13620040%1:0.86
ENVIRONMENT  
    
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m320015
221   
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m32001208
201   
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum20040.43
237   
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill20040%
213   
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)20040
18520040 
Population density (residents per km2)200421,163
26520046841:0.03
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
    
Percentage of journeys to work by car  
    
Average time of journey to work (mins.)  
    

SUB CITY LEVEL
21 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSAverage Population: 16929Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-420013%4%5%1:1.82
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200119%28%38%1:2.03
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20012%3%4%1:1.72
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households20016%9%11%1:1.79
Average size of households20012.272.462.861:1.26
SOCIAL ASPECTS     
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities20010%1%2%1:7.77
ECONOMIC ASPECTS     
Unemployment rate20019%11%14%1:1.61
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25200125%30%35%1:1.44
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)