Regional Policy - Inforegio
Urban Audit: City Profiles
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Volos

Volos is the capital of the Prefecture of Magnisias and has a population of 64,000. Volos is Greece’s eighth largest city, and is based around a busy commercial port and a substantial industrial area. The city is unique it terms of its local architecture and the intense activity of its quay and market. The municipal council administers the city and represents the inhabitants of Volos. However, central government is still responsible for areas such as planning, economic development and the environment. Volos is part of a Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) of 141,000 inhabitants.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL

CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities
LUZ
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES YEARSCORERatio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY  
    
Total resident population200464,971
342200475,5441:1.16
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.20011%
218   
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200422%
152200421%1:0.97
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20042%
11820042%1:0.96
Average size of households20042.59
17320042.611:1.01
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
    
Average price per m2 for an apartment  
    
Average price per m2 for a house  
    
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings200470%
63200470%1:1.01
Percentage of households living in social housing  
    
Average living area in m2 per person200435
812004341:0.99
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population  
    
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
    
Unemployment rate200417%
159200418%1:1.08
Unemployment rate - female200425%
147200428%1:1.10
Employment rate200466%
157   
Activity rate200479%
182200473%1:0.92
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 elections200177%
233   
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
    
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-42004169
14220041751:1.03
% of working age population with only primary education20040%
15520040%1:1.09
% of working age population with tertiary education20040%
13620040%1:0.90
ENVIRONMENT  
    
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3  
    
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3  
    
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum20040.43
237   
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill200490%
213   
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)20040
18520040 
Population density (residents per km2)2004581
26520042151:0.37
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
    
Percentage of journeys to work by car  
    
Average time of journey to work (mins.)  
    

SUB CITY LEVEL

7 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSAverage Population: 9987Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-420014%5%6%1:1.35
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200116%21%24%1:1.51
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20012%3%3%1:1.26
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households20017%10%13%1:1.96
Average size of households20012.582.642.841:1.10
SOCIAL ASPECTS     
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities20011%2%4%1:4.10
ECONOMIC ASPECTS     
Unemployment rate20018%12%13%1:1.72
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25200125%28%32%1:1.31
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)