Regional Policy - Inforegio
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Rzeszów

Rzeszów is the capital city of Podkarpackie Voivodship and is located in the south-east of Poland. The city has a population of 160,376. The city plays an important role in the region’s economy. Rzeszów is the largest academic centre in south-eastern Poland. The city’s economy has been traditionally associated with aviation. It has the only centre for teaching civil aviation pilots in Poland Apart from the production of jet engines important sectors include pharmaceuticals, clothing and construction. The economy is characterised by a number of small and medium-size companies, many specialising in IT and business services. The city is governed by the mayor, three deputy mayors and the city council which consists of 25 members. Rzeszów is a part of Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) with a population of 329,685 that covers an area of 1,273 km2.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL

CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities
LUZ
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES YEARSCORERatio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY  
    
Total resident population2004159,020
3422004331,4651:2.08
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.20040%
247200415%1:-37.44
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200130%
297200124%1:0.80
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20015%
27320014%1:0.78
Average size of households20012.65
18120013.081:1.16
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
    
Average price per m2 for an apartment2001€466
1502001€4661:1
Average price per m2 for a house2001€268
1662001€2681:1
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings200111%
30520017%1:0.63
Percentage of households living in social housing200110%
19220016%1:0.58
Average living area in m2 per person200421
812004231:1.10
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population200440.21
223200426.701:0.66
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
    
Unemployment rate200119%
308200118%1:0.93
Unemployment rate - female200119%
307200118%1:0.93
Employment rate200141%
273   
Activity rate200158%
307200161%1:1.05
GDP per head (€)2004€4,154
1482004€4,1541:1
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 elections200141%
233   
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
    
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-42004314
14220041851:0.59
% of working age population with only primary education20010%
17520010%1:1.43
% of working age population with tertiary education20010%
18520010%1:0.65
ENVIRONMENT  
    
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m320010
221   
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3200497
235   
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum20040.31
237   
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill2004100%
213   
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)200419
1852004201:1.06
Population density (residents per km2)20042,961
26520042601:0.09
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
    
Percentage of journeys to work by car  
    
Average time of journey to work (mins.)  
    

SUB CITY LEVEL

8 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSComparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-420014%4%5%1:1.32
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200117%30%40%1:2.36
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20015%5%6%1:1.28
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households20013%8%13%1:3.81
Average size of households20012.162.653.181:1.47
SOCIAL ASPECTS     
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities20010%2%4%1:16.88
ECONOMIC ASPECTS     
Unemployment rate200115%19%22%1:1.48
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25200121%29%45%1:2.16
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)20011,1722,98811,3451:9.68