Regional Policy - Inforegio
Urban Audit: City Profiles
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Gdansk

Gdansk is the capital city of Pomorskie Voivodship and has a population of 461,334. It is one of the largest ports on the Baltic Sea. The city is the biggest economic, academic and cultural centre on the Polish coast and attracts many tourists due to its location, history and architecture. Traditional industries such as shipbuilding, shipping, petrochemicals and food industries still dominate, however high-tech industries such as electronics, telecommunications, IT, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals are also growing. Gdansk is well-known for amber processing. The city is attractive for foreign investors and a number of international fairs are organised here. The city is governed by the mayor, four deputy mayors and the city council which consists of 34 members. Gdansk is a part of Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) with a population of 1,098,379 covering an area of 3,457 km2.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL

CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities
LUZ
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES YEARSCORERatio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY  
    
Total resident population2004459,072
34220041,105,2031:2.41
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.20040%
247200419%1:385.40
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200131%
297200128%1:0.89
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20015%
27320015%1:0.97
Average size of households20012.45
18120012.651:1.08
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
    
Average price per m2 for an apartment2001€704
1502001€7041:1
Average price per m2 for a house2001€637
1662001€6371:1
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings200112%
305200114%1:1.10
Percentage of households living in social housing200120%
192200113%1:0.66
Average living area in m2 per person200421
812004231:1.06
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population200477.03
223200461.531:0.80
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
    
Unemployment rate200117%
308200118%1:1.03
Unemployment rate - female200117%
307200119%1:1.10
Employment rate200143%
273   
Activity rate200163%
307200163%1:1.01
GDP per head (€)2004€7,693
1482004€5,5521:0.72
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 elections200135%
233   
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
    
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-42004197
14220041531:0.78
% of working age population with only primary education20010%
17520010%1:1.27
% of working age population with tertiary education20010%
18520010%1:0.89
ENVIRONMENT  
    
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m320042
212   
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3200428
235   
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum20040.36
237   
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill2004100%
213   
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)200435
1852004291:0.82
Population density (residents per km2)20041,752
26520043201:0.18
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
    
Percentage of journeys to work by car  
    
Average time of journey to work (mins.)  
    

SUB CITY LEVEL

23 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSComparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-420013%4%8%1:2.49
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200117%31%39%1:2.26
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20014%5%6%1:1.57
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households20012%8%14%1:6.08
Average size of households20012.062.453.031:1.47
SOCIAL ASPECTS     
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities20010%10%32%1:103.74
ECONOMIC ASPECTS     
Unemployment rate200112%17%24%1:1.99
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25200118%27%33%1:1.81
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)20012241,76317,6911:79.13