Aalborg in fgures 2021 in fgures 2021

June 2021 Published by The Economic Ofce, Mayor’s Department Boulevarden 13, DK-9000 Aalborg

Area on 1 January 2021 ...... 1,137.40 km2 Population on 1 January 2021 ...... 219,487 Percentage population whole ...... 3.76 Population density inhabitants per km2 ...... 192.97

2 Preface

The purpose of Aalborg in fgures is to provide an easily accessible overview of some important statistical information about Aalborg.

More detailed information is available via the Aalborg ’s website www.aalborg.dk (about the municipality / Statistics and indicators) or by contacting the Economic Ofce, Mayor’s Department.

3 Content

The City of Aalborg Political and administrative organization ...... 5 The seven Departments are ...... 6 Elections to municipality councils...... 7 Selected key fgures ...... 8

Population and Housing Situation Population ...... 12 Population by urban and rural areas ...... 14 Movements of the population ...... 15 Selected key fgures ...... 16 Families and Households...... 18 Dwellings ...... 19

Labour market The population and the labour market ...... 20 Employed and commuting ...... 21 workplaces ...... 22 Full-time unemployed persons ...... 24

Social Relations Recipients of old age and early retirement pension ...... 25 Senior citizens services ...... 25 Children and young people ...... 26 Institution charges ...... 26

Education Public schools and private schools ...... 27 Upper secondary schools ...... 28 University of Aalborg ...... 29 University College Nordjylland ...... 29

Culture Libraries ...... 30 Leisure, recreational and cultural activities subsidized by the municipality ...... 30

Public economy Personnel consumption (full-time employees) ...... 31 Personal income taxes and real property taxes ...... 32 Total taxes ...... 32 Budget expenditure and revenue ...... 33 Main overview of Budget ...... 34 Incomes ...... 35

4 Political and administrative organization

CITY COUNCIL

THE CITY EXECUTIVE The committee for Education The committee for urban and The Employment Committee Environment and Energy The Family and Social Elderly and Disabled Welfare Committee The committee for The committee for Health and Culture The City Executive spatial planning The committee Department of Urban and Spatial Planning Department of Environment and Energy Department of Family and Employment Department of Family and Employment Department of Health and Culture Department of Care for the Department of Education The Mayor’s Department Elderly and Disabled

5 The seven Departments are

The Mayor’s Department Boulevarden 13 9000 Aalborg Mayor Thomas Kastrup-Larsen ...... 99 31 15 00 Chief Executive of the Municipality Christian Roslev ...... 99 31 15 05

Department of Urban and Spatial Planning Stigsborg Brygge 5 9400 Nørresundby Alderman Hans Henrik Henriksen ...... 99 31 21 00 CEO Director Anders Fokdal ...... 99 31 21 30

Department of Family and Employment Sønderbro 12 9000 Aalborg Alderman Mai-Britt Iversen ...... 99 31 25 00 CEO Director Arne Lund Kristensen ...... 99 31 25 03

Department of Care for the Elderly and Disabled Storemosevej 17 - 21 9310 Alderman Jørgen Hein ...... 99 31 54 00 CEO Director Jan Nielsen ...... 99 31 54 05

Department of Education Godthåbsgade 8 9400 Nørresundby Alderman Jan Nymark Thaysen ...... 99 31 40 01 CEO Director Jakob Ryttersgaard ...... 93 52 00 44

Department of Health and Culture Danmarksgade 17 9000 Aalborg Alderman Mads Duedahl ...... 99 31 19 00 CEO Director Bente Graversen ...... 99 31 19 01

Department of Environment and Energy Stigsborg Brygge 5 9400 Nørresundby Alderman Per Clausen ...... 99 31 94 01 CEO Director Søren Gais Kjeldsen ...... 99 31 94 05

6 Elections to municipality councils

17. nov. 09 19. nov. 13 21. nov. 17

Total votes ...... 93,132 110,801 114,758

A. Social Democratic Party ...... 33,684 40,211 55,886 B. Social Liberal Party ...... 3,111 5,694 3,543 C. Conservative Peoples Party 7,321 5,352 4,575 F. Socialist Peoples Party ...... 15,166 4,009 3,082 I. Liberal Alliance ...... 141 3,519 2,531 O. Danish Peoples Party (1997-) 6,917 9,970 7,361 V. Liberal Democratic Party ..... 24,031 29,359 25,128 Ø. Unity List ...... 1,897 9,729 7,315 The other Parties...... 864 2,958 5,337

Number of seats

17. nov. 09 19. nov. 13 21. nov 17

Total ...... 31 31 31

A. Social Democratic Party ...... 12 12 17 B. Social Liberal Party...... 1 2 1 C. Conservative Peoples Party .. 2 1 1 F. Socialist Peoples Party ...... 5 1 0 I. Liberal Alliance ...... 0 1 0 O. Danish Peoples Party (1997-) 2 2 2 V. Liberal Democratic Party ...... 9 9 8 Ø. Unity List ...... 0 3 2

7 Average age

2011 2021 All Denmark 40.4 42 Men 39.4 41.1 Women 41.3 42.9

Aalborg 39.6 40.2 Men 38.6 39.2 Women 40.7 41.1

Percentage of the population under 25 years

2011 2021 All Denmark 30.4 % 28.5 % Aalborg 31.6 % 31.3 %

People 100 years and older

Aalborg Men Woman 2011 2 24 2021 4 35

8 Number of pupils in per cent

87.3 % Public school 12.7 % Private school

89 % Danish origin 8.5 % Immigrants 2.5 % Descendants

Voter turnout was 67.67 per cent in elections to municipality councils in 2017

Voter turnout was 83.4 per cent in the general election in 2019

9 Dwellings

With registered population 110,813

Without registered population 8,022

Without registered population 5,196

Residence

48.8 % live in Multi-dwelling houses 34.3 % live in Detached/farmhouses 13.9 % live in Terraced, linked or semi-detached houses 3 % live in other types of dwelling

90% per cent of occupied dwellings in Aalborg have district heating

10 Full-time unemployed persons in per cent of the labour force

2011 2020

All Denmark 5.9 % 4.6 % Aalborg 6.4 % 5.8 %

Share of women in the labour force

2011 2019

All Denmark 46 % 46.8 % Aalborg 46.4 % 47.7 %

Trafc accidents

2011 2020 All Denmark Killed 220 163 Seriously injured 2,172 1,716

Aalborg Killed 3 2 Seriously injured 80 61

11 Population trends

Population by age and gender

1 January 2021 Total Men Woman

Total ...... 219,487 110,644 108,843 0-5 years ...... 13,437 6,782 6,655 6-16 years ...... 23,740 12,168 11,572 17-24 years ...... 31,597 16,163 15,434 25-66 years ...... 115,420 59,487 55,933 67-79 years ...... 25,675 12,096 13,579 80-84 years ...... 5,275 2,340 2,935 85 years and older ...... 4,343 1,608 2,735

12 Population by age

Population by ancestry and member of the National Church

1 January 2021 Total Men Women

Total ...... 219,487 110,644 108,843

Of which ancestry: Persons of Danish origin ...... 195,407 98,375 97,032 Immigrants ...... 18,590 9,433 9,157 Descendants ...... 5,490 2,836 2,654

Of which member of the National Church: Member of National Church .....1 73,061 84,484 88,577 Not member of National Church 46,426 26,160 20,266

Percentage of the population

13 Population by urban and rural areas

1 January 2021 Population Area Population (km2) density (km2)

Dall Villaby ...... 1,086 0.6 1,872.4 Ellidshøj ...... 503 0.4 1,320.2 Farstrup ...... 426 0.5 802.3 Ferslev ...... 674 0.5 1,286.3 Fjellerad ...... 393 0.3 1,288.5 ...... 2,970 1.8 1,631.0 ...... 1,606 1.3 1,249.8 ...... 3,518 2.0 1,789.4 Grindsted ...... 681 0.4 1,520.1 Gudumholm...... 756 0.5 1,440.0 Hals ...... 2,498 1.6 1,554.4 Hou ...... 664 0.9 758.0 ...... 4,830 2.6 1,871.4 Koldkær ...... 227 1.9 117.4 Kongerslev ...... 1,341 1.2 1,128.8 Landdistrikter ...... 15,672 1,034.6 15.1 Langholt ...... 1,047 0.7 1,519.6 Mou ...... 1,086 0.8 1,378.2 ...... 5,302 3.0 1,776.2 Nørholm ...... 260 0.3 912.3 Nørre Kongerslev ...... 276 0.3 1,029.9 Nørresundby ...... 23,718 10.6 2,236.5 Nøvling ...... 366 0.2 1,506.2 Sebbersund ...... 341 0.3 1,107.1 Skellet ...... 210 0.8 269.9 Stae ...... 373 0.4 1,039.0 ...... 3,386 1.9 1,770.9 ...... 1,518 1.0 1,515.0 Svenstrup ...... 7,558 5.0 1,517.1 Sønderholm ...... 873 0.6 1,484.7 ...... 1,294 1.0 1,345.1 Uggerhalne ...... 283 0.3 1,032.8 Ulsted ...... 1,026 0.7 1,447.1 ...... 2,417 1.4 1,683.1 Valsted ...... 252 0.3 896.8 ...... 2,873 1.7 1,671.3 ...... 2,552 1.7 1,465.8 Vodskov ...... 4,603 2.6 1,754.2 Vaarst ...... 390 0.3 1,287.1 Aalborg ...... 119,219 50.4 2,363.2 Uden fast bopæl ...... 419 0.0 0.0

14 Movement of the population

2020 Total Men Women

Population primo...... 217,075 109,445 107,630

Births ...... 2,355 1,172 1,183 Deaths ...... 1,807 928 879 Natural increase ...... 548 244 304

Internal migration into ...... 12,062 6,363 5,699 Internal migration out of ...... 10,723 5,606 5,117 Internal net migration ...... 1,339 757 582

Immigrated ...... 2,747 1,488 1,259 Emigrated ...... 2,240 1,298 942 Netmigration ...... 507 190 317

Corrections ...... 18 8 10 Population increase ...... 2,412 1,199 1,213 Population ultimo ...... 219,487 110,644 108,843

Population increase

15 Total fertility per woman 15-49 years

Life expectancy at birth

Share of the population ages 65 and above

16 Per cent of occupied dwellings live in Detached/farmhouses

Per cent of occupied dwellings live in Terraced, linked or semi-detached houses

Per cent of occupied dwellings live in Multi-dwelling houses

17 Families by family type

1 January 2021 Total No Whith children children

Total ...... 121,976 95,765 26,211 Single men ...... 34,782 33,605 1,177 Single women ...... 34,551 29,640 4,911 Married couples, diferent sex ... 34,248 20,002 14,246 Married couples, same sex ...... 92 49 43 Registered partnerships ...... 78 58 20 Couples living in consensual union 5,516 591 4,925 Cohabiting couples ...... 12,325 11,436 889 Children below 18 years not living with parents ...... 384 384 0

Households

1 January 2021 Total 1 person 2 or more

Total ...... 111,281 48,460 62,821 Single men ...... 25,136 24,061 1,075 Single women ...... 28,945 24,354 4,591 Married couples ...... 32,271 0 32,271 Other couples...... 17,511 0 17,511 Children below 18 years not living with parents ...... 45 45 0 Other households including more than 1 family ...... 7,373 0 7,373

18 Dwellings

Type of dwelling 1 January 2012 2021

Type of dwelling: ...... 108,260 124,031 Detached houses/farmhouses ...... 38,187 39,327 Terraced, linked or semi-detached houses ...... 14,278 16,148 Multi-dwelling houses ...... 46,904 59,119 Student hostels ...... 1,888 2,114 Residential buildings for communities ...... 217 590 Cottages ...... 5,830 6,300 Other ...... 956 433

Size of dwelling in square metre: ...... 108,260 124,031 0 - 49 sq m ...... 8,232 9,489 50-99 sq m ...... 52,423 61,452 100-149 sq m ...... 29,346 32,128 150 sq m and over ...... 18,259 20,962

Average dwelling area per dwelling (m2) ...... 106.1 105.0 Average dwelling area per person (m2) ...... 52.1 53.4 Average persons per dwelling (Number) ...... 2.0 2.0

Number of Dwellings

19 The population and the labour market

End November 2019 Total Men Women

The whole population ...... 216,939 109,348 107,591 Total population, 16-64 years ... 143,167 73,669 69,498 Employment ...... 102,194 53,181 49,013 Unemployment...... 4,836 2,530 2,306 Outside the labour force ...... 36,137 17,958 18,179

Workplaces in Region North Denmark 2019

20 Employed and commuting

End November 2019 Total Men Women

Workplace ...... 113,432 60,104 53,328 Employed ...... 107,382 56,575 50,807 Commuting in ...... 30,064 17,692 12,372 Commuting out ...... 24,014 14,163 9,851 Employment rate ...... 71.4 72.2 70.5 Economic activity rate ...... 74.8 75.6 73.8

21 Workplaces

End November 2019

Total ...... 113,432

Of which industry: Agriculture, forestry and fshing ...... 1,471 Manufacturing, mining and quarrying, and utility services ...... 12,357 Construction ...... 7,070 Trade and transport etc...... 26,931 Information and communication ...... 5,298 Financial and insurance...... 2,446 Real estate ...... 1,924 Other business services ...... 11,075 Public administration, education and health ...... 39,991 Arts, entertainment and recration activities ...... 4,785 Activity not stated ...... 84

Of which age: Under 16 years ...... 1,287 16-19 years ...... 5,188 20-24 years ...... 12,590 25-39 years ...... 34,183 40-59 years ...... 47,579 60-64 years ...... 8,308 65-66 years ...... 1,328 67 years and over ...... 2,969

The development in workplaces

22 Employed by industry

Employed by socioeconomic status 2019

23 Full-time unemployed persons

2020 Total Men Women

Gross unemployment...... 6,264 3,320 2,944

Of which type of benefts: Unemployed recipients of unemployment benefts ...... 4,695 2,452 2,243 Unemployed recipients of social assistance ...... 777 458 319 Activation of persons on unemployment benefts ...... 594 300 294 Activation of persons on social assistance (prepared for employment) ...... 197 109 88

Of which age: 16-24 years ...... 481 258 223 25-29 years ...... 1,779 931 849 30-34 years ...... 1,049 554 496 35-39 years ...... 615 329 285 40-44 years ...... 501 260 240 45-49 years ...... 430 221 209 50-54 years ...... 438 246 192 55-59 years ...... 489 254 236 60 year and over ...... 482 268 214

Full-time unemployed persons in per cent of the labour force .. 5.8 5.9 5.7

Full-time unemployed persons in percentage of the labour

24 Recipients of old age- and early retirement pension

1 January 2021 Total Men Women

Total ...... 44,136 20,049 24,087 National old-age pension ...... 36,678 16,584 20,094 Disability pension ...... 7,458 3,465 3,993

Number of old age- and early retirement pensionists

Senior citizens and handicap services

1 January 2021

Social Services for Senior Citizens: Practical assistance (cleaning, washing clothes etc) ...... 6,159 Personal care ...... 3,384 Meals-delivery service ...... 1,532 Home nursing ...... 4,150 Physical Training and Rehabilitation ...... 6,900 Nursing homes dwellings ...... 1,926 Nursing home ...... 39 Activity centres ...... 36

Social Services for Citizens with disabilities Residential homes and social housing ...... 1,000 Day-care facilities ...... 706 Support and help ...... 1,359

25 Children and young people

1 january 2021 Number of places

Child-minding ...... 2,346 Day nursery ...... 493 Kindergartens and Integrated institutions 0-2 years ...... 511 Kindergartens and Integrated institutions 3-5 years ...... 6,163 DUS-arrangement 6-9 years ...... 6,620 DUS-arrangement 10-13 years ...... 1,601

The development in the number of places for children and young people

Institution charges

DKK per month 2021

Municipal day-care for children ...... 2,975 Nurseries ...... 4,160 Kindergarten - Children over 3 years ...... 2,010 DUS-arrangement 6-9 years ...... 1,692 DUS-arrangement 10-13 years ...... 463

26 Public schools and private schools

The school year 2020/2021

1. Public school Total number of pupils ...... 18,678 Pupils in nursery school classes ...... 1,737 Pupils in 1st –10th class...... 16,072 Pupils in special classes ...... 869 Average class size (n.s.class) ...... 19.7 Average class size (1st –10th class) ...... 20.5 Average class size (special classes) ...... 9.9 Number of schools...... 49

2. Private schools Total number of pupils ...... 2,806 Pupils in nursery school classes ...... 231 Pupils in 1st – 10th class ...... 2,575 Average class size (n.s.class) ...... 13.6 Average class size (1st –10th class) ...... 17.3 Number of schools...... 12

The development in the number of pupils

27 Upper secondary schools

The school year 2020/2021

1. Upper secondary education Total number of pupils ...... 3,312 Pupils in 1st ...... 970 Pupils in 2nd ...... 944 Pupils in 3rd ...... 942 Pupils in the frst Higher preparatory examination ...... 256 Pupils in the second Higher preparatory examination .... 184 Pupils in the three Higher preparatory examination ...... 16 Number of teachers ...... 16 Number of classes...... 128 Number of upper secondary schools ...... 4

2. Aalborg Technical High School Total number of students, Higher technical examination 816 Pupils in 1st ...... 272 Pupils in 2nd ...... 255 Pupils in 3rd ...... 289 Number of teachers ...... 75

3. Total number of students ...... 16,099 Vocational education ...... 9,807 Supplementary training ...... 6,292

4. SOSU Nord (social and health schools) Total number of students ...... 3,713 Number of teachers ...... 144

5. Total number of students ...... 2,455 Higher commercial examination (HHX) ...... 1,530 Vocational education ...... 778 HE-Supplementary training ...... 147 Number of teachers ...... 129

6. Aalborg City High School Total number of students ...... 363 General upper secondary school STX) ...... 177 Higher preparatory examination (HF) ...... 112 Upper Secondary Supplementary Courses (GSK) ...... 74 Number of teachers ...... 44

28 University of Aalborg

The school year 2020/2021

Total number of students (A+B+C) ...... 24,250

A. Humanities, total ...... 5,131 1. Guest education ...... 30 2. Ordinary education ...... 4,053 3. Ph. D. students ...... 64 4. Open education ...... 984

B. Social science, total ...... 7,834 1. Guest education ...... 62 2. Ordinary education ...... 5,961 3. Ph. D. students ...... 62 4. Open education ...... 1,749

C. Technical, natural and health sciences, total ...... 11,285 1. Guest education ...... 53 2. Ordinary education ...... 9,959 3. Ph. D. students ...... 695 4. Open education ...... 446 5. Access Course ...... 132

University College Nordjylland

The school year 2020/2021

Total number of students ...... 14,769 Health professional education ...... 1,729 Pedagogy education...... 2,027 Business ...... 2,445 Technology ...... 1,758 Continuing education and training ...... 6,810

29 Libraries

2020

Public Libraries: Branch libraries...... 11 Mobile libraries ...... 3 Weekly opening hours...... 987 Visitors...... 685,176 Loan. All materials ...... 811,557 Stock. All materials ...... 425,003 Uses of electronic ressources (downloads) ...... 522,614

Leisure, recreational and cultural activities subsidized by the municipality

2020

Athletic associations ...... 305 Scouts and other youth corps ...... 56 Uncategorized associations/societies ...... 163 Sport centres, covered courts etc., owned by the municipality or self-governing facilities ...... 79 Members of associations/societies ...... 87,567

Net spending on leisure and recreation per inhabitant (DKK) 645 Net spending on cultural activities per inhabitant (DKK) ...... 569

30 Personnel consumption (full-time employees) - accountnumber

Local government employees

Personnel consumption Budget 2021 (full-time employees) Standardization Payroll DKK million

Total ...... 16,391.65 7,413,633 The Mayor’s Department ...... 271.01 160,215 Department of Urban and Spatial Planning 470.12 230,421 Department of Family and Employment ..... 5,001.75 2,107,675 Department of Care for the Elderly and Disabled...... 6,030.91 2,574,842 Department of Education ...... 3,911.81 1,938,110 Department of Health and Culture ...... 394.87 192,923 Department of Environment and Energy .... 311.18 166,545 Budget ...... 0.00 42,902

Tax Funded Area ...... 16,169.57 7,299,883

Budget 2021 - Personnel consumption

31 Personal income taxes and real property taxes

Budget 2021

Municipal tax rate ...... 25.40 Church tax rate ...... 0.98 Land tax ...... 26.95 Reimbursement duty on business property (buildings only) ...... 5.35 Reimbursement duty on public property (land only) ...... 13.480 Reimbursement duty on public property (buildings only) ...... 8.75

Tax rate

Total taxes

Budget 2021 DKK Million Per cent

Total ...... -10,219.9 100.0 Income taxes ...... -9,085.5 88.9 Corporation tax ...... -234.0 2.3 Land tax ...... -780.0 7.6 Financial levy ...... -107.0 1.0 Practicing taxes ...... -13.3 0.1

32 Budget 2021

Expenditure

• The Mayor’s Department - 3.5% • Department of Urban and Spatial Planning - 4.7% • Department of Familiy and Employment - 43.1% • Department of Care for the Elderly and Disabled - 20.4% • Department of Education - 14.3% • Department of Health and Culture - 9.7% • Department of Environment and Energy - 3% • VAT, repayments, interest, allocation, fnanciuel shifts, etc. - 1.3%

Revenue

• General grants - 23% • State refunds - 5.1% • Taxes - 58.3% • Borrowing, interest and cash consumption - 1.6% • Operating and capital revenue - 12%

33 Main Overview of Budget 2021

1,000 DKK Expenditure Revenue

A. Operating business (incl. Refund) ...... 16,630,908 -2,767,402 Of which State reimbursement ...... 0 -920,464 00. City development, residence- and environment arrangements ...... 344,144 -144,138 01. Supply plants etc...... 311,776 -272,785 02. Transport and infrastructure ...... 585,673 -240,008 03. Education and culture ...... 2,752,134 -277,791 Of which State reimbursement ...... 0 -8,221 04. Health services ...... 1,063,249 -10,958 05. Social works and occupation etc...... 10,147,985 -1,738,850 Of which State reimbursement ...... 0 -912,243 06. Joint expences and administration etc. 1,425,947 -82,873

B. Investment business ...... 679,183 -233,573 00. City development, residence- and environment arrangements ...... 111,203 -144,983 01. Supply plants etc...... 5,460 -6,100 02. Transport and infrastructure ...... 285,323 -82,490 03. Education and Culture ...... 203,130 0 04. Health services ...... 4,800 0 05. Social works and occupation etc...... 58,010 0 06. Joint expences and administration etc. 11,257 0

C. Interests ...... 29,100 -27,100

D. Financial shifts ...... -113,359 284 Increase of liquid assets ...... 0 0 Other fnancial shifts ...... -113,359 284

E. Repayments ...... 126,800 0

Total ( A + B + C + D + E ) ...... 17,352,631 -3,027,791

F. Financing ...... -733,713 -13,591,127 Expenditure of liquid assets ...... 0 -10,718 Obtained loans ...... 0 -72,500 Grants and compensations ...... 42,353 -4,065,072 Reimbursement of VAT ...... 1,000 0 Taxes ...... -777,066 -9,442,837

Total ( A + B + C + D + E + F ) ...... 16,618,918 -16,618,918

34 Incomes

2019 Number Amount Average of income income (1.000 DKK) for all people (DKK)

Personal income: Disposable income ...... 181,077 40,596,566 223,448 Pre-tax Income, total ...... 180,984 56,482,476 310,886 Primary income ...... 125,467 38,809,270 213,611 Public transfer incomes ...... 153,518 11,813,146 65,021 Unemployment and cash benefts...... 31,558 2,510,343 13,817 Other transfers ...... 149,415 2,927,495 16,113 Interest received ...... 74,291 127,671 703 Other personal income ...... 82,958 316,067 1,740 Taxable income ...... 177,592 41,674,068 229,379

Family indcome: Total ...... 117,592 56,651,407 481,762 Less than 200.000 DKK ...... 24,154 2,865,099 118,618 200.000-299.999 DKK ...... 23,812 5,889,024 247,313 300.000-399.999 DKK ...... 17,475 6,069,288 347,313 400.000-499.999 DKK ...... 12,004 5,361,490 446,642 500.000-599.999 DKK ...... 8,077 4,418,460 547,042 600.000 - 699.999 DKK ...... 6,691 4,346,525 649,608 700.000 - 799.000 DKK ...... 6,162 4,622,953 750,236 800.000 - 899.000 DKK ...... 5,261 4,458,103 847,387 900.000 - 999.000 DKK ...... 4,110 3,895,888 947,905 1 million DKK, and more ...... 9,846 14,724,575 1,495,488

Average income for families (Type of income)

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