Table 1. Active A.G.E.

partner cities demographic and economic profile

Population trends

Age structure and dependency

Labour market trends & indicators

101,308 - contracting since mid-80 as the birth

rate decreased in 1986-2003.

68,25% of the pop are 15-64,; over64 are 10.1% (2006).

Dependency indexes are decreasing. ODI: 25.48% in 2001 and 24.78%
in 2003.

Unemployment rate total: 10.5% in 1998 (19.9% in 2001); over50:

36.2% in 2008 (+6% compared 2007, monthly avg); 45-49: 12.7% (+0.9
compared 2007, monthly avg)

463,510 (223,028 fem + 240,482 males) expanding (448,430 in 2000).

% of children dropped: 16.31% in 1999, 15.18% in 2005; % of work.age

increased: 65.94% in 1999, 67.81% in 2005; expected to drop; % of
pens.age (64 m., 60 f.) dropped: 17.75% in 1999, 17.01% in 2005;
expected to rise

Maribor

111,340 - slightly expanding in the past 8 years

despite a constantly negative natural growth,
because of an increased foreigners resident
population.

Prague

1,212,000 - since 2002 total population has been

slightly rising owing to migration.

Ageing Index: has been rising from 92.1% to 122.6% (1999-2006,

Podravje region); ODI: 21,4% in 2004 and by 2050 it is projected to
almost triple its current value to 55,6%.
Over 50 are 37% in 2007 (34.3% in 2003), above national avg of 35.8%
(33.1% in 2003)
Prague has the oldest age structure of the population in the Czech
Republic.
ODI: 21.63%; YDI:16.72%; AI: 129.4%; ADR: 38.35% (2007)
In 2006, over 45 were nearly half of the resident population, over 65
became one fifth (+24.24% in the past 10 years).
ODI (31.6% in 2007) AI (154.3% in 2007) and ADR (52% in 2007)
increased by 7.1%, 16.7% and 9.8% respectively during 1997-07.

Employment rates - 50-Retirement Age: 72.2%; Working Age: 77.2%

(worsen during 2005-07).
50-60 are presently 21% of the workforce in Edinburgh 26% of Scotland
as a whole.
Activity rates - 50-Retirement Age: 73.8%
Unemployment rate (2007) - 10,2%;
40-50: 21.4%; 50-60: 28.5%; >60: 1.9%
% Unemployed women increased during 1999-2007 from 49.9% to
56.6%.

Dobrich

Edinburgh

Rome

Seville

Starogard
Gdaski

2,705,603 (1,429,308 f. and 1,276,295 m.) expanding since 2003 (2,540,829), as birth rates
are raising and mortality rates are dropping and
net migration is positive (almost 3 in 2006).
699,145 (333,182 m. and 365963 f.) - population
is contracting since 2003 (709,975)

ODI: 21.28% in 2006 (+0.15% compared to 2005)

YDI: 23.52% (dropped during 2004-06); ADR 44.8% (slightly below
the national avg)

47,806 (47.87% m. And 52.12% f.) - contracting

trend (50,423 in 1997, 49,884 in 2002) is
affected by the negative migration balance
despite a positive natural change
386,627

pre-working age group (0-17): 21% (26% in 2000, 23% in 2003));

Working age (w. 18-59 and m. 18-64): 63% stable in 2000-06; Postworking age: 16% (12% in 2000, 13% in 2003), particularly among men
(+1199 in 6 years).
25-54: 43.57%; 55-64: 10.4%; 65-74: 11.45%; ODI: 26.67%; YDI:
28.9%; ADR: 55.57% (2004)

Unemployment rate is 3.2% (2005, below national avg , 7.8%).

14.7% of job seekers are aged 50-54 (2005, 1/3 are females);
Economic activity rate (61.3%) above national avg (59.2%).
(2007) Unemployment rate (15-64): 7.24%; employment rate (15-64):
61.42%.
Over 45 high propensity to inactivity (in 2004, 62.7% are inactive).
Over 40 unemployed (Province of Rome) about 29,000, of seeking for
a job (2007, unemployment rate is 3.3%).
Activity Rate (15-64): 66.26% (2006)
Unemployment rate: around 13%.
Rate of growth of the active population (2007): 2% (reaching 858,000
people).
Activity rate (provincial scope): 57.6% (2007, +6% compared to 2006).
Unemployment rate: 19.6% (26.7% in 2006, 30% in 2005), 66.3% are
women, 31.2% are over45.

% residents unemployed 55-64: 4.76%

% long-term unemployed 55-64: 66.75%
Activity rate 55-64: 42.34% (total is 66.18%)
236,600 - between 1981-2006 population (2006) over pension age (m. 65, women 60) 19.4% (higher than West Economically active (2007): 106,000, 71.9% (working age, UK 78.6%).
declined by 8.2% (whilst England increased by a Mid and England; 19.3% in 2001); working age 60.9% (59.9% in 2001); Employment rate (2007): 96,600, 65.4% (working age, UK 74.4%).
ODI 31.9% (32.2% in 2001); YDI 32.4% (34.6% in 2001); AI 98.3% Unemployment rate: 8.5% (UK 5.2%).
Wolverhampton comparable amount).
(93.1%); ADR 64.3% (66.8% in 2001).
Economically inactives: 28.1% (UK 21.4%, not wanting a job group
particularly overrepresented (22.4%) compared to UK levels, 16.1%).
Economic activity rate (2006/2007): 73.6% lower than W.Midlands
(77.3%), England (78.6%) or the UK (78.3%).
Main Acronyms: Age Dependency Ratio (ADR); Aging Index (AI); Older Dependency Ratio (ODI); Standardized Mortality Rate (SMR); Younger Dependency Index (YDI).

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