6 'Ghettos' on radar
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Taastrupgaard
Municipality: Høje Tåstrup -
Solbakken
Municipality: Odense -
Aldersrogade
Municipality: Copenhagen -
Ringparken
Municipality: Slagelse -
Sundparken
Municipality: Horsens -
Gellerupparken/Toveshøj
Municipality: Aarhus
We have selected 6 case areas from the 2020 ghetto list
Since 2010, the Danish government has applied varying criteria related to employment, education, income, crime, and ethnicity to compile annual ‘ghetto lists.’
Gellerupparken/Toveshøj is a large residential area located in Aarhus Municipality with 4,695 residents in 2023, of whom 73.3 percent are immigrants and descendants from non-Western countries. The proportion of people aged 18-64 outside the labor market is 39.7 percent which is just below the ghetto criterion of 40 percent.
Sundparken is a medium-sized residential area located in Horsens Municipality with 1,379 residents in 2023, of whom 64.8 percent are immigrants and descendants from non-Western countries. 41.0 percent of residents aged 18-64 are outside the labor market, which exceeds the ghetto criterion of 40 percent.
Solbakken and surrounding areas form a medium-sized residential neighborhood located in Odense Municipality with 1,255 residents in 2021, of whom 53.1 percent are immigrants and descendants from non-Western countries. The proportion of people aged 18-64 outside the labor market was in 2021 33.8 percent, which is below the ghetto criterion of 40 percent.
Ringparken is a medium-sized residential area located in Slagelse Municipality with 1,651 residents in 2023, of whom 57.2 percent are immigrants and descendants from non-Western countries. The proportion of people aged 18-64 outside the labor market is 38.0 percent, which is below the ghetto criterion of 40 percent.
Aldersrogade is a large residential area located in Copenhagen Municipality with 1,954 residents in 2023, of whom 67.6 percent are immigrants and descendants from non-Western countries. The proportion of people aged 18-64 outside the labor market is 28.0 percent, which is below the ghetto criterion of 40 percent.
Tåstrupgård is a medium-sized residential area located in Høje-Taastrup Municipality with 1,587 residents in 2023, of whom 66.4 percent are immigrants and descendants from non-Western countries. The proportion of people aged 18-64 outside the labor market is 26.7 percent, which is below the ghetto criterion of 40 percent.
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