Labour in a Single Shot | workshops II

Palermo|Italy

Statistical Data

Google entries for Palermo 453.000.000

City founding 8. Centiry ADJ ^[1]  
Surface area 160,59 km² ^[2]
_{[1] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palermo}
_{[2] https://ugeo.urbistat.com/AdminStat/de/it/demografia/dati-sintesi/palermo/82053/4}

Language Italian

Climate
Data Max. temperature Ø 21,80 
Min. temperature Ø 14,80 
Rainfall / year (mm) 855,4
 Days of rain 81,5
_{https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palermo}

Population 
Inhabitants / city 632.499 (2022) ^[1]
 Inhabitants / Metropolitan area 1,2 Mio. ^[2]
 Population density / city 3.938,7 inh. / km²^[1]
_{[1] https://ugeo.urbistat.com/AdminStat/de/it/demografia/dati-sintesi/palermo/82053/4}
_{[2] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palermo}

Gender relations (2022) 
Men 47,8%
 Women 52,2%
_{https://ugeo.urbistat.com/AdminStat/de/it/demografia/dati-sintesi/palermo/82053/4}

Age groups (2022) 
0 - 11 67.939 
12 - 24 86.394 
25 - 64 334.753
 65 and older 143.413
 total 632.499
_{https://ugeo.urbistat.com/AdminStat/de/it/demografia/eta/palermo/82053/4}

Population History 
1975 800.983 
1990 744.458
 2000 690.709
2015 635.271
_{https://de.city-facts.com/palermo/population}

Economic Output
GDP (metropolitan area, 2021) 24,380 Mil. EUR
GDP per Capita (2021) 20,167 EUR
_{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Italian_regions_by_GDP}

Number of businesses
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (2022) 11.681 [26,7% of companies]
Freelance, scientific and technical services (2022) 9,535 [21.8% of companies].
Health and social work (2022) 5,147 [11.8% of establishments]
Manufacturing (2022) 2,051 [4.7% of establishments]
Construction (2022) 2,623 [6% of establishments]
Total (2022) 43,787 [The number has increased by 5.1% since 2021]
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Employees by sector
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (2022) 32,529 employees [22.9% of employees]
Rental, travel agencies, business support services (2022) 16. 725 [11.8% of employees]
Health and social care (2022) 13,541 [9.5% of employees]
Manufacturing (2022) 8,115 [5.7% of employees]
Construction (2022) 10,048 [7.1% of employees]

In 2022, 142,201 people were employed in active businesses. This is an increase of 3.4% compared to 137,554 in 2021
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Minimum Wage
There is no statutory minimum wage in Italy
_{https://www.boeckler.de/pdf/ta_mldb_karte_de.pdf}

Unemployment
In 2022, the number of unemployed people in Palermo fell by 2.7 %, from 47 thousand to 46 thousand. If we compare the figure for 2022 with the figure before the pandemic in 2019 (39 thousand unemployed), however, there was a significant increase in the number of unemployed, corresponding to 18.8 %. The unemployment rate in 2022 was 20.6%, 0.3 percentage points lower than in 2021 but 2.9 percentage points higher than in 2019. A comparison with the other major cities again shows a contrast between the cities in the northern center with unemployment rates between 3.3% in Bologna and 8.1% in Turin and the cities in the south with unemployment rates between 20.6% in Palermo and 34.9% in Messina.
_{https://repository.comune.palermo.it/bilancio-sociale.php?anno=2022&id=2625&lev=3&cap=2959&}

Crime
In 2023, a total of 34,568 crimes were reported by the police to the judicial authorities, an increase compared to 2022, when 31,711 crimes were reported (+9.0%).

The number of crimes reported in 2023 is the highest since 2015 (when there were 34,725 reports). Compared to 2013, when there were a total of 38,4058 reports, there was a decrease of 10.0%.
_{https://repository.comune.palermo.it/palermo-statistica.php?sez=187&sel=7&per=2023&cap=9}

Port
In 2023, the port of Palermo recorded the arrival of 4,356 ships, 134 more than in 2022 (+3.2%). Goods landed increased by 0.9% compared to 2022, while goods embarked increased by 19.2%.
Cruise traffic increased strongly: landings rose by 68.8% and embarkations by 71.0% (cruises - home port), cruise passengers in transit by 69.5%.
_{https://repository.comune.palermo.it/palermo-statistica.php?sez=187&sel=7&per=2023&cap=8}

Education
Students (2022/2023)
26,848 students on Bachelor's degree programs [+1.2% more than 2021/2022]
10,056 students on single-degree programs [-2.7% fewer than 2021/2022]
6,745 students on Master's degree courses (+0.7% more than in 2021/2022)

Bachelor's degree course 14,994 female students (55.8%) and 11,854 male students (44.2%)
on single-tier degree courses 6,890 female students (68.5%) and 3,166 male students (31.5%)
Master's degree course 4,059 female students (60.2%) and 2,686 male students (39.8%)
_{https://repository.comune.palermo.it/palermo-statistica.php?sez=187&sel=7&per=2023&cap=7}

Tourism

Accommodation capacity (2023) 85 hotel establishments and 692 non-hotel establishments
Tourists (2023) 836,292 [+15.8% more than 2022]
Foreign tourists (2023) 446,812 [+28.2% more than 2022] => 53.4% of tourists
Italian tourists (2023) 389,480 [+4.2% more than 2022
_{https://repository.comune.palermo.it/palermo-statistica.php?sez=187&sel=7&per=2023&cap=6}

Employees

Employees (2019) 189,945
Including Italians 180,620
Including foreigners 9,325
Men (2019) 60.8%
Women (2019) 39.2%
_{https://www.istat.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/PALERMO-infografica.pdf}

Cost of living (in EUR)

12 eggs EUR 3.18
1 kg of tomatoes EUR 1.63
Bread for 2 people (1 day) EUR 0.96
0.5 liters of beer in the supermarket EUR 2.73
1 liter of whole milk EUR 1.05
Hourly wage for cleaning help EUR 7.00
Monthly rent for an 85 sqm apartment in an expensive district EUR 765
1 liter of gasoline EUR 1.76
Monthly public transport pass EUR 44
Taxi ride (8 km) EUR 11
_{https://www.expatistan.com/}

Poverty
Individual relative poverty incidence in Sicily (% of people living in households in relative poverty)
2014 29,1% 2015 30,9% 2016 27,9% 2017 34,1% 2018 25,6% 2019 29,4% 2020 22% 2021 22% 2022 22,4%
2023 23.5% ^[1]

Share of households in relative poverty in Sicily (% of households in relative poverty)
2014 25.8% 2015 26% 2016 21.9% 2017 29.2% 2018 22.1% 2019 24.5% 2020 17.6% 2021 17.9% 2022 17.5%
2023 17,4% ^[2]
_{[1]https://esploradati.istat.it/databrowser/#/en/dw/categories/IT1,HOU,1.0/HOU_POVER/DCCV_POVERTA/IT1,34_727_DF_DCCV_POVERTA_10,1.0}
_{[2]https://esploradati.istat.it/databrowser/#/en/dw/categories/IT1,HOU,1.0/HOU_POVER/DCCV_POVERTA/IT1,34_727_DF_DCCV_POVERTA_8,1.0}

Average wages
By gender (2022)
Men 14.09€ per hour
Women 12.78€ per hour^[1]

By age (2022)
15-29 years 11.74€ per hour
30-49 years 13.51€ per hour
50+ years 15.44e per hour^[2]

By school qualification (2022)
Primary and lower secondary school certificate €12.29 per hour
high school diploma €13.95 per hour
university degree €16.97 per hour^[3]
_{[1]https://esploradati.istat.it/databrowser/#/en/dw/categories/IT1,Z0500LAB,1.0/LAB_EMPLWAGE/DCSC_RACLI/DCSC_RACLI_DISTRPROV/IT1,533_957_DF_DCSC_RACLI_8,1.0}
_{[2]https://esploradati.istat.it/databrowser/#/en/dw/categories/IT1,Z0500LAB,1.0/LAB_EMPLWAGE/DCSC_RACLI/DCSC_RACLI_DISTRPROV/IT1,533_957_DF_DCSC_RACLI_9,1.0}
_{[3]https://esploradati.istat.it/databrowser/#/en/dw/categories/IT1,Z0500LAB,1.0/LAB_EMPLWAGE/DCSC_RACLI/DCSC_RACLI_DISTRPROV/IT1,533_957_DF_DCSC_RACLI_11,1.0}

Migration
Resident foreigners on January 1, 2025 13,227 men and 12,790 women (26,017 total)
Resident foreigners on January 1, 2024 17,303 men and 17,665 women (34,968 total)
Resident foreigners on January 1, 2023 12,377 men and 12,372 women (24,749 total)
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Foreign nationals (2024) 17,303 men and 17,665 women (34,968 total)
Foreign nationals from the EU (2024) 2,205 men and 5,079 women (7,284 total)
Foreign nationals from Europe (non-EU) (2024) 656 men and 1,238 women (1. 894 total)
Foreign nationals from North Africa (2024) 2,325 men and 1,672 women (3,997 total)
Foreign nationals from West Africa (2024) 3,700 men and 2,119 women (5,819 total)
Foreign nationals from East Africa (2024) 408 men and 624 women (1. 032 total)
Foreign nationals from Central and South Africa (2024) 51 men and 53 women (104 total)
Foreign nationals from Central and South Asia (2024) 5,953 men and 4,035 women (9,958 total)
Foreign nationals from East Asia (2024) 1,437 men and 1,768 women (2. 846 total)
Foreign nationals from West Asia (2024) 94 men and 125 women (219 total)
Foreign nationals from Central and South America (2024) 104 men and 842 women (1,243 total)
Foreign nationals from North America (2024) 92 men and 96 women (188 total)
Foreign nationals from Oceania (2024) 6 men and 9 women (15 total)
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Households
Individuals in Sicily (2023) 664,000
Individuals + 60 years in Sicily (2023) 397,000
Households with five or more members (2023) 98,000
Households with couples and children (2023) 689,000
Households with couples without children (2023) 385,000
Households with one parent (2023) 258,000
Unmarried children aged 18 to 30 (2023) 515,000
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