Aberdeen Business Statistics
July 18th, 2007 by Jurga Galvan
Vital stats and business information for companies considering relocation to or setting up an office in Aberdeen.
Originally settled nearly 8,000 years ago and given Royal Burgh status in 1319, today Aberdeen is Scotland’s third largest city. Aberdeen’s traditional industries of fishing, shipbuilding, textiles and paper-making have given way to its oil industry, seaport and heliport - one of the world’s busiest. So much so that the city is now known as the Oil Capital of Europe.
The city is also considered the educational centre of Scotland’s North East with two prestigious universities located there.
Aberdeen has a fine art gallery, hosts the Aberdeen International Youth Festival and is a ten time winner of the prestigious Britain in Bloom competition.
Population
202,370
Migration, immigration, ethnic diversity, basic population demographics
• Aberdeen is an ethnically diverse community
• although the city is populated by majority Scots and a smattering of the English, three per cent of the population come from ethnic minorities like Indians and Asians
• Even though the ethnic representation in Aberdeen is higher than the national average of two per cent, it is still lower than other major cities like Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee.
Unemployment/employment rate
• Aberdeen boasts of having the lowest unemployment rate in the whole of the Scottish mainland.
• The unemployment rate in the city stands at 1.6 per cent, which is way below the national average of 4.5 per cent.