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Housing and Social Inclusion

Category KPI Result Performance to Benchmark SDG

Informal Settlements 0.04 %

Housing Expenditure 13.93 %

Gender Income Equity
(ratio of Female: Male) 0.62

Gini Coefficient 0.23

Poverty Rate 4.34 %

Voter Participation 54.66 %

Child Care Availability 68.13 %

Ålesund reports an average annual household income that is more than twice the national average, while
housing expenditure in the region is lower than the national average of 17 per cent. Compared with the
prescribed maximum range of 25 to 30 per cent globally, this rate is positive and economically sustainable. 39
Gender income equity in Ålesund in the form of the ratio of average hourly earnings of female workers to
male workers is much lower than the national figure of 87 per cent. The region has acknowledged that
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