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have seen a similar strong growth rate, with 25-29 year-olds and 30-34 year-olds being the main growth drivers here. Broadly speaking, we have seen population growth virtually across the board, reflecting the pull of the city. However, during the pandemic, population growth slowed, with the net inflow of inhabitants turning into a net outflow unlike previous years. Apart from the pandemic, the former Danish government’s plan to decentralise student places has dampened the prospects of population growth across various age groups. Nevertheless, Copenhagen is expected to see a continued substantial rise in inhabitants, with fu ture growth driven mainly by young families with children and 60-69 year-olds. Statistics Denmark predicts population growth of approximately 5% between 2022 and 2032, equal ling a nominal increase of some 66,500 inhabitants. As Denmark’s leading science centre and home to the high est ranking university, Copenhagen has an overrepresenta tion of students and employable 30-49 year-olds. Like most of Denmark, the average age of inhabitants is climbing at a steady pace in Copenhagen. Seniors (60+ years) are ex pected to account for the largest percentage share of the projected population growth.

Copenhagen, along with Aarhus, has the highest educa tion levels in Denmark, with all of 20% of inhabitants here having completed medium- og long-cycle further educa tion, greatly outperforming the national average. This is re flected in Copenhagen income brackets, as Copenhagen has a pronounced overrepresentation of high-income residents relative to Denmark in general. Similarly, average income levels are significantly higher in Copenhagen relative to Denmark in general, in particular in Copenhagen environs, where the number of employed graduates is higher, unlike Copenhagen proper with its high concentration of students. For a number of years now, the infrastructure of Copen hagen proper has improved considerably, in part to ac commodate the city’s growing population, but also to re tain its position as a green frontrunner with some of the most ambitious climate goals in the world. The extension of the metro system, which is a hub for public transport in Copenhagen and has been named the best in the world on multiple occasions, is scheduled for completion in 2024. Further lines to connect the city in all directions are now being discussed. Reaching as far ahead as 2035, the plans involve the proposed expansion by an additional nine stations.