Well-being in cities: Rationale and definitions

This chapter provides the framework to assess people’s well-being in Danish cities. It defines the boundaries of the five cities – also called “city-regions” or “functional urban areas” – that are analysed in the report, based on the OECD methodology, which is consistently applied across countries. The chapter describes the five cities and provides basic socio-demographic statistics, both in levels and trends, over the last decade. Finally, the chapter presents the OECD framework to measure well-being at subnational level, highlighting specific issues and challenges that should be taken into account when working at the scale of cities.