City of talent
Our city is a city of youth and talent. The youngest large city in Europe with 40% of our people under 25 years of age and a workforce one million-strong.
Across the region more than one million of our workers have been through higher education and we are growing the next generation. In Birmingham’s 5 universities we welcome 90,000 students, with the majority making the city their home after graduating and our schools outperform the rest of the country. Our strengths include engineering, science, creative arts and health and social work.
People make our city their city because of the quality of life (In the Mercer top 50 cities), good quality housing is twice as affordable as London and Birmingham has become the first choice for people leaving London. Our city is one of the greenest in Europe with good quality housing connected to local communities and the city centre through public and green transport.
- The youngest large city in Europe and the most diverse in the UK
- One million-strong skilled and trained workforce with 90,000 students graduating from our 5 city universities every year
- 8,000 acres of green space and 160 canals