| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 1 207 479 |
| area in square km | year 2008 | 16 401 |
| Population density | year 2006 | 74,00 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 106 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 3,40 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 3,40 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 3,30 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2008 | 0,10 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 57,70 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 66,30 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 49,80 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 14,70 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 11,70 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 200 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 491 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 30 660 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 903 | 2,95% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 8 722 | 28,45% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 5 570 | 18,17% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 6 713 | 21,89% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 6 286 | 20,50% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 595 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 58,50 | 9,83% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 157 | 26,30% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 146 | 24,48% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 76,50 | 12,85% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 158 | 26,53% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 495 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 62,50 | 12,63% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 342 | 69,15% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 90,20 | 18,22% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions Steiermark : Graz, Liezen, Östliche Obersteiermark, Oststeiermark, West- und Südsteiermark and Westliche Obersteiermark
other regions in South Austria : Kärnten and Steiermark
Neighbouring regions: Burgenland, Niederösterreich, Kärnten, Oberösterreich, Salzburg and Eastern Slovenia