| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 7 606 551 |
| area in square km | year 2007 | 111 002 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 69,00 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2008 | 41,00 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 5,60 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 5,50 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 5,80 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2005 | 0,50 |
| Employment rate | 4 quarter 2009 | 52,60 |
| employment rate, male | 4 quarter 2009 | 58,60 |
| employment rate, female | 4 quarter 2009 | 47,10 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | 4 quarter 2009 | 10,40 |
| Economic activity rate | 4 quarter 2009 | 75,50 |
| Economic activity rate - men | 4 quarter 2009 | 80,60 |
| Economic activity rate - women | 4 quarter 2009 | 70,60 |
| Gender differences in economic activity rate | 4 quarter 2009 | 10,00 |
| Life long learning participation | 4 quarter 2009 | 1,50 |
| Gross wages and salaries in Euro | year 2009 | 10 721 |
| HICP inflation rate | year 2009 | 2,50 |
| Distance from Bratislava | | 880 km |
| Distance from Košice | | 729 km |
Value added structure
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 23 725 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 1 482 | 6,24% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 5 725 | 24,13% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 5 784 | 24,38% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 5 224 | 22,02% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 3 574 | 15,06% |
Structure of employed by sector
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 3 714 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 732 | 19,70% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 1 052 | 28,33% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 910 | 24,50% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 252 | 6,78% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 768 | 20,69% |
Youth unemployment
GIF
Structure of employed by education
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 3 044 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 446 | 14,64% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 1 777 | 58,39% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 821 | 26,97% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions Bulgaria : North and east Bulgaria and Southwest and central Bulgaria
Neighbouring regions: Greece, Macedonia, Romania and Turkey
