
| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 916 054 |
| area in square km | year 2007 | 19 070 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 49,10 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 25,60 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 7,10 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 7,60 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 6,50 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2008 | 1,10 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 47,90 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 52,50 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 43,70 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 7,70 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 0,50 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 750 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 620 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 1 967 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 242 | 12,30% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 620 | 31,53% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 291 | 14,77% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 361 | 18,34% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 367 | 18,66% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 406 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 111 | 27,34% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 116 | 28,45% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 74,10 | 18,25% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 10,30 | 2,54% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 95,10 | 23,42% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 330 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 33,00 | 10,01% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 225 | 68,14% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 72,00 | 21,84% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions Severozapaden : Vidin, Montana, Vratsa, Pleven and Lovech
other regions in North and east Bulgaria : Severozapaden, Severen tsentralen, Severoiztochen and Yugoiztochen
Neighbouring regions: Severen tsentralen, Yugozapaden, Yuzhen tsentralen, Sud - Muntenia and Sud-Vest Oltenia