
| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 1 121 569 |
| area in square km | year 2007 | 19 799 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 57,00 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 30,70 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 5,80 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 5,60 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 6,00 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 53,10 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 60,90 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 46,00 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 13,20 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 0,90 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 977 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 804 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 2 842 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 213 | 7,50% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 857 | 30,15% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 601 | 21,15% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 457 | 16,07% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 377 | 13,28% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 522 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 129 | 24,72% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 158 | 30,31% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 122 | 23,38% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 18,60 | 3,56% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 94,10 | 18,03% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 424 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 87,10 | 20,55% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 248 | 58,55% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 88,50 | 20,88% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions Yugoiztochen : Burgas, Sliven, Yambol and Stara Zagora
other regions in North and east Bulgaria : Severozapaden, Severen tsentralen, Severoiztochen and Yugoiztochen
Neighbouring regions: Severen tsentralen, Severoiztochen, Yuzhen tsentralen and Tekirdag