
| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 1 538 142 |
| area in square km | year 2007 | 22 365 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 69,30 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 27,20 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 5,10 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 4,90 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 5,20 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2005 | 1,10 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 54,90 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 61,00 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 49,40 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 10,00 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 0,90 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 938 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 807 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 3 457 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 363 | 10,50% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 1 085 | 31,40% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 651 | 18,83% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 575 | 16,65% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 536 | 15,51% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 663 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 157 | 23,62% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 213 | 32,08% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 139 | 20,98% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 22,30 | 3,36% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 132 | 19,97% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 609 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 119 | 19,60% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 365 | 59,87% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 125 | 20,55% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions Yuzhen tsentralen : Plovdiv, Haskovo, Pazardzhik, Smolyan and Kardzhali
other regions in Southwest and central Bulgaria : Yugozapaden and Yuzhen tsentralen
Neighbouring regions: Severozapaden, Yugoiztochen, Yugozapaden, Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki and Tekirdag