| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 12 519 728 |
| area in square km | year 2008 | 70 552 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 177 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 136 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 4,20 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 3,90 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 4,60 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2004 | 1,10 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 60,50 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 68,20 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 53,40 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 13,20 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 7,60 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 429 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 720 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 388 057 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 3 917 | 1,01% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 108 528 | 27,97% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 59 633 | 15,37% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 123 004 | 31,70% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 76 808 | 19,79% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 6 542 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 188 | 2,88% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 1 892 | 28,91% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 1 587 | 24,26% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 1 073 | 16,39% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 1 802 | 27,55% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 5 422 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 587 | 10,82% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 3 219 | 59,37% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 1 596 | 29,44% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions BAYERN : Oberbayern, Niederbayern, Oberpfalz, Oberfranken, Mittelfranken, Unterfranken and Schwaben
other regions in Germany : Baden-Würtenberg, BAYERN, Berlin, BRANDENBURG, Bremen, Hamburg, HESSEN, MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN, NIEDERSACHSEN, NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN, RHEINLAND-PFALZ, SAARLAND, SACHSEN, SACHSEN-ANHALT, SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN and THÜRINGEN
Neighbouring regions: West Austria, Czech republic, Baden-Würtenberg, HESSEN, SACHSEN and THÜRINGEN