| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 2 522 493 |
| area in square km | year 2008 | 29 480 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 86,20 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 82,20 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 11,50 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 11,70 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 11,20 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2008 | 0,50 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 55,60 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 60,20 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 51,20 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 8,40 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 7,70 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 534 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 695 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 47 649 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 884 | 1,86% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 9 604 | 20,16% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 8 906 | 18,69% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 13 064 | 27,42% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 12 667 | 26,58% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 1 035 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 37,50 | 3,62% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 237 | 22,95% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 257 | 24,85% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 147 | 14,18% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 356 | 34,40% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 1 074 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 45,40 | 4,23% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 662 | 61,64% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 365 | 34,04% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions BRANDENBURG : Brandenburg - Nordost and Brandenburg - Südwest
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: Berlin, MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN, NIEDERSACHSEN, SACHSEN, SACHSEN-ANHALT and POLNOCNO-ZACHODNI