
| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 1 381 642 |
| area in square km | year 2008 | 13 980 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 99,50 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 87,30 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 10,50 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 10,70 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 10,40 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2008 | 0,30 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 55,90 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 60,60 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 51,40 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 8,80 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 7,50 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 495 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 671 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 27 677 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 436 | 1,58% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 5 384 | 19,45% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 5 346 | 19,31% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 7 743 | 27,98% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 7 351 | 26,56% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 602 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 19,30 | 3,21% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 135 | 22,48% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 150 | 24,93% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 89,80 | 14,92% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 207 | 34,46% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 596 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 21,10 | 3,54% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 366 | 61,42% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 208 | 34,92% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions Brandenburg - Südwest : Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt, Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt, Potsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt, Dahme-Spreewald, Elbe-Elster, Havelland, Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Potsdam-Mittelmark, Spree-Neiße and Teltow-Fläming
other regions in BRANDENBURG : Brandenburg - Nordost and Brandenburg - Südwest
Neighbouring regions: Berlin, Brandenburg - Nordost, Dresden, Leipzig, SACHSEN-ANHALT and Lubuskie