
| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 1 623 649 |
| area in square km | year 2008 | 8 100 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 202 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 111 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 8,60 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 8,40 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 8,80 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2005 | 0,20 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 53,20 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 60,60 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 46,20 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 13,20 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 8,40 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 638 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 857 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 41 580 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 416 | 1,00% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 15 712 | 37,79% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 5 725 | 13,77% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 9 569 | 23,01% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 8 939 | 21,50% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 762 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 13,70 | 1,80% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 223 | 29,20% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 175 | 22,92% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 113 | 14,83% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 238 | 31,26% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 638 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 67,20 | 10,54% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 407 | 63,84% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 162 | 25,47% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions Braunschweig : Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt, Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt, Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt, Gifhorn, Göttingen, Goslar, Helmstedt, Northeim, Osterode am Harz, Peine and Wolfenbüttel
other regions in NIEDERSACHSEN : Braunschweig, Hannover, Lüneburg and Weser-Ems
Neighbouring regions: Kassel, Hannover, Lüneburg, SACHSEN-ANHALT and Thüringen