
| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 5 191 042 |
| area in square km | year 2008 | 5 290 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 985 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 128 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 7,40 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 7,70 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 7,00 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2008 | 0,70 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 53,90 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 62,00 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 46,60 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 13,70 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 6,60 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 833 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 1088 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 151 654 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 709 | 0,47% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 36 876 | 24,32% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 31 560 | 20,81% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 48 607 | 32,05% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 29 420 | 19,40% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 2 565 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 30,70 | 1,20% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 583 | 22,73% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 711 | 27,70% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 514 | 20,02% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 727 | 28,35% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 2 066 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 286 | 13,84% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 1 245 | 60,26% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 523 | 25,33% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions Düsseldorf : Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt, Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt, Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt, Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt, Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt, Mülheim an der Ruhr,Kreisfreie Stadt, Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt, Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt, Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt, Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt, Kleve, Mettmann, Neuss, Viersen and Wesel
other regions in NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN : Düsseldorf, Köln, Münster, Detmold and Arnsberg
Neighbouring regions: Köln, Münster, Arnsberg, Gelderland and Limburg (NL)