
| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 4 386 271 |
| area in square km | year 2008 | 7 365 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 596 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 118 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 6,90 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 7,10 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 6,80 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2008 | 0,30 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 55,80 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 63,90 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 48,30 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 13,50 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 8,20 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 797 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 1063 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 117 989 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 527 | 0,45% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 27 499 | 23,31% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 20 501 | 17,38% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 37 418 | 31,71% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 28 430 | 24,10% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 2 130 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 23,20 | 1,09% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 416 | 19,51% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 553 | 25,96% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 443 | 20,77% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 696 | 32,67% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 1 780 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 222 | 12,49% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 1 001 | 56,22% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 547 | 30,76% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions Köln : Aachen, Kreisfreie Stadt, Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt, Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt, Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt, Aachen, Kreis, Düren, Erftkreis, Euskirchen, Heinsberg, Oberbergischer Kreis, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis and Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
other regions in NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN : Düsseldorf, Köln, Münster, Detmold and Arnsberg
Neighbouring regions: Prov. Liège, Düsseldorf, Arnsberg, Koblenz, Trier and Limburg (NL)