
| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 2 605 365 |
| area in square km | year 2008 | 6 908 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 379 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 98,30 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 6,40 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 6,70 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 6,00 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2008 | 0,70 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 55,50 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 63,20 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 48,50 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 13,20 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 7,60 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 804 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 1045 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 58 662 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 726 | 1,24% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 15 952 | 27,19% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 9 180 | 15,65% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 15 728 | 26,81% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 14 370 | 24,50% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 1 165 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 30,40 | 2,61% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 288 | 24,76% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 308 | 26,40% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 173 | 14,84% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 366 | 31,39% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 1 036 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 118 | 11,41% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 657 | 63,44% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 256 | 24,67% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions Münster : Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt, Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt, Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt, Borken, Coesfeld, Recklinghausen, Steinfurt and Warendorf
other regions in NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN : Düsseldorf, Köln, Münster, Detmold and Arnsberg
Neighbouring regions: Weser-Ems, Düsseldorf, Detmold, Arnsberg, Overijssel and Gelderland