
| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 2 050 638 |
| area in square km | year 2008 | 6 520 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 316 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 109 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 7,20 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 6,90 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 7,50 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2007 | 0,30 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 56,70 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 65,30 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 48,70 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 14,80 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 6,50 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 721 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 955 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 51 428 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 444 | 0,86% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 16 499 | 32,08% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 8 547 | 16,62% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 12 786 | 24,86% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 11 301 | 21,97% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 1 012 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 21,40 | 2,11% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 308 | 30,42% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 257 | 25,34% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 144 | 14,23% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 282 | 27,88% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 835 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 118 | 14,18% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 523 | 62,61% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 191 | 22,82% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions Detmold : Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt, Gütersloh, Herford, Höxter, Lippe, Minden-Lübbecke and Paderborn
other regions in NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN : Düsseldorf, Köln, Münster, Detmold and Arnsberg
Neighbouring regions: Kassel, Hannover, Weser-Ems, Münster and Arnsberg