
| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 1 030 324 |
| area in square km | year 2008 | 2 569 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 405 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 115 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 7,10 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 7,40 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 6,80 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2008 | 0,60 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 53,20 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 60,80 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 46,30 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 13,90 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 8,00 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 757 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 1044 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 27 150 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 64,20 | 0,24% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 8 752 | 32,23% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 3 804 | 14,01% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 7 353 | 27,08% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 6 209 | 22,87% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 508 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 3,80 | 0,75% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 144 | 28,25% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 127 | 24,98% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 83,60 | 16,44% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 150 | 29,58% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 407 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 53,40 | 13,13% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 264 | 65,00% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 86,70 | 21,31% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions Saarland : Stadtverband Saarbrücken, Merzig-Wadern, Neunkirchen, Saarlouis, Saarpfalz-Kreis and St. Wendel
other regions in SAARLAND : Saarland
Neighbouring regions: Koblenz, Trier, Rheinhessen-Pfalz, Lorraine and Luxembourg (Grand-Duché)