
| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 1 068 264 |
| area in square km | year 2008 | 4 389 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 244 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 88,60 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 14,70 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 15,70 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 13,60 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2008 | 2,10 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 52,70 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 57,00 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 48,60 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 7,60 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 8,40 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 464 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 677 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 21 612 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 255 | 1,18% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 4 453 | 20,60% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 3 735 | 17,28% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 6 327 | 29,27% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 5 562 | 25,74% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 504 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 10,20 | 2,02% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 111 | 22,03% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 119 | 23,68% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 103 | 20,37% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 161 | 31,92% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 429 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 13,10 | 3,05% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 255 | 59,44% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 161 | 37,51% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions Leipzig : Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt, Delitzsch, Döbeln, Leipziger Land, Muldentalkreis and Torgau-Oschatz
other regions in SACHSEN : Chemnitz, Dresden and Leipzig
Neighbouring regions: Brandenburg - Südwest, Chemnitz, Dresden, SACHSEN-ANHALT and Thüringen