| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 2 381 872 |
| area in square km | year 2008 | 20 447 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 119 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 83,60 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 14,60 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 13,70 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 15,50 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2005 | 0,50 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 51,10 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 56,20 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 46,40 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 9,10 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 7,00 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 566 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 771 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 46 255 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 846 | 1,83% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 11 555 | 24,98% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 8 888 | 19,22% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 9 824 | 21,24% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 12 561 | 27,16% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 1 012 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 28,70 | 2,84% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 240 | 23,71% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 240 | 23,71% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 149 | 14,69% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 355 | 35,05% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 941 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 46,50 | 4,94% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 630 | 66,92% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 262 | 27,84% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions SACHSEN-ANHALT : SACHSEN-ANHALT
other regions in Germany : Baden-Würtenberg, BAYERN, Berlin, BRANDENBURG, Bremen, Hamburg, HESSEN, MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN, NIEDERSACHSEN, NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN, RHEINLAND-PFALZ, SAARLAND, SACHSEN, SACHSEN-ANHALT, SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN and THÜRINGEN
Neighbouring regions: BRANDENBURG, NIEDERSACHSEN, SACHSEN and THÜRINGEN