| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 2 834 260 |
| area in square km | year 2008 | 15 799 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 180 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 99,50 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 6,80 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 6,80 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 6,80 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2006 | 0,40 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 57,30 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 64,20 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 50,80 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 11,90 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 8,20 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 827 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 996 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 64 311 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 998 | 1,55% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 12 056 | 18,75% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 13 518 | 21,02% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 18 983 | 29,52% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 16 214 | 25,21% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 1 251 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 40,30 | 3,22% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 245 | 19,55% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 360 | 28,78% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 182 | 14,55% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 424 | 33,90% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 1 168 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 119 | 10,16% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 750 | 64,23% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 295 | 25,28% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN : Schleswig-Holstein
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: Hamburg, MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN, NIEDERSACHSEN and Denmark