| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 2 261 294 |
| area in square km | year 2008 | 64 559 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 36,50 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2008 | 57,00 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 7,50 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 8,00 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 6,90 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2008 | 1,10 |
| Employment rate | 4 quarter 2009 | 52,90 |
| employment rate, male | 4 quarter 2009 | 56,50 |
| employment rate, female | 4 quarter 2009 | 50,00 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | 4 quarter 2009 | 4,60 |
| Economic activity rate | 4 quarter 2009 | 82,20 |
| Economic activity rate - men | 4 quarter 2009 | 85,00 |
| Economic activity rate - women | 4 quarter 2009 | 79,80 |
| Gender differences in economic activity rate | 4 quarter 2009 | 5,20 |
| Life long learning participation | 4 quarter 2009 | 5,90 |
| Gross wages and salaries in Euro | year 2009 | 7 088 |
| HICP inflation rate | year 2009 | 3,30 |
| Distance from Bratislava | | 1082 km |
| Distance from Košice | | 940 km |
Value added structure
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 18 632 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 668 | 3,58% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 2 657 | 14,26% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 5 930 | 31,83% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 4 160 | 22,33% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 3 558 | 19,10% |
Structure of employed by sector
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 1 112 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 108 | 9,75% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 312 | 28,09% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 320 | 28,77% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 105 | 9,42% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 267 | 23,96% |
Youth unemployment
| Youth rate of unemployment | 4 quarter 2009 | 40,40 | 100% |
| Youth rate of unemployment, primary education | 4 quarter 2009 | 49,30 | 122% |
| Youth rate of unemployment, secondary education | 4 quarter 2009 | 41,10 | 102% |
| Youth unemployment, tertiary education | 3 quarter 2009 | 33,60 | 83,17% |
GIF
Structure of employed by education
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 945 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 99,20 | 10,50% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 578 | 61,15% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 268 | 28,33% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions Latvia : Latvia
Neighbouring regions: Estonia and Lithuania
