| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 1 708 821 |
| area in square km | year 2008 | 11 389 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 205 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 126 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 3,40 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 3,10 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 3,80 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 60,30 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 67,90 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 52,90 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 12,50 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 16,30 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 926 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 1151 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 49 278 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 1 610 | 3,27% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 15 837 | 32,14% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 7 280 | 14,77% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 10 024 | 20,34% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 11 922 | 24,19% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 615 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 29,20 | 4,75% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 140 | 22,78% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 135 | 21,87% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 109 | 17,77% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 202 | 32,85% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 705 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 161 | 22,76% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 331 | 46,96% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 210 | 29,71% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions NOORD-NEDERLAND : Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe
other regions in Netherlands : NOORD-NEDERLAND, OOST-NEDERLAND, WEST-NEDERLAND and ZUID-NEDERLAND
Neighbouring regions: NIEDERSACHSEN and OOST-NEDERLAND