| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 1 122 604 |
| area in square km | year 2008 | 2 209 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 523 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 119 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 3,40 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 3,40 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 3,40 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 57,90 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 66,50 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 49,70 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 14,20 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 15,00 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 868 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 1129 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 30 927 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 680 | 2,20% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 7 447 | 24,08% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 6 702 | 21,67% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 7 415 | 23,98% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 7 341 | 23,74% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 423 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 15,50 | 3,67% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 101 | 23,81% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 108 | 25,51% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 72,40 | 17,14% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 126 | 29,87% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 469 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 118 | 25,14% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 202 | 43,15% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 144 | 30,71% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions Limburg (NL) : Noord-Limburg, Midden-Limburg and Zuid-Limburg
other regions in ZUID-NEDERLAND : Noord-Brabant and Limburg (NL)
Neighbouring regions: Prov. Limburg (B), Prov. Liège, Düsseldorf, Köln, Gelderland and Noord-Brabant