| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 38 135 876 |
| area in square km | year 2006 | 312 685 |
| Population density | year 2006 | 122 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2008 | 56,00 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 7,10 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 6,40 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 8,00 |
| Employment rate | 4 quarter 2009 | 55,10 |
| employment rate, male | 4 quarter 2009 | 64,10 |
| employment rate, female | 4 quarter 2009 | 47,10 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | 4 quarter 2009 | 14,90 |
| Economic activity rate | 4 quarter 2009 | 72,40 |
| Economic activity rate - men | 4 quarter 2009 | 80,10 |
| Economic activity rate - women | 4 quarter 2009 | 65,00 |
| Gender differences in economic activity rate | 4 quarter 2009 | 15,10 |
| Life long learning participation | 4 quarter 2009 | 4,70 |
| Gross wages and salaries in Euro | year 2008 | 117 330 |
| HICP inflation rate | year 2009 | 4,00 |
| Distance from Bratislava | | 452 km |
| Distance from Košice | | 403 km |
Value added structure
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 272 073 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 11 646 | 4,28% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 66 177 | 24,32% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 73 726 | 27,10% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 52 348 | 19,24% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 50 445 | 18,54% |
Structure of employed by sector
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 15 174 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 2 236 | 14,74% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 4 647 | 30,62% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 3 511 | 23,14% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 1 315 | 8,67% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 3 465 | 22,84% |
Youth unemployment
GIF
Structure of employed by education
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 14 080 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 1 152 | 8,18% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 9 454 | 67,14% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 3 474 | 24,68% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions Poland : CENTRALNY, POLUDNIOWY, WSCHODNI, POLNOCNO-ZACHODNI, POLUDNIOWO-ZACHODNI and POLNOCNY
Neighbouring regions: Czech republic, Germany, Lithuania and Slovakia
