
| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 7 932 801 |
| area in square km | year 2006 | 27 521 |
| Population density | year 2006 | 289 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 53,20 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 6,40 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 5,60 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 7,40 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 53,70 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 62,90 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 45,80 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 14,50 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 4,30 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 267 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 191 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 55 346 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 1 005 | 1,82% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 16 274 | 29,40% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 14 641 | 26,45% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 9 890 | 17,87% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 9 650 | 17,44% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 3 032 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 262 | 8,64% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 1 052 | 34,68% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 764 | 25,19% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 274 | 9,05% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 680 | 22,43% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 2 814 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 168 | 5,97% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 1 974 | 70,15% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 672 | 23,87% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions POLUDNIOWY : Malopolskie and Slaskie
other regions in Poland : CENTRALNY, POLUDNIOWY, WSCHODNI, POLNOCNO-ZACHODNI, POLUDNIOWO-ZACHODNI and POLNOCNY
Neighbouring regions: Czech republic, CENTRALNY, WSCHODNI, POLUDNIOWO-ZACHODNI and Slovakia