
| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 4 645 665 |
| area in square km | year 2006 | 12 331 |
| Population density | year 2006 | 379 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 57,80 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 6,60 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 5,80 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 7,50 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 52,50 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 61,80 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 44,30 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 14,70 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 4,30 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 259 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 244 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 35 315 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 403 | 1,14% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 11 454 | 32,43% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 9 171 | 25,97% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 6 275 | 17,77% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 5 619 | 15,91% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 1 760 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 57,00 | 3,24% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 672 | 38,21% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 465 | 26,42% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 173 | 9,84% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 392 | 22,29% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 1 644 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 74,90 | 4,56% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 1 185 | 72,04% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 385 | 23,40% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions Slaskie : Czestochowski, Bielski, Rybnicki, Bytomski, Glivicki, Katowicki, Sosnowiecki and Tyski
other regions in POLUDNIOWY : Malopolskie and Slaskie
Neighbouring regions: Moravskoslezsko, Lodzkie, Malopolskie, Swietokrzyskie, Opolskie and Central Slovakia