
| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 3 910 099 |
| area in square km | year 2006 | 29 360 |
| Population density | year 2006 | 134 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 55,50 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 8,50 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 7,60 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 9,60 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 52,30 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 63,30 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 42,60 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 17,60 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 5,00 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 294 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 402 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 28 504 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 848 | 2,97% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 9 152 | 32,11% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 6 585 | 23,10% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 4 834 | 16,96% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 5 177 | 18,16% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 1 478 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 123 | 8,32% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 522 | 35,30% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 352 | 23,81% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 138 | 9,34% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 343 | 23,23% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 1 377 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 99,50 | 7,22% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 954 | 69,23% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 324 | 23,54% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions POLUDNIOWO-ZACHODNI : Dolnoslaskie and Opolskie
other regions in Poland : CENTRALNY, POLUDNIOWY, WSCHODNI, POLNOCNO-ZACHODNI, POLUDNIOWO-ZACHODNI and POLNOCNY
Neighbouring regions: Czech republic, SACHSEN, CENTRALNY, POLUDNIOWY and POLNOCNO-ZACHODNI