
| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 507 489 |
| area in square km | year 2008 | 165 296 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 3,30 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 115 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 6,60 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 7,30 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 5,90 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2008 | 1,40 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 68,30 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 70,70 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 65,70 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 5,10 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 21,30 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 1997 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 1954 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 15 129 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 440 | 2,91% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 4 675 | 30,90% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 2 441 | 16,14% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 2 374 | 15,69% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 4 279 | 28,28% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 240 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 6,50 | 2,71% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 55,00 | 22,91% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 43,90 | 18,28% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 24,70 | 10,29% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 110 | 45,81% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 211 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 21,80 | 10,33% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 121 | 57,32% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 67,90 | 32,16% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions Övre Norrland : Västerbottens län and Norrbottens län
other regions in North Sweden : Norra Mellansverige, Mellersta Norrland and Övre Norrland
Neighbouring regions: Pohjois-Suomi, Nord-Norge and Mellersta Norrland