
| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2008 | 1 402 200 |
| area in square km | year 2008 | 5 516 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 252 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 97,80 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 7,30 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 8,20 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 6,30 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2008 | 1,90 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 56,80 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 62,50 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 51,60 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 9,60 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 19,70 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 1521 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 1741 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 34 219 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 246 | 0,72% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 6 618 | 19,34% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 6 605 | 19,30% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 9 116 | 26,64% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 9 338 | 27,29% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 636 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 4,00 | 0,63% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 141 | 22,17% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 156 | 24,53% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 86,00 | 13,52% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 249 | 39,15% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 533 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 116 | 21,70% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 246 | 46,08% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 168 | 31,51% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions Northumberland and Tyne and Wear : Northumberland, Tyneside and Sunderland
other regions in NORTH EAST : Tees Valley and Durham and Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
Neighbouring regions: Tees Valley and Durham, Cumbria and Eastern Scotland