| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2008 | 5 694 900 |
| area in square km | year 2008 | 19 126 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 296 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 112 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 4,80 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 5,10 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 4,40 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2008 | 0,70 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 61,90 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 69,80 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 54,50 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 13,30 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 19,80 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 1258 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 1513 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 157 858 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 1 773 | 1,12% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 24 171 | 15,31% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 36 801 | 23,31% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 48 528 | 30,74% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 33 697 | 21,35% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 2 758 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 45,00 | 1,63% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 613 | 22,23% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 717 | 26,00% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 493 | 17,88% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 890 | 32,27% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 2 349 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 541 | 23,04% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 1 061 | 45,17% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 732 | 31,18% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions EAST OF ENGLAND : East Anglia, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire and Essex
other regions in United Kingdom : NORTH EAST, NORTH WEST, YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER, EAST MIDLANDS, WEST MIDLANDS, EAST OF ENGLAND, London, SOUTH EAST, SOUTH WEST, WALES, SCOTLAND and NORTHERN IRELAND
Neighbouring regions: EAST MIDLANDS, London and SOUTH EAST