| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2008 | 2 986 700 |
| area in square km | year 2008 | 20 779 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 144 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 86,90 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 6,00 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 6,70 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 5,10 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2008 | 1,60 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 56,00 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 62,30 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 50,20 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 10,10 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 19,20 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 1546 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 1805 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 64 679 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 295 | 0,46% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 12 941 | 20,01% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 12 741 | 19,70% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 14 899 | 23,03% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 19 208 | 29,70% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 1 321 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 29,00 | 2,20% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 307 | 23,24% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 324 | 24,53% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 139 | 10,52% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 522 | 39,52% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 1 103 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 233 | 21,14% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 483 | 43,75% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 377 | 34,17% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions WALES : West Wales and The Valleys and East Wales
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: NORTH WEST, WEST MIDLANDS and SOUTH WEST