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Region lower Vah river

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map of region lower Vah river

Region Dolné Považie is situated in the west part of Slovakia and spread in Podunajska lowland, specificely in the Podunajská heights.To the selected region interfers lowerparts of the mountains – Považský Inovec in the north-east, Biele Karpaty in the north, Malé Karpaty in the west. The region is the part of the spur of the Podunajská lowland and spreads on the flat of the river Váh, which is the longest river in Slovakia. The region is situated in medium warm to warm climat area, which is favourable for planting agricultural products.

The region can be characterised as a tributary area of the town Trnava, with good transfer availability to important travel connenctions (highway D1, railway and air connections). Developing center of this region is the town Trnava, mainly because of its historical status and also of its standing during the modern period of Slovak republic advancement.

The region Dolné Považie belongs to the regions with above standard economical base, with strong travel infrastructure. District of Galanta is an exception in this sence, it belongs to regions with standart economical level.

Region lower Vah river contains cities Galanta, Hlohovec, Leopoldov, Piešťany, Sereď, Sládkovičovo, Trnava, Vrbové and 124 villages.

unemployment in LAU2 regions lower Vah river LAU2

Basic data

rok201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
number of inhabitants331 689332 117332 481332 707333 377333 696334 096334 599334 696333 398341 286341 693
number of unemployed14 33114 75313 21811 76187605631469247607350773062355686
number of long-term unemployed429748034490386222481012603466765174013581068
number of people receiving social benefits951392727813576246323563278522762175211526182788
number of activational workers13510914211173.122.510.44.53.33.231.3
unemployment rate8.28.67.775.13.22.72.84.34.53.7
long-term unemployment rate2.52.82.62.31.30.60.30.30.41.00.8
assignation tax69 178 47870 529 77772 810 37280 703 29088 367 34098 987 692108 964 831123 456 974128 272 108123 200 087136 397 218
demographic dependency20.921.722.423.324.425.426.527.728.929.531.933.1
demographic pyramid lower Vah river 2023 demographic pyramid lower Vah river 2035

Number of unemployed

rok201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
less than 24 years34362939252220381324800586570940902735626
25 to 39 years593354084752425432462129183818592810273322331975
40 to 54 years499544784063363327541753145415322411266021202042
55 years and more197619291881183614379488147991188143511471044
number of inhabitants – lower Vah river

Other regions

lower Vah river number of inhabitants, unemployed for longer than 4 years, low educated unemployed

Suggested citation: Michal Páleník: Regions of Slovakia - Region lower Vah river, IZ Bratislava, retrieved from: https://www.iz.sk/en/projects/regions-of-slovakia/lower-vah-river


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