Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€6,332M
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€8M
GVA — industry (B–E)
€983M
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€827M
GVA — construction (F)
€91M
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€2,189M
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source) ·N2
€15,200
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
18,600 PPS
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€15,100
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy) ·N2
€12,450M
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C) ·N2
€1,445M
Compensation of employees (total wage bill) ·N2
€37,495M
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€905M
GVA — information & communication (J)
€120M
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€1,655M
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€1,406M
Labour market
Employment, total persons
154,470
Self-employed persons
26,970
Employment in manufacturing (C)
17,770
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source) ·N2
73.5%
Youth unemployment rate (15–24) ·N2
14.3%
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64 ·N2
44.6%
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool) ·N2
51.1%
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks) ·N2
6.9%
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force) ·N2
29.6%
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force) ·N2
11.0%
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants ·N2
903 /1k
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
26
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
1
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
307,007
Population aged 65+
96,203
Population aged under 15
58,895
Median age of population
46.5 yrs
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
31.3%
Crude rate of total population change
-10.8 /1k
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
-6.3 /1k
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
50.5%
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.19
Population density (persons per km²)
6,833 /km²