Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€1,861M
€2,236M
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€462M
€185M
GVA — industry (B–E)
€214M
€670M
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€137M
€454M
GVA — construction (F)
€56M
€66M
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€424M
€460M
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source) ·N2
€11,200
€12,100
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
17,300 PPS
21,800 PPS
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€14,000
€17,700
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy) ·N2
€1,755M
€1,939M
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C) ·N2
€79M
€94M
Compensation of employees (total wage bill) ·N2
€3,384M
€3,179M
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€248M
€331M
GVA — information & communication (J)
€19M
€28M
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€333M
€451M
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€373M
€403M
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€1,932M
€2,243M
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€31,981
€47,415
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€453M
€582M
Labour market
Employment, total persons
72,450
58,730
Self-employed persons
35,090
20,950
Employment in manufacturing (C)
2,970
5,500
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source) ·N2
66.4%
74.4%
Youth unemployment rate (15–24) ·N2
27.1%
28.5%
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
9.7%
8.3%
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
66,300
64,700
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64 ·N2
21.7%
25.8%
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool) ·N2
26.7%
41.7%
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks) ·N2
4.2%
2.6%
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force) ·N2
14.9%
14.4%
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force) ·N2
5.2%
5.7%
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants ·N2
318 /1k
208 /1k
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
5,483 kt
2,921 kt
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²) ·N2
20 km/1000km²
19 km/1000km²
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
211
111
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
0
0
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
94,892
83,488
Population aged 65+
39,529
35,267
Population aged under 15
18,124
17,959
Median age of population
47.9 yrs
48.7 yrs
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
41.7%
42.2%
Crude rate of total population change
9.7 /1k
0.7 /1k
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
17.5 /1k
7.8 /1k
Crude birth rate
5.4 /1k
6.5 /1k
Crude death rate
13.2 /1k
13.7 /1k
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
60.8%
63.8%
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.22
1.40
Population density (persons per km²)
59 /km²
60 /km²
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
108,427
118,147
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
0.7 /100k
0.0 /100k
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
14.6 /100k
7.3 /100k
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
109 /100k
229 /100k
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
362 /100k
756 /100k
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants ·N2
93 /M
88 /M
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.56
0.56
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.42
0.42
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.49
0.49
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.32
0.32
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.24
0.24