Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€29,083M
€32,181M
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€409M
€996M
GVA — industry (B–E)
€5,425M
€10,446M
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€4,538M
€9,965M
GVA — construction (F)
€1,869M
€2,078M
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€8,668M
€5,804M
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source) ·N2
€23,500
€23,500
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
40,200 PPS
42,300 PPS
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€38,700
€40,700
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy) ·N2
€45,490M
€45,490M
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C) ·N2
€10,941M
€10,941M
Compensation of employees (total wage bill) ·N2
€75,959M
€75,959M
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€3,604M
€4,013M
GVA — information & communication (J)
€755M
€569M
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€7,543M
€8,741M
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€5,169M
€4,117M
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€29,162M
€32,268M
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€86,056
€86,440
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€7,583M
€8,391M
Labour market
Employment, total persons
385,800
425,000
Self-employed persons
83,100
95,200
Employment in manufacturing (C)
55,900
119,900
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source) ·N2
71.8%
71.8%
Youth unemployment rate (15–24) ·N2
13.7%
13.7%
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
3.4%
3.4%
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
386,500
414,000
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64 ·N2
21.8%
21.8%
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool) ·N2
33.3%
33.3%
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks) ·N2
13.3%
13.3%
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force) ·N2
17.0%
17.0%
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force) ·N2
5.0%
5.0%
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants ·N2
680 /1k
680 /1k
Distinct public-transport stop locations within the region (GTFS feeds, deduplicated across overlapping feeds by coordinate). A measure of transit-network extent.
1,717
135
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
32,451 kt
33,592 kt
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
206
15
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²) ·N2
40 km/1000km²
40 km/1000km²
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
24
17
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
3
3
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
521,219
558,293
Population aged 65+
221,084
213,689
Population aged under 15
92,003
107,273
Median age of population
51.0 yrs
49.1 yrs
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
42.4%
38.3%
Crude rate of total population change
-1.3 /1k
-0.2 /1k
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
4.4 /1k
3.3 /1k
Crude birth rate
5.6 /1k
6.3 /1k
Crude death rate
11.4 /1k
9.7 /1k
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
60.1%
57.5%
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.15
1.23
Population density (persons per km²)
433 /km²
357 /km²
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
771,050
847,270
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.72
0.72
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.60
0.60
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.57
0.57
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.57
0.57
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.41
0.41