This region
Average for all regions
Divergence from Avg (%)
Business
No. of start-up establishments by size, total, per 1000 pop
42
45
-6.7
Economy
Gross domestic production at current prices, total, per person
-4.8
Employment
% of people in non-salaried employment
12.2
10.1
20.8
% of people in salaried employment
87.8
89.9
-2.3
Quarterly unemployment level, % of regional pop
8.7
9.1
-4.4
Health
Hospital beds available, private establishments, continuing care and rehabilitation, per 1000 pop
0.6
0.9
-33.3
Hospital beds available, private establishments, short stay, per 1000 pop
0.9
1.4
-35.7
Hospital beds available, public establishments, continuing care and rehabilitation, per 1000 pop
0.7
0.7
0.0
Hospital beds available, public establishments, short stay, per 1000 pop
2.7
2.8
-3.6
Medical professionals, consultants/specialists, per 100,000 pop
63
66
-4.5
Medical professionals, dental surgeons, per 100,000 pop
51
52
-1.9
Medical professionals, general practitioners, per 100,000 pop
115
98
17.3
Medical professionals, state qualified nurses, per 100,000 pop
85
89
-4.5
Leisure
Cinema admissions, per person
2.0
2.3
-13.0
No of cinemas, per 100,000 pop
10.0
8.5
17.6
Population
% of population 60 plus years old
25.9
22.6
14.6
% of population < 20 years old
22.5
24.1
-6.6
Life expectancy, men
75.9
74.9
1.3
Life expectancy, women
83.3
82.6
0.8
Population at last census
1,640,068
2,659,927
-50.0
Population growth, %
2.8
2.9
-3.4
Salaries
Average annual net salary, men
-5.6
Average annual net salary, women
-7.1
Tourism
Accommodation capacity of authorised hotels, 4 star and luxury, % of total hotels
2.4
4.8
-50.0
Accommodation capacity of authorised hotels, total, per 1000 pop
10.0
10.6
-5.7
Accommodation capacity of camping sites, total, per 1000 pop
34.0
20.0
70.0
Annual visitors to authorised hotels, overnight stays, of which foreigners, % of total overnight stays
13
29
-55.2
Annual visitors to authorised hotels, overnight stays, total, per 1000 pop
3,016
3,102
0.0