This region
Average for all regions
Divergence from Avg (%)
Business
No. of start-up establishments by size, total, per 1000 pop
63
45
40.0
Economy
Gross domestic production at current prices, total, per person
4.8
Employment
% of people in non-salaried employment
10.5
10.1
4.0
% of people in salaried employment
89.5
89.9
-0.4
Quarterly unemployment level, % of regional pop
11.7
9.1
28.6
Health
Hospital beds available, private establishments, continuing care and rehabilitation, per 1000 pop
2.1
0.9
133.3
Hospital beds available, private establishments, short stay, per 1000 pop
2.0
1.4
42.9
Hospital beds available, public establishments, continuing care and rehabilitation, per 1000 pop
0.4
0.7
-42.9
Hospital beds available, public establishments, short stay, per 1000 pop
2.4
2.8
-14.3
Medical professionals, consultants/specialists, per 100,000 pop
133
66
101.5
Medical professionals, dental surgeons, per 100,000 pop
87
52
67.3
Medical professionals, general practitioners, per 100,000 pop
141
98
43.9
Medical professionals, state qualified nurses, per 100,000 pop
179
89
101.1
Leisure
Cinema admissions, per person
3.0
2.3
30.4
No of cinemas, per 100,000 pop
10.0
8.5
17.6
Population
% of population 60 plus years old
24.1
22.6
6.6
% of population < 20 years old
23.2
24.1
-3.7
Life expectancy, men
75.8
74.9
1.2
Life expectancy, women
83.0
82.6
0.5
Population at last census
4,506,151
2,659,927
100.0
Population growth, %
5.8
2.9
100.0
Salaries
Average annual net salary, men
5.6
Average annual net salary, women
0.0
Tourism
Accommodation capacity of authorised hotels, 4 star and luxury, % of total hotels
17.0
4.8
254.2
Accommodation capacity of authorised hotels, total, per 1000 pop
15.0
10.6
41.5
Accommodation capacity of camping sites, total, per 1000 pop
21.0
20.0
5.0
Annual visitors to authorised hotels, overnight stays, of which foreigners, % of total overnight stays
45
29
55.2
Annual visitors to authorised hotels, overnight stays, total, per 1000 pop
5,276
3,102
66.7
Property Sales