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Bielsko-Biala Voivoid

Total population 919,000
Area in km2 3,704
Population density (persons per km2)    248
Capital city: Bielsko-Biala (180,000)

 
Bielsko-Biala Voivoid     South- western mean    % South- western mean

ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS
Gross domestic product per capita in zlotys 7,369 8,338 88
Monthly disposable income/head, zlotys 436 504 86
Value added (gross) per capita in zlotys 5,848 7,407 79
Gross domestic product in '000,000 zlotys, 1995 6,770 13,864* 49

LABOUR MARKET CHANGE
Working in agriculture, % 25 15 167
Private sector, % working population 65 53 122
Registered employment rate, % 89 83 107
Working in services, % 41 42 96
Working in industry & construction, % 34 43 80

SOCIAL COHESION AND STABILITY
Life expectancy: men 68 67 102
Life expectancy: women 76 75 102
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants 56 61 92
Students per 10,000 inhabitants 97 159 61

* Mean per voivoid=one quarter of GDP total for South-western region.


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