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Katowice Voivoid

Total population 3,925,000
Area in km2 6,650
Population density (persons per km2)    590
Capital city: Katowice (352,000)

 
Katowice Voivoid     South-
western mean   
% South-
western mean 

ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS
Gross domestic product in '000,000 zlotys, 1995 37,046 13,864* 267
Value added (gross) per capita in zlotys 8,451 7,407 114
Gross domestic product per capita in zlotys 9,439 8,338 113
Monthly disposable income/head, zlotys 565 504 112

LABOUR MARKET CHANGE
Working in industry & construction, % 50 43 116
Registered employment rate, % 91 83 109
Working in services, % 44 42 104
Private sector, % working population 45 53 86
Working in agriculture, % 6 15 43

SOCIAL COHESION AND STABILITY
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants 68 61 111
Students per 10,000 inhabitants 173 159 109
Life expectancy: men 66 67 99
Life expectancy: women 75 75 99

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


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