Central-Western
Population:
5,684,000. Biggest city: Poznan (581,000)
Urban population:
59%. Rural:
41%
Area: 52,260 square
km. (about 1/6 total land area). Density: 109 persons per sq.
km.
| Indicator |
Regional
value |
Polish
mean |
%
Polish mean |
ECONOMIC
COMPETITIVENESS
|
| Consumer
goods, % with all 3: TV, VCR, car |
43 |
36 |
119 |
| Current
economic situation of Poland good, % |
21 |
20 |
105 |
| Present
household living standard good, % |
28 |
27 |
104 |
| Gross
domestic product in '000,000 zlotys, 1995 |
42,099 |
41,243 |
102 |
| Gross
domestic product per capita in zlotys |
7,406 |
7,477 |
99 |
| Value
added (gross) per capita in zlotys |
6,356 |
6,446 |
99 |
| Monthly
disposable income/head, zlotys |
435 |
449 |
97 |
| Expect
living standard better next year, % |
20 |
21 |
95 |
LABOUR
MARKET CHANGE
|
| Private
sector, % working population |
66 |
62 |
105 |
| Registered
employment rate, % |
85 |
85 |
100 |
| Working
in services, % |
41 |
43 |
97 |
| Have
second job, % |
19 |
20 |
95 |
| Job
is secure, % |
54 |
57 |
95 |
SOCIAL
COHESION AND STABILITY
|
| Area
where I live is calm and safe, % |
74 |
72 |
103 |
| Health
is good, % |
52 |
51 |
102 |
| Believe
situation is going in right direction, % |
41 |
41 |
100 |
| Life
expectancy: men |
67 |
67 |
100 |
| Life
expectancy: women |
75 |
76 |
100 |
| Hospital
beds per 10,000 inhabitants |
50 |
55 |
91 |
| Students
per 10,000 inhabitants |
183 |
203 |
90 |
Administrative Divisions (provinces and voivoids*): Central-Western Region
*In 1998, Poland underwent local government re-organization, which led to the merger of the 49 voivoids into 16 new provinces.
| Provinces (new sub-national units, 1998-) |
Subsumes the following Voivoids (old sub-national units) |
Wielkopolskie (Pop. 3,346,000)
Area: 29,826 sq. km.
Capital city: Poznan (581,000) |
Poznan (Pop. 1,354,000)
Kalisz (Pop. 722,000)
Konin (Pop. 480,000)
Leszno (Pop. 397,000)
|
Kujawsko-Pomorskie (Pop. 2,098,000)
Area: 17,970 sq. km.
Capital city: Bydgoszcz (386,000) |
Bydgoszcz (Pop. 1,132,000)
Torun (Pop. 671,000)
Pila (Pop. 494,000)
Wloclawek (Pop. 435,000) |
