Severozápad (Northwest) is a statistical area of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, level NUTS 2. It includes the Karlovy Vary Region and Ústí nad Labem Region.
Severozápad | |
|---|---|
NUTS2 Region | |
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| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,649 km2 (3,339 sq mi) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 1,106,246 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
| HDI (2021) | 0.833[3] very high · 8th |
It covers an area of 8,649 km2 and 1,105,932 inhabitants (population density 130 inhabitants/km2).
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 944,256 | — |
| 1880 | 1,082,607 | 14.7% |
| 1890 | 1,188,884 | 9.8% |
| 1900 | 1,389,177 | 16.8% |
| 1910 | 1,534,113 | 10.4% |
| 1921 | 1,493,629 | −2.6% |
| 1930 | 1,617,409 | 8.3% |
| 1950 | 978,928 | −39.5% |
| 1961 | 1,061,633 | 8.4% |
| 1970 | 1,094,872 | 3.1% |
| 1980 | 1,144,520 | 4.5% |
| 1991 | 1,126,446 | −1.6% |
| 2001 | 1,124,562 | −0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,104,556 | −1.8% |
| 2021 | 1,068,201 | −3.3% |
| Source: Censuses[4][5] | ||
Economy
editThe Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 15.2 billion € in 2018, accounting for 7.3% of Czech economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was €19,200 or 64% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was also 64% of the EU average.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Long-term development of the NUTS 2 cohesion region Severozápad" (PDF). www.czso.cz/ (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office.
- ^ "Population of cohesion regions, regions and districts of the Czech Republic, 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat.