Economy, jobs and prices in Nitriansky kraj (Západné Slovensko, Slovakia): official figures
GDP per person was 27,000 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 68% of the EU average (75% for Slovakia); 3rd highest of 8 regions in Slovakia.
How big is the economy of Nitriansky kraj?
The local economy produced €14.5 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Nitriansky kraj?
About 294,230 people worked in Nitriansky kraj in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Nitra Region?
The registered unemployment rate in the Nitra Region was 4.19% in September 2026, 1.03 percentage points below the national rate of 5.22%, and the 4th lowest among Slovakia's eight kraje.
Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copyHow many unemployed people are there in Nitra Region?
Labour offices in the Nitra Region had 15,810 registered jobseekers at the end of September 2026, 9.3% of all jobseekers in Slovakia; counting every registered jobseeker rather than only those available for work, the unemployment rate was 4.70%.
Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copyHow many job vacancies are there in Nitra Region?
Employers had reported 20,280 job vacancies in the Nitra Region by the end of September 2026, which works out at 0.8 registered jobseekers per vacancy (Slovakia: 1.2), the 3rd lowest ratio of the eight kraje.
Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copyWhich district in Nitra Region has the highest unemployment?
Of the 7 districts (okresy) in the Nitra Region, Topoľčany had the highest share of available jobseekers in September 2026 at 4.23% (30th of Slovakia's 79 districts) and Nitra the lowest at 2.48% (76th).
Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Nitriansky kraj?
The largest part of the economy of Nitriansky kraj in 2024 was industry (manufacturing, mining and energy), at 37.1% of gross value added, followed by trade, transport, hospitality and communications (21.5%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Nitriansky kraj?
Industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) made up 37.1% of output in 2024, against 23.4% for Slovakia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Nitriansky kraj growing?
Gross value added rose from €7.5 billion in 2015 to €13.1 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 75% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Nitriansky kraj?
The number of people working in Nitriansky kraj rose by 6.6% between 2015 and 2024, to 294,230.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Available jobseekers made up 3.20% of the 440,799 working-age residents (15 to 64) of the Nitra Region in September 2026, against 4.02% nationally. Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copy
- In September 2026, 2,943 people signed on as jobseekers in the Nitra Region and 3,156 left the register, 76% of the leavers because they found work. Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copy
- Women accounted for 57.5% of registered jobseekers in the Nitra Region in September 2026 (national share 54.9%), and people under 25 for 15.0%. Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copy
How Nitriansky kraj compares with other regions in Slovakia
Registered unemployment rate (ÚPSVaR), % (2026-09)
Nitriansky kraj ranks 5 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Registered unemployment rate (ÚPSVaR), % |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Banskobystrický kraj | 6.94% |
| 3 | Košický kraj | 6.77% |
| 4 | Žilinský kraj | 4.29% |
| 5 | Nitriansky kraj | 4.19% |
| 6 | Trenčiansky kraj | 3.88% |
| 7 | Trnavský kraj | 3.75% |
| 8 | Bratislavský kraj | 3.40% |
Available jobseekers as % of working-age population (PDU) (2026-09)
Nitriansky kraj ranks 5 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Available jobseekers as % of working-age population (PDU) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Banskobystrický kraj | 5.46% |
| 3 | Košický kraj | 4.85% |
| 4 | Žilinský kraj | 3.43% |
| 5 | Nitriansky kraj | 3.20% |
| 6 | Trenčiansky kraj | 3.05% |
| 7 | Trnavský kraj | 2.93% |
| 8 | Bratislavský kraj | 2.75% |
Registered jobseekers per reported job vacancy (2026-09)
Nitriansky kraj ranks 6 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Registered jobseekers per reported job vacancy |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Banskobystrický kraj | 6.2 |
| 3 | Košický kraj | 5.6 |
| 4 | Žilinský kraj | 1.7 |
| 5 | Trenčiansky kraj | 1.0 |
| 6 | Nitriansky kraj | 0.8 |
| 7 | Trnavský kraj | 0.6 |
| 8 | Bratislavský kraj | 0.2 |
Reported job vacancies per 1,000 working-age residents (2026-09)
Nitriansky kraj ranks 3 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Reported job vacancies per 1,000 working-age residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bratislavský kraj | 127.2 |
| 2 | Trnavský kraj | 49.2 |
| 3 | Nitriansky kraj | 46.0 |
| 4 | Trenčiansky kraj | 32.5 |
| 5 | Žilinský kraj | 22.4 |
| 6 | Banskobystrický kraj | 11.0 |
| 7 | Košický kraj | 10.9 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Nitriansky kraj ranks 1 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nitriansky kraj | 37.1% |
| 2 | Trnavský kraj | 35.2% |
| 3 | Trenčiansky kraj | 27.8% |
| 4 | Žilinský kraj | 23.5% |
| 5 | Banskobystrický kraj | 22.3% |
| 6 | Košický kraj | 21.4% |
| 7 | Prešovský kraj | 21.2% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Nitriansky kraj ranks 7 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Košický kraj | 23.0% |
| 3 | Žilinský kraj | 23.0% |
| 4 | Banskobystrický kraj | 18.8% |
| 5 | Trnavský kraj | 18.4% |
| 6 | Prešovský kraj | 17.9% |
| 7 | Nitriansky kraj | 16.4% |
| 8 | Trenčiansky kraj | 10.7% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Nitriansky kraj ranks 8 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Banskobystrický kraj | 21.4% |
| 3 | Prešovský kraj | 20.9% |
| 4 | Bratislavský kraj | 19.3% |
| 5 | Trnavský kraj | 18.7% |
| 6 | Žilinský kraj | 18.0% |
| 7 | Košický kraj | 16.5% |
| 8 | Nitriansky kraj | 13.0% |
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP per person, PPS (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3bf0fc662f56…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP, million euros (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 096e15e5fdb3…)
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- Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR): Monthly statistics on the number and structure of jobseekers and job vacancies, September 2026 (Mesačná štatistika, UoZaVPM_MS_2609), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ea75f62f042b…)
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