| Carinthia Statistical Region | |
| Native Name: | koroška statistična regija |
| Settlement Type: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Type: | Municipalities |
| Subdivision Name: | 12 |
| Seat Type: | Largest city |
| Seat: | Slovenj Gradec[1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1041 |
| Population Total: | 70755 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Statistics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Households |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 28628 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Employed |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 23782 |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Registered unemployed |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 4050 |
| Demographics1 Title4: | College/university students |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 2988 |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Regional GDP (2019): |
| Demographics1 Info5: | EUR 1,321 bn (EUR 18,694 per capita) |
| Blank Name Sec2: | HDI (2019) |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0.888[2] · 8th |
The Carinthia Statistical Region[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] (Slovenian: koroška statistična regija) is a statistical region in northern Slovenia along the border with Austria.[8] [9]
The region is difficult to access and is poorly connected with the central part of Slovenia. The environment has been strongly affected by heavy industry in the valleys. The importance of agriculture is shown by the fact that the farms in the region are among the largest in the country. More than 90% of farms in the region are engaged in breeding livestock. Farm owners in the region have the youngest average age in Slovenia (53 years); they average eight years younger than farm owners in the Coastal–Karst Statistical Region. In 2013 the registered unemployment rate was higher than the national average. The difference between the registered unemployment rate for men and women was the highest among the statistical regions: for women it was 7 percentage points higher than for men. The share of five-year survivals among new enterprises was the highest here (59% of all new enterprises in 2012).
The Carinthia Statistical Region includes 5 cities and towns, the largest of which is Slovenj Gradec.[10]
| Slovenj Gradec | |||
| Ravne na Koroškem | |||
| Prevalje | |||
| Mežica | |||
| Dravograd |
The Carinthia Statistical Region comprises the following 12 municipalities:
The population in 2020 was 70,755.
Employment structure: 46.6% services, 49.6% industry, 3.8% agriculture.
The region attracts only 1.1% of the total number of tourists in Slovenia, most being from Slovenia (66.7%).