Inhabitants: 11.4 million, (Paris itself 2.2 million).
Average annual growth 0.7%, equivalent to national average.
Area: 12 012 km2 (Paris itself 105 km2)
Jobs: 5.5 million of which 94% are salaried. 600 000 students and 137 000 jobs in private and public research. 61.4% of the population is economically active as compared to 55.2% for the other French regions.
Housing: 5.3 million homes, of which 49% are rented, on average 2.3 persons per household.
Transport: 2 international airports. Connected to 547 cities in 135 countries. Europe's fastest rail network. Europe's second largest inland port with 70 different harbours.
Regional rail mobility: 2.4 million passengers daily.
1 600 km of high-density railway lines, of which, 100 km is high-speed. 5 RER (Réseau Express Régional lines). In total 5 000 trains daily on the 3 900 km Paris Region network. 390 stations. 14 Metro lines.
Roads and bicycles: 2 100 km of main roads and motorways. 15 100 taxis. 1 700 km cycle lanes. The Velib self-service system includes 20 600 bicycles and 1 451 stations.
Planning and political organisation: The region has
8 départements, 1281 municipalities and
9 arrondissements which all exercise planning authority. The highest political authority is the elected Regional Council.
Source: IAU etc.