Jihozápad

Jihozápad (Southwest) is statistical area of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, level NUTS 2. It includes the Plzeň Region and the South Bohemian Region.

Jihozápad
NUTS2 Region
Country	Czech Republic
Area
• Total	17,617 km2 (6,802 sq mi)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,267,879
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
NUTS code	CZ03
HDI (2021)	0.875[2] very high · 3rd
GDP per capita (PPS)	€ 23,600 (2018)

It covers an area of 17 617 km² and 1,267,879 inhabitants (population density 72 inhabitants/km²).

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,248,628	—
1880	1,328,609	+6.4%
1890	1,335,014	+0.5%
1900	1,387,327	+3.9%
1910	1,444,667	+4.1%
1921	1,437,659	−0.5%
1930	1,429,596	−0.6%
1950	1,079,789	−24.5%
1961	1,123,618	+4.1%
1970	1,128,057	+0.4%
1980	1,181,101	+4.7%
1991	1,181,196	+0.0%
2001	1,175,987	−0.4%
2011	1,198,756	+1.9%
2021	1,213,239	+1.2%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Economy

The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 20.6 billion € in 2018, accounting for 9.9% of Czech economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 23,600 € or 78% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was also 75% of the EU average.^[5]