| BASIC INFORMATION, HERCEGOVAČKO - NERETVANSKI CANTON | |||||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| Area in km2 cca | 4 401,0 | 4 401,0 | 4 401,0 | 4 401,0 | 4401 | 4401,0 | 4401,0 |
| Estimation of number of present population | 217859 | 219223 | 224796 | 228649 | 227630 | 227473 | 226.632 |
| Females | 118242 | 118230 | 121286 | 117313 | - | - | - |
| Livebirths | 2130 | 2131 | 1983 | 1929 | 1826 | 1767 | 1.916 |
| Deaths | 1653 | 1844 | 1740 | 2030 | 1889 | 2036 | 2.100 |
| Number of marriages | 1018 | 992 | 1133 | 1161 | 1076 | 1171 | 1.171 |
| Number of divorce | 73 | 44 | 26 | 28 | 46 | 58 | 95 |
| Gross fixed capital formation in new fixed assets, 000 KM | 299 554 | 287 342 | 227 306 | 240351 | 315808 | 391870 | - |
| Indics of industrial production, previous year=100 | 81,8 | 106,7 | 121,0 | 101,5 | 107,9 | 85,6 | 112,8 |
| Exports – total in 000 KM | 380 796 | 362 925 | 427 371 | 485 513 | - | - | 716.912 |
| Imports – total in 000 KM | 755 220 | 674 356 | 755 508 | 876 335 | - | - | 1.230.280 |
| Tourists – total | 63 632 | 58 720 | 66 373 | 70883 | 76350 | 82563 | 85.404 |
| Domestic tourists | 36 542 | 32 933 | 32 970 | 30959 | 29399 | 32301 | 31.439 |
| Foreign tourists | 27 090 | 25 787 | 33 403 | 39924 | 46951 | 50262 | 53.965 |
| Turnover in catering trade in 000 KM | 12 377 | 10 583 | 11.697 | 12 389 | 13 988 | 16039 | 16.462 |
| Average net wage in KM | 544,89 | 613,94 | 622,06 | 637,01 | 659,22 | 722,76 | 821,87 |
| Average no. of employed persons | 43 479 | 41 868 | 41 628 | 41712 | 41799 | 40655 | 42.531 |
| Unemployed | 22 304 | 23 886 | 25 642 | 26794 | 28632 | 30838 | 29.403 |
| Basket of necessary products in KM | 504,46 | 530,31 | 493,53 | 489,76 | 530,21 | 547,74 | - |
| Primary education, end of school year | |||||||
| Number of schools | 126 | 127 | 130 | 129 | 131 | 129 | 130 |
| Number of pupils | 22 376 | 22 549 | 23 070 | 29451 | 23296 | 23110 | 22.980 |
| Teachers | 1 388 | 1 415 | 1 478 | 1628 | 1 508 | 1555 | 1.602 |
| Secondary education, end of school year | |||||||
| Number of schools | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Number of pupils-total | 10 965 | 10 928 | 10 388 | 10400 | 10301 | 10130 | 9.795 |
| out of total-girls | 5 660 | 5 658 | 5 342 | 5253 | 5221 | 5099 | 4.954 |
| Teachers | 884 | 929 | 944 | 945 | 938 | 936 | 964 |
| Higher education | |||||||
| Higher education institutions | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Enrolled students-total | 8 447 | 9 006 | 9 935 | 10391 | 11234 | 12113 | 12.635 |
| out of total-females | 4 894 | 5 192 | 5 571 | 5650 | 6230 | 6772 | 7.179 |
| Teachers and advisers | 333 | 298 | 319 | 348 | 381 | 392 | 383 |