In terms of the area, the Goriška statistical region covers almost the same surface area as the Osrednjeslovenska statistical region, but it has almost five times less population. In 2022, the population of this region represented 6% of the population of Slovenia as a whole. The region is among the least densely populated regions with on average 51 people per square kilometre. The average age was 45.5 years, one and a half years above the national average. This means that the age structure of the population was less favourable. The share of the population aged 65 or more (24.0%) was the second highest behind Pomurska. The aging index was among the highest: 162. This means that per 100 children (i.e. persons under the age of 15), there were on average 162 persons aged 65 or more. The share of live births outside marriage was the lowest (50.6%). The share of children aged 1–5 included in kindergartens was the second lowest (79.1%). Of the region's population aged 25-64, 13.3% had basic education or less, and 32.3% had tertiary education, which was just below the national average of 32.7%. In addition to Osrednjeslovenska, Goriška had the highest number of students per 1,000 population (37).
In 2022, 17.4% of persons in employment in this region worked outside the region of residence. Only one region, Osrednjeslovenska, had a lower share, namely 10.3%. The employment rate was the third lowest in the country at 71.3%. Average monthly net earnings in this region amounted to EUR 1,278, which was 3.1% less than the national average. Disposable income per capita amounted to EUR 15,427 and exceeded the national average of EUR 15,193 by 1.5%.
In 2022, residents of the Goriška region, as well as of Koroška, Primorsko-notranjska and Obalno-kraška, assessed general satisfaction with their life with the second lowest average score, i.e. 7.4 out of 10. The at-risk-of-poverty rate was 7.4% and the risk of social exclusion was 9.1%, both the lowest among the regions. Goriška, Koroška and Primorsko-notranjska had the lowest number of convicted persons (adults and juveniles) per 1,000 population (1.4). The number of passenger cars per 1,000 population was the highest in the country (635), as was their average age (12.6 years).
In Goriška, 490 kg of municipal waste per capita was generated, which was 6 kg less than the national average; 67.6% of municipal waste was collected separately, which was one of the lowest shares among the regions. Households in the region were supplied 41.6 cubic metres of water per capita from the public water supply. The share of wastewater treated before discharge from the sewage system (62.0%) was the second lowest.