Economy, jobs and prices in Drôme (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France): official figures
GDP per person was 37,400 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 94% of the EU average (98% for France); 20th highest of 101 departments in France.
How big is the economy of Drôme?
The local economy produced €21.3 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Drôme?
About 239,700 people worked in Drôme in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Drôme?
Half of the people living in Drôme had a disposable income (living standard) below €25,210 a year per consumption unit in 2023, 2.7% below the metropolitan France median of €25,920; it ranked 47th highest of 97 departements.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Drôme?
The poorest tenth of the population of Drôme lived on less than €13,380 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €42,660, so the top threshold was 3.2 times the bottom one (metropolitan France: 3.5).
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhere does household income come from in Drôme?
Wages and salaries made up 59.1% of household disposable income in Drôme in 2023 (5.9 points lower than the metropolitan average of 65.0%), and self-employment income a further 5.0%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Drôme?
The largest part of the economy of Drôme in 2024 was finance, property and business services, at 27.8% of gross value added, followed by industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (23.3%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Drôme?
Factories, mines and energy produced 23.3% of the value added in Drôme in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Drôme growing?
Gross value added rose from €14.3 billion in 2015 to €19.1 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 34% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Drôme?
Of the 239,700 jobs located in Drôme in 2024, 32% in public services, education, health and other services, 16% in industry and 3.3% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Drôme?
The number of people working in Drôme rose by 13.6% between 2015 and 2024, to 239,700.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Drôme, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.266 in 2023, 37th most unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 30.0% of disposable income in Drôme in 2023, 47th lowest of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 27.2%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Income from savings, property and other assets accounted for 12.7% of household income in Drôme in 2023, while direct taxes took the equivalent of 14.7% (metropolitan France: 12.2% and 16.7%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Unemployment benefits represented 2.7% of disposable income in Drôme in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Drôme compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Drôme ranks 47 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Eure | €25,520 |
| 45 | Manche | €25,430 |
| 46 | Loir-et-Cher | €25,240 |
| 47 | Drôme | €25,210 |
| 48 | Mayenne | €25,140 |
| 49 | Haute-Loire | €25,140 |
| 50 | Deux-Sèvres | €25,080 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Drôme ranks 37 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Côte-d’Or | 0.267 |
| 35 | Seine-Maritime | 0.266 |
| 36 | Aude | 0.266 |
| 37 | Drôme | 0.266 |
| 38 | Seine-et-Marne | 0.266 |
| 39 | Puy-de-Dôme | 0.266 |
| 40 | Oise | 0.265 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Drôme ranks 51 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Ardennes | 30.7% |
| 49 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 30.4% |
| 50 | Haute-Corse | 30.4% |
| 51 | Drôme | 30.0% |
| 52 | Puy-de-Dôme | 30.0% |
| 53 | Vaucluse | 29.9% |
| 54 | Aisne | 29.9% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Drôme ranks 47 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Wages as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Vienne | 60.0% |
| 45 | Aisne | 59.6% |
| 46 | Haute-Saône | 59.4% |
| 47 | Drôme | 59.1% |
| 48 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 59.0% |
| 49 | Corse-du-Sud | 58.6% |
| 50 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 58.5% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Drôme ranks 10 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Charente | 23.9% |
| 8 | Cher | 23.6% |
| 9 | Haute-Saône | 23.5% |
| 10 | Drôme | 23.3% |
| 11 | Haut-Rhin | 23.1% |
| 12 | Vienne | 22.5% |
| 13 | Mayenne | 22.2% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Drôme ranks 53 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Dordogne | 28.0% |
| 51 | Moselle | 28.0% |
| 52 | Vendée | 27.9% |
| 53 | Drôme | 27.8% |
| 54 | Sarthe | 27.7% |
| 55 | Eure-et-Loir | 27.6% |
| 56 | Haute-Loire | 27.6% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Drôme ranks 98 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 95 | Rhône | 21.4% |
| 96 | Vendée | 21.3% |
| 97 | Essonne | 21.2% |
| 98 | Drôme | 21.0% |
| 99 | Yvelines | 20.2% |
| 100 | Ain | 19.8% |
| 101 | Hauts-de-Seine | 9.9% |
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP per person, PPS (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3bf0fc662f56…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP, million euros (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 096e15e5fdb3…)
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