Economy, jobs and prices in Doubs (Burgundy-Franche-Comté, France): official figures
GDP per person was 31,000 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 78% of the EU average (98% for France); 51st highest of 101 departments in France.
How big is the economy of Doubs?
The local economy produced €18.7 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Doubs?
About 221,800 people worked in Doubs in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Doubs?
In 2023 Doubs ranked 13th highest of 97 departements on median living standard, at €27,190 a year per consumption unit, against €25,920 across metropolitan France.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Doubs?
The poorest tenth of the population of Doubs lived on less than €14,120 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €49,490, so the top threshold was 3.5 times the bottom one (metropolitan France: 3.5).
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhere does household income come from in Doubs?
Wages and salaries made up 70.3% of household disposable income in Doubs in 2023 (5.3 points higher than the metropolitan average of 65.0%), and self-employment income a further 4.3%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Doubs?
The largest part of the economy of Doubs in 2024 was public administration, education, health and other services, at 29.8% of gross value added, followed by finance, property and business services (28.0%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Doubs?
Factories, mines and energy produced 19.8% of the value added in Doubs in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Doubs growing?
Gross value added rose from €13.6 billion in 2015 to €16.7 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 23% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Doubs?
Of the 221,800 jobs located in Doubs in 2024, 39% in public services, education, health and other services, 16% in industry and 2.7% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Doubs?
The number of people working in Doubs rose by 4.8% between 2015 and 2024, to 221,800.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Doubs, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.281 in 2023, 27th most unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 25.7% of disposable income in Doubs in 2023, 18th lowest of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 27.2%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Income from savings, property and other assets accounted for 9.1% of household income in Doubs in 2023, while direct taxes took the equivalent of 16.1% (metropolitan France: 12.2% and 16.7%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Unemployment benefits represented 2.2% of disposable income in Doubs in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Doubs compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Doubs ranks 13 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Seine-et-Marne | €27,480 |
| 11 | Isère | €27,290 |
| 12 | Val-de-Marne | €27,250 |
| 13 | Doubs | €27,190 |
| 14 | Loire-Atlantique | €27,150 |
| 15 | Haute-Garonne | €27,040 |
| 16 | Bas-Rhin | €26,890 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Doubs ranks 27 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Gironde | 0.282 |
| 25 | Bas-Rhin | 0.282 |
| 26 | Territoire de Belfort | 0.281 |
| 27 | Doubs | 0.281 |
| 28 | Gard | 0.281 |
| 29 | Pyrénées-Orientales | 0.280 |
| 30 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 0.277 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Doubs ranks 80 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 77 | Gironde | 26.3% |
| 78 | Oise | 26.1% |
| 79 | Isère | 25.8% |
| 80 | Doubs | 25.7% |
| 81 | Loire-Atlantique | 25.6% |
| 82 | Bouches-du-Rhône | 25.5% |
| 83 | Ille-et-Vilaine | 25.1% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Doubs ranks 14 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Wages as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Haut-Rhin | 70.8% |
| 12 | Haute-Garonne | 70.6% |
| 13 | Rhône | 70.6% |
| 14 | Doubs | 70.3% |
| 15 | Oise | 69.0% |
| 16 | Bas-Rhin | 68.1% |
| 17 | Loire-Atlantique | 68.0% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Doubs ranks 25 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Loiret | 20.4% |
| 23 | Loir-et-Cher | 20.3% |
| 24 | Haute-Marne | 20.3% |
| 25 | Doubs | 19.8% |
| 26 | Meuse | 19.8% |
| 27 | Loire | 19.5% |
| 28 | Marne | 19.2% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Doubs ranks 49 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Corrèze | 28.3% |
| 47 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 28.3% |
| 48 | Nièvre | 28.1% |
| 49 | Doubs | 28.0% |
| 50 | Dordogne | 28.0% |
| 51 | Moselle | 28.0% |
| 52 | Vendée | 27.9% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Doubs ranks 30 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Allier | 30.1% |
| 28 | Orne | 30.0% |
| 29 | Nord | 29.9% |
| 30 | Doubs | 29.8% |
| 31 | Territoire de Belfort | 29.6% |
| 32 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 29.5% |
| 33 | Calvados | 29.4% |
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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…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment, thousand people (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 664e4e3a6dc0…)
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