Haut-Rhin: population, economy and official figures
Haut-Rhin is a department in Grand Est, France. Haut-Rhin had 770,773 residents on 1 January 2025, 13.9% of Grand Est and 1.12% of France; 32nd largest of 101 departments in France.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Haut-Rhin: GDP per person was 32,000 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 80% of the EU average (98% for France); 38th highest of 101 departments in France.
- Education in Haut-Rhin: 8,147 pupils in 69 colleges in Haut-Rhin sat the general series of the diplôme national du brevet (DNB) in 2025; 12 of those colleges were private schools under contract, which entered 20% of candidates (France: 22%).
- Poverty and living standards in Haut-Rhin: The poverty rate in Haut-Rhin was 14.1% in 2023, 1.8 points lower than the 15.9% rate for metropolitan France and 33rd lowest of 97 departements.
- Government and politics in Haut-Rhin: Haut-Rhin has no departmental council of its own: since 2021 it has been governed with its neighbour by the European Collectivity of Alsace, presided over by Frédéric Bierry.
Is the population of Haut-Rhin growing?
That is 1.1% more people than in 2015 (762,607).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow densely populated is Haut-Rhin?
There were 219.5 people per square kilometre in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median age in Haut-Rhin?
The median age was 44.5 years in 2025, against 42.8 for France; 56th highest of 101 departments in France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow old is the population of Haut-Rhin?
22.3% of residents were 65 or older and 16.0% were under 15 in 2025.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many births and deaths are there in Haut-Rhin?
In 2024 there were 6,633 live births and 7,400 deaths, a natural decrease of 767.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow big is Haut-Rhin?
It covers 3,532 km².
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre people moving to Haut-Rhin?
The net migration rate was +0.9 per 1,000 residents in 2024, while births minus deaths gave a natural change of -1.0 per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyFigures come from France's own official statistics and from Eurostat's regional statistics for NUTS 3 areas. Comparisons with the EU average use purchasing power standards (PPS), which adjust for price differences.
Other departments in Grand Est
- Bas-Rhin 1,170,953
- Moselle 1,050,255
- Meurthe-et-Moselle 730,103
- Marne 558,750
- Vosges 353,506
- Aube 308,734
- Ardennes 262,992
- Meuse 178,205
- Haute-Marne 165,884
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjangrp3: Population on 1 January (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4c748d3cba3a…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_d3dens: Population density, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f4b59fe9d121…)
- 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…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjanind3: Median age of the population (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7bf6ade55a0d…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjanind3: Share of people aged 65 or over (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 17aa0d08ab9c…)
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- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset reg_area3: Area, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 75302b0aafe9…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 222a97c302d3…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gva: Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c656e8563bdf…)
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- Ministère de l'Éducation nationale, DEPP: Indicateurs de valeur ajoutée des collèges, sessions 2024 and 2025 of the diplôme national du brevet, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4022d6fb202a…)
- Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI): Base statistique départementale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2016-2025, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 05fd70cbfe72…)
- INSEE: Indicateurs sur les revenus et la pauvreté au niveau local en 2023 (Filosofi 2023, base FILOSOFI_CC), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f3822a78e3f5…)
- Ministère de l'Intérieur: Répertoire national des élus: conseillers départementaux (mise à jour du 11 août 2026), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7af7a47ebab9…)
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