Economy, jobs and prices in Meuse (Grand Est, France): official figures
GDP per person was 24,600 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 62% of the EU average (98% for France); 96th highest of 101 departments in France.
How big is the economy of Meuse?
The local economy produced €4.8 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Meuse?
About 63,300 people worked in Meuse in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Meuse?
The median living standard in Meuse was €24,740 a year in 2023, 33rd lowest of 97 French departements and 4.6% lower than the €25,920 median for metropolitan France.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Meuse?
The poorest tenth of the population of Meuse lived on less than €13,710 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €40,020, so the top threshold was 2.9 times the bottom one (metropolitan France: 3.5).
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhere does household income come from in Meuse?
Wages and salaries made up 55.8% of household disposable income in Meuse in 2023 (9.2 points lower than the metropolitan average of 65.0%), and self-employment income a further 6.4%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Meuse?
The largest part of the economy of Meuse in 2024 was public administration, education, health and other services, at 30.4% of gross value added, followed by finance, property and business services (24.1%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Meuse?
Factories, mines and energy produced 19.8% of the value added in Meuse in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Meuse growing?
Gross value added rose from €3.6 billion in 2015 to €4.3 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 20% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Meuse?
Of the 63,300 jobs located in Meuse in 2024, 43% in public services, education, health and other services, 14% in industry and 6.6% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Meuse?
The number of people working in Meuse rose by 1.8% between 2015 and 2024, to 63,300.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Meuse, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.246 in 2023, 17th least unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 32.2% of disposable income in Meuse in 2023, 40th highest of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 27.2%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Income from savings, property and other assets accounted for 12.0% of household income in Meuse in 2023, while direct taxes took the equivalent of 13.5% (metropolitan France: 12.2% and 16.7%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Unemployment benefits represented 1.9% of disposable income in Meuse in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Meuse compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Meuse ranks 65 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Gers | €24,770 |
| 63 | Haute-Saône | €24,750 |
| 64 | Lot | €24,740 |
| 65 | Meuse | €24,740 |
| 66 | Haute-Vienne | €24,740 |
| 67 | Cher | €24,730 |
| 68 | Yonne | €24,590 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Meuse ranks 81 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 78 | Saône-et-Loire | 0.249 |
| 79 | Lozère | 0.248 |
| 80 | Corrèze | 0.247 |
| 81 | Meuse | 0.246 |
| 82 | Landes | 0.246 |
| 83 | Eure | 0.246 |
| 84 | Finistère | 0.245 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Meuse ranks 40 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Charente | 33.4% |
| 38 | Haute-Saône | 32.7% |
| 39 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 32.3% |
| 40 | Meuse | 32.2% |
| 41 | Haute-Loire | 32.2% |
| 42 | Gard | 32.1% |
| 43 | Sarthe | 31.7% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Meuse ranks 67 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Wages as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Yonne | 56.4% |
| 65 | Cher | 56.4% |
| 66 | Gard | 56.2% |
| 67 | Meuse | 55.8% |
| 68 | Haute-Corse | 55.6% |
| 69 | Landes | 55.3% |
| 70 | Morbihan | 55.0% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Meuse ranks 26 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 29 | Bas-Rhin | 19.1% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Meuse ranks 91 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 88 | Vosges | 24.7% |
| 89 | Cher | 24.6% |
| 90 | Seine-Maritime | 24.5% |
| 91 | Meuse | 24.1% |
| 92 | Orne | 23.2% |
| 93 | Aube | 23.1% |
| 94 | Manche | 22.8% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Meuse ranks 23 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Tarn | 30.7% |
| 21 | Pyrénées-Orientales | 30.7% |
| 22 | Aisne | 30.5% |
| 23 | Meuse | 30.4% |
| 24 | Somme | 30.3% |
| 25 | Pas-de-Calais | 30.3% |
| 26 | Dordogne | 30.2% |
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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…)
- 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…)
- 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…)
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