Economy, jobs and prices in Essonne (Ile de France, France): official figures
GDP per person was 43,600 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 109% of the EU average (98% for France); 7th highest of 101 departments in France.
How big is the economy of Essonne?
The local economy produced €63.2 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Essonne?
About 545,900 people worked in Essonne in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Essonne?
In 2023 Essonne ranked 6th highest of 97 departements on median living standard, at €27,940 a year per consumption unit, against €25,920 across metropolitan France.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Essonne?
The poorest tenth of the population of Essonne lived on less than €13,160 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €48,860, so the top threshold was 3.7 times the bottom one (metropolitan France: 3.5).
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhere does household income come from in Essonne?
Wages and salaries made up 76.3% of household disposable income in Essonne in 2023 (11.3 points higher than the metropolitan average of 65.0%), and self-employment income a further 3.1%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Essonne?
The largest part of the economy of Essonne in 2024 was finance, property and business services, at 38.8% of gross value added, followed by trade, transport, hospitality and communications (23.9%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Essonne?
Factories, mines and energy produced 9.6% of the value added in Essonne in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Essonne growing?
Gross value added rose from €42.9 billion in 2015 to €56.5 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 32% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Essonne?
Of the 545,900 jobs located in Essonne in 2024, 32% in public services, education, health and other services, 7% in industry and 0.3% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Essonne?
The number of people working in Essonne rose by 13.1% between 2015 and 2024, to 545,900.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Essonne, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.285 in 2023, 23rd most unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 22.4% of disposable income in Essonne in 2023, 11th 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 Essonne in 2023, while direct taxes took the equivalent of 17.7% (metropolitan France: 12.2% and 16.7%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Unemployment benefits represented 2.3% of disposable income in Essonne in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Essonne compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Essonne ranks 6 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Haute-Savoie | €32,180 |
| 4 | Yvelines | €31,520 |
| 5 | Ain | €27,990 |
| 6 | Essonne | €27,940 |
| 7 | Savoie | €27,910 |
| 8 | Haut-Rhin | €27,620 |
| 9 | Rhône | €27,500 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Essonne ranks 23 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Haute-Garonne | 0.289 |
| 21 | Vaucluse | 0.287 |
| 22 | Nord | 0.287 |
| 23 | Essonne | 0.285 |
| 24 | Gironde | 0.282 |
| 25 | Bas-Rhin | 0.282 |
| 26 | Territoire de Belfort | 0.281 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Essonne ranks 87 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 84 | Nord | 25.1% |
| 85 | Ain | 24.2% |
| 86 | Haute-Garonne | 22.5% |
| 87 | Essonne | 22.4% |
| 88 | Rhône | 22.4% |
| 89 | Seine-et-Marne | 21.9% |
| 90 | Yvelines | 21.9% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Essonne ranks 4 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Wages as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hauts-de-Seine | 83.0% |
| 2 | Yvelines | 78.8% |
| 3 | Val-de-Marne | 76.7% |
| 4 | Essonne | 76.3% |
| 5 | Val-d'Oise | 76.1% |
| 6 | Haute-Savoie | 76.0% |
| 7 | Seine-et-Marne | 74.7% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Essonne ranks 86 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 83 | Charente-Maritime | 10.0% |
| 84 | Hauts-de-Seine | 10.0% |
| 85 | Hérault | 9.9% |
| 86 | Essonne | 9.6% |
| 87 | Lozère | 9.6% |
| 88 | Martinique | 9.4% |
| 89 | Val-d'Oise | 9.1% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Essonne ranks 4 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris | 43.9% |
| 2 | Hauts-de-Seine | 42.8% |
| 3 | Val-de-Marne | 42.8% |
| 4 | Essonne | 38.8% |
| 5 | Yvelines | 38.6% |
| 6 | Var | 37.8% |
| 7 | Alpes-Maritimes | 35.9% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Essonne ranks 97 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 94 | Haute-Savoie | 21.4% |
| 95 | Rhône | 21.4% |
| 96 | Vendée | 21.3% |
| 97 | Essonne | 21.2% |
| 98 | Drôme | 21.0% |
| 99 | Yvelines | 20.2% |
| 100 | Ain | 19.8% |
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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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