Economy, jobs and prices in Yvelines (Ile de France, France): official figures
GDP per person was 43,200 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 108% of the EU average (98% for France); 9th highest of 101 departments in France.
How big is the economy of Yvelines?
The local economy produced €69.3 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Yvelines?
About 596,200 people worked in Yvelines in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Yvelines?
The median living standard in Yvelines was €31,520 a year in 2023, 4th highest of 97 French departements and 21.6% higher than the €25,920 median for metropolitan France.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Yvelines?
The poorest tenth of the population of Yvelines lived on less than €14,700 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €59,750, so the top threshold was 4.1 times the bottom one (metropolitan France: 3.5).
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhere does household income come from in Yvelines?
Wages and salaries made up 78.8% of household disposable income in Yvelines in 2023 (13.8 points higher than the metropolitan average of 65.0%), and self-employment income a further 3.6%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Yvelines?
The largest part of the economy of Yvelines in 2024 was finance, property and business services, at 38.6% of gross value added, followed by public administration, education, health and other services (20.2%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Yvelines?
Factories, mines and energy produced 14.7% of the value added in Yvelines in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Yvelines growing?
Gross value added rose from €50.1 billion in 2015 to €62.0 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 24% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Yvelines?
Of the 596,200 jobs located in Yvelines in 2024, 34% in public services, education, health and other services, 11% in industry and 0.4% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Yvelines?
The number of people working in Yvelines rose by 1.2% between 2015 and 2024, to 596,200.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Yvelines, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.321 in 2023, 8th most unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 21.9% of disposable income in Yvelines in 2023, 8th lowest 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 Yvelines in 2023, while direct taxes took the equivalent of 21.7% (metropolitan France: 12.2% and 16.7%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Unemployment benefits represented 2.2% of disposable income in Yvelines in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Yvelines compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Yvelines ranks 4 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hauts-de-Seine | €33,790 |
| 2 | Paris | €33,650 |
| 3 | Haute-Savoie | €32,180 |
| 4 | Yvelines | €31,520 |
| 5 | Ain | €27,990 |
| 6 | Essonne | €27,940 |
| 7 | Savoie | €27,910 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Yvelines ranks 8 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Val-de-Marne | 0.325 |
| 6 | Bouches-du-Rhône | 0.325 |
| 7 | Alpes-Maritimes | 0.322 |
| 8 | Yvelines | 0.321 |
| 9 | Corse-du-Sud | 0.315 |
| 10 | Ain | 0.312 |
| 11 | Rhône | 0.312 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Yvelines ranks 90 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 87 | Essonne | 22.4% |
| 88 | Rhône | 22.4% |
| 89 | Seine-et-Marne | 21.9% |
| 90 | Yvelines | 21.9% |
| 91 | Val-d'Oise | 20.4% |
| 92 | Haute-Savoie | 20.1% |
| 93 | Val-de-Marne | 20.0% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Yvelines ranks 2 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)
Yvelines ranks 58 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Côtes-d’Armor | 15.5% |
| 56 | Finistère | 15.4% |
| 57 | Ariège | 14.9% |
| 58 | Yvelines | 14.7% |
| 59 | Savoie | 14.6% |
| 60 | Lot-et-Garonne | 14.5% |
| 61 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 14.4% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Yvelines ranks 5 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Pyrénées-Orientales | 35.6% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Yvelines ranks 99 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…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment, thousand people (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 664e4e3a6dc0…)
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- 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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