Economy, jobs and prices in Corrèze (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France): official figures
GDP per person was 30,500 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 76% of the EU average (98% for France); 55th highest of 101 departments in France.
How big is the economy of Corrèze?
The local economy produced €7.9 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Corrèze?
About 98,900 people worked in Corrèze in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Corrèze?
Half of the people living in Corrèze had a disposable income (living standard) below €24,910 a year per consumption unit in 2023, 3.9% below the metropolitan France median of €25,920; it ranked 42nd lowest of 97 departements.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Corrèze?
The poorest tenth of the population of Corrèze lived on less than €13,960 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €40,530, 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 Corrèze?
Wages and salaries made up 54.1% of household disposable income in Corrèze in 2023 (10.9 points lower than the metropolitan average of 65.0%), and self-employment income a further 5.4%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Corrèze?
The largest part of the economy of Corrèze in 2024 was finance, property and business services, at 28.3% of gross value added, followed by public administration, education, health and other services (27.7%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Corrèze?
Factories, mines and energy produced 16.5% of the value added in Corrèze in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Corrèze growing?
Gross value added rose from €5.6 billion in 2015 to €7.1 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 27% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Corrèze?
Of the 98,900 jobs located in Corrèze in 2024, 40% in public services, education, health and other services, 12% in industry and 4.6% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Corrèze?
The number of people working in Corrèze rose by 4.5% between 2015 and 2024, to 98,900.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Corrèze, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.247 in 2023, 18th least unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 36.5% of disposable income in Corrèze in 2023, 8th highest of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 27.2%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Income from savings, property and other assets accounted for 11.4% of household income in Corrèze in 2023, while direct taxes took the equivalent of 13.9% (metropolitan France: 12.2% and 16.7%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Unemployment benefits represented 2.0% of disposable income in Corrèze in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Corrèze compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Corrèze ranks 56 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Saône-et-Loire | €24,970 |
| 54 | Seine-Maritime | €24,940 |
| 55 | Vienne | €24,940 |
| 56 | Corrèze | €24,910 |
| 57 | Charente | €24,850 |
| 58 | Ardèche | €24,820 |
| 59 | Cantal | €24,820 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Corrèze ranks 80 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 77 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 0.249 |
| 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 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Corrèze ranks 8 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Charente-Maritime | 37.6% |
| 6 | Indre | 37.1% |
| 7 | Ariège | 36.5% |
| 8 | Corrèze | 36.5% |
| 9 | Allier | 36.4% |
| 10 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 36.4% |
| 11 | Pyrénées-Orientales | 36.4% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Corrèze ranks 75 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Wages as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | Ardèche | 54.9% |
| 73 | Tarn | 54.9% |
| 74 | Haute-Loire | 54.9% |
| 75 | Corrèze | 54.1% |
| 76 | Côtes-d’Armor | 53.8% |
| 77 | Lot-et-Garonne | 53.6% |
| 78 | Orne | 52.9% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Corrèze ranks 48 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Aisne | 17.2% |
| 46 | Haute-Garonne | 17.2% |
| 47 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 16.6% |
| 48 | Corrèze | 16.5% |
| 49 | Aveyron | 16.2% |
| 50 | Deux-Sèvres | 16.1% |
| 51 | Yonne | 16.0% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Corrèze ranks 46 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Loiret | 28.7% |
| 44 | Lot | 28.7% |
| 45 | Tarn | 28.4% |
| 46 | Corrèze | 28.3% |
| 47 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 28.3% |
| 48 | Nièvre | 28.1% |
| 49 | Doubs | 28.0% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Corrèze ranks 45 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Moselle | 28.1% |
| 43 | Var | 28.1% |
| 44 | Charente-Maritime | 28.0% |
| 45 | Corrèze | 27.7% |
| 46 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 27.4% |
| 47 | Côte-d’Or | 27.3% |
| 48 | Loire | 27.3% |
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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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