Economy, jobs and prices in Creuse (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France): official figures
GDP per person was 23,800 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 60% of the EU average (98% for France); 99th highest of 101 departments in France.
How big is the economy of Creuse?
The local economy produced €3.0 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Creuse?
About 42,300 people worked in Creuse in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Creuse?
Half of the people living in Creuse had a disposable income (living standard) below €23,210 a year per consumption unit in 2023, 10.5% below the metropolitan France median of €25,920; it ranked 5th lowest of 97 departements.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Creuse?
The poorest tenth of the population of Creuse lived on less than €12,380 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €37,240, so the top threshold was 3.0 times the bottom one (metropolitan France: 3.5).
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhere does household income come from in Creuse?
Wages and salaries made up 46.3% of household disposable income in Creuse in 2023 (18.7 points lower than the metropolitan average of 65.0%), and self-employment income a further 7.2%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Creuse?
The largest part of the economy of Creuse in 2024 was public administration, education, health and other services, at 35.8% of gross value added, followed by finance, property and business services (26.6%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Creuse?
Industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) made up 11.2% of output in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Creuse growing?
Gross value added rose from €2.2 billion in 2015 to €2.6 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 20% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Creuse?
Of the 42,300 jobs located in Creuse in 2024, 46% in public services, education, health and other services, 9% in industry and 10.6% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Creuse?
The number of people working in Creuse rose by 2.4% between 2015 and 2024, to 42,300.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Creuse, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.253 in 2023, 32nd least unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 40.2% of disposable income in Creuse in 2023, 2nd highest of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 27.2%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Income from savings, property and other assets accounted for 11.0% of household income in Creuse in 2023, while direct taxes took the equivalent of 12.4% (metropolitan France: 12.2% and 16.7%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Unemployment benefits represented 1.9% of disposable income in Creuse in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Creuse compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Creuse ranks 93 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | Ariège | €23,360 |
| 91 | Aisne | €23,360 |
| 92 | Pas-de-Calais | €23,260 |
| 93 | Creuse | €23,210 |
| 94 | Pyrénées-Orientales | €23,080 |
| 95 | Aude | €23,060 |
| 96 | Seine-Saint-Denis | €21,250 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Creuse ranks 66 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | Yonne | 0.254 |
| 64 | Hautes-Alpes | 0.254 |
| 65 | Pas-de-Calais | 0.254 |
| 66 | Creuse | 0.253 |
| 67 | Cher | 0.252 |
| 68 | Vienne | 0.252 |
| 69 | Orne | 0.252 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Creuse ranks 2 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lot | 40.3% |
| 2 | Creuse | 40.2% |
| 3 | Nièvre | 40.1% |
| 4 | Dordogne | 39.2% |
| 5 | Charente-Maritime | 37.6% |
| 6 | Indre | 37.1% |
| 7 | Ariège | 36.5% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Creuse ranks 97 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Wages as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 50.5% |
| 92 | Aude | 50.2% |
| 93 | Nièvre | 49.9% |
| 94 | Dordogne | 49.6% |
| 95 | Pyrénées-Orientales | 49.1% |
| 96 | Lot | 47.4% |
| 97 | Creuse | 46.3% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Creuse ranks 80 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 77 | Gironde | 11.9% |
| 78 | Vaucluse | 11.4% |
| 79 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 11.3% |
| 80 | Creuse | 11.2% |
| 81 | Seine-Saint-Denis | 10.6% |
| 82 | Guadeloupe | 10.5% |
| 83 | Charente-Maritime | 10.0% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Creuse ranks 67 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Seine-et-Marne | 26.7% |
| 65 | Oise | 26.7% |
| 66 | Haute-Saône | 26.7% |
| 67 | Creuse | 26.6% |
| 68 | Yonne | 26.5% |
| 69 | Lot-et-Garonne | 26.5% |
| 70 | Côtes-d’Armor | 26.5% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Creuse ranks 8 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Martinique | 39.9% |
| 6 | Corse-du-Sud | 37.6% |
| 7 | Lozère | 36.3% |
| 8 | Creuse | 35.8% |
| 9 | Haute-Vienne | 34.7% |
| 10 | Gers | 34.0% |
| 11 | Ariège | 33.5% |
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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…)
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