Economy, jobs and prices in Landes (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France): official figures
GDP per person was 28,500 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 71% of the EU average (98% for France); 74th highest of 101 departments in France.
How big is the economy of Landes?
The local economy produced €13.5 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Landes?
About 170,000 people worked in Landes in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Landes?
Half of the people living in Landes had a disposable income (living standard) below €25,650 a year per consumption unit in 2023, 1.0% below the metropolitan France median of €25,920; it ranked 39th highest of 97 departements.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Landes?
The poorest tenth of the population of Landes lived on less than €14,660 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €41,660, so the top threshold was 2.8 times the bottom one (metropolitan France: 3.5).
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhere does household income come from in Landes?
Wages and salaries made up 55.3% of household disposable income in Landes in 2023 (9.7 points lower than the metropolitan average of 65.0%), and self-employment income a further 5.5%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Landes?
The largest part of the economy of Landes in 2024 was finance, property and business services, at 29.0% of gross value added, followed by public administration, education, health and other services (25.8%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Landes?
Factories, mines and energy produced 13.9% of the value added in Landes in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Landes growing?
Gross value added rose from €9.0 billion in 2015 to €12.0 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 34% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Landes?
Of the 170,000 jobs located in Landes in 2024, 38% in public services, education, health and other services, 12% in industry and 3.9% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Landes?
The number of people working in Landes rose by 17.2% between 2015 and 2024, to 170,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Landes, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.246 in 2023, 16th least unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 35.0% of disposable income in Landes in 2023, 20th 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 Landes in 2023, while direct taxes took the equivalent of 14.5% (metropolitan France: 12.2% and 16.7%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Unemployment benefits represented 2.6% of disposable income in Landes in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Landes compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Landes ranks 39 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Loiret | €25,800 |
| 37 | Charente-Maritime | €25,710 |
| 38 | Marne | €25,700 |
| 39 | Landes | €25,650 |
| 40 | Bouches-du-Rhône | €25,610 |
| 41 | Calvados | €25,600 |
| 42 | Côtes-d’Armor | €25,590 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Landes ranks 82 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 79 | Lozère | 0.248 |
| 80 | Corrèze | 0.247 |
| 81 | Meuse | 0.246 |
| 82 | Landes | 0.246 |
| 83 | Eure | 0.246 |
| 84 | Finistère | 0.245 |
| 85 | Loir-et-Cher | 0.244 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Landes ranks 20 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 35.2% |
| 18 | Gers | 35.1% |
| 19 | Cantal | 35.1% |
| 20 | Landes | 35.0% |
| 21 | Haute-Marne | 35.0% |
| 22 | Cher | 34.7% |
| 23 | Loir-et-Cher | 34.5% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Landes ranks 69 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Wages as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | Gard | 56.2% |
| 67 | Meuse | 55.8% |
| 68 | Haute-Corse | 55.6% |
| 69 | Landes | 55.3% |
| 70 | Morbihan | 55.0% |
| 71 | Haute-Marne | 55.0% |
| 72 | Ardèche | 54.9% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Landes ranks 63 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Lot-et-Garonne | 14.5% |
| 61 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 14.4% |
| 62 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 14.2% |
| 63 | Landes | 13.9% |
| 64 | Gard | 13.7% |
| 65 | Seine-et-Marne | 13.6% |
| 66 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 13.6% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Landes ranks 42 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Ain | 29.2% |
| 40 | Maine-et-Loire | 29.1% |
| 41 | Haute-Vienne | 29.1% |
| 42 | Landes | 29.0% |
| 43 | Loiret | 28.7% |
| 44 | Lot | 28.7% |
| 45 | Tarn | 28.4% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Landes ranks 63 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Puy-de-Dôme | 26.1% |
| 61 | Seine-et-Marne | 26.0% |
| 62 | Haute-Loire | 25.9% |
| 63 | Landes | 25.8% |
| 64 | Maine-et-Loire | 25.8% |
| 65 | Saône-et-Loire | 25.8% |
| 66 | Val-d'Oise | 25.6% |
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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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