Economy, jobs and prices in Aude (Occitanie, France): official figures
GDP per person was 25,100 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 63% of the EU average (98% for France); 95th highest of 101 departments in France.
How big is the economy of Aude?
The local economy produced €10.4 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Aude?
About 137,400 people worked in Aude in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Aude?
Half of the people living in Aude had a disposable income (living standard) below €23,060 a year per consumption unit in 2023, 11.0% below the metropolitan France median of €25,920; it ranked 3rd lowest of 97 departements.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Aude?
The poorest tenth of the population of Aude lived on less than €11,970 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €38,720, so the top threshold was 3.2 times the bottom one (metropolitan France: 3.5).
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhere does household income come from in Aude?
Wages and salaries made up 50.2% of household disposable income in Aude in 2023 (14.8 points lower than the metropolitan average of 65.0%), and self-employment income a further 5.6%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Aude?
The largest part of the economy of Aude in 2024 was public administration, education, health and other services, at 32.5% of gross value added, followed by finance, property and business services (29.4%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Aude?
Factories, mines and energy produced 7.9% of the value added in Aude in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Aude growing?
Gross value added rose from €7.2 billion in 2015 to €9.2 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 29% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Aude?
Of the 137,400 jobs located in Aude in 2024, 42% in public services, education, health and other services, 6% in industry and 5.6% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Aude?
The number of people working in Aude rose by 9.1% between 2015 and 2024, to 137,400.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Aude, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.266 in 2023, 36th most unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 36.1% of disposable income in Aude in 2023, 12th highest of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 27.2%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Income from savings, property and other assets accounted for 11.2% of household income in Aude in 2023, while direct taxes took the equivalent of 13.3% (metropolitan France: 12.2% and 16.7%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Unemployment benefits represented 2.8% of disposable income in Aude in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Aude compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Aude ranks 95 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 97 | Réunion | €19,110 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Aude ranks 36 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 0.275 |
| 34 | Côte-d’Or | 0.267 |
| 35 | Seine-Maritime | 0.266 |
| 36 | Aude | 0.266 |
| 37 | Drôme | 0.266 |
| 38 | Seine-et-Marne | 0.266 |
| 39 | Puy-de-Dôme | 0.266 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Aude ranks 12 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Allier | 36.4% |
| 10 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 36.4% |
| 11 | Pyrénées-Orientales | 36.4% |
| 12 | Aude | 36.1% |
| 13 | Côtes-d’Armor | 35.9% |
| 14 | Morbihan | 35.7% |
| 15 | Hautes-Alpes | 35.6% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Aude ranks 92 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Wages as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 89 | Ariège | 50.7% |
| 90 | Cantal | 50.7% |
| 91 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 50.5% |
| 92 | Aude | 50.2% |
| 93 | Nièvre | 49.9% |
| 94 | Dordogne | 49.6% |
| 95 | Pyrénées-Orientales | 49.1% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Aude ranks 93 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | Haute-Corse | 8.9% |
| 91 | French Guiana | 8.2% |
| 92 | Alpes-Maritimes | 8.2% |
| 93 | Aude | 7.9% |
| 94 | Var | 7.5% |
| 95 | Corse-du-Sud | 7.2% |
| 96 | Réunion | 7.2% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Aude ranks 35 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Savoie | 30.2% |
| 33 | Loire | 30.2% |
| 34 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 30.0% |
| 35 | Aude | 29.4% |
| 36 | Indre-et-Loire | 29.3% |
| 37 | Morbihan | 29.2% |
| 38 | Ariège | 29.2% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Aude ranks 13 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Gers | 34.0% |
| 11 | Ariège | 33.5% |
| 12 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 33.1% |
| 13 | Aude | 32.5% |
| 14 | Cantal | 32.3% |
| 15 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 32.2% |
| 16 | Hautes-Alpes | 32.1% |
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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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