Gers: population, economy and official figures

Gers is a department in Occitanie, France. Gers had 192,442 residents on 1 January 2025, 3.1% of Occitanie and 0.28% of France; 89th largest of 101 departments in France.

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Gers: GDP per person was 24,200 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 61% of the EU average (98% for France); 97th highest of 101 departments in France.
• Education in Gers: 1,717 pupils in 26 colleges in Gers sat the general series of the diplôme national du brevet (DNB) in 2025; 6 of those colleges were private schools under contract, which entered 19% of candidates (France: 22%).
• Poverty and living standards in Gers: 15.6% of people in Gers lived below the poverty line (60% of the national median living standard) in 2023, 49th highest of 97 departements; the rate for metropolitan France was 15.9%.
• Government budget and revenue in Gers: The departmental council of Gers spent €334.76 million in 2025, or €1,682 per resident, 7th highest of 94 departmental councils (average €1,260).
• Government and politics in Gers: Philippe Dupouy has been president of the departmental council of Gers since 25 January 2022, according to the national register of elected officials.

Figures come from France's own official statistics and from Eurostat's regional statistics for NUTS 3 areas. Comparisons with the EU average use purchasing power standards (PPS), which adjust for price differences.

Other departments in Occitanie

• Haute-Garonne 1,503,240
• Hérault 1,253,088
• Gard 781,438
• Pyrénées-Orientales 505,299
• Tarn 400,746
• Aude 381,336
• Aveyron 278,691
• Tarn-et-Garonne 267,166
• Hautes-Pyrénées 232,066
• Lot 177,068
• Ariège 156,586
• Lozère 76,409

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Sources

• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjangrp3: Population on 1 January (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4c748d3cba3a…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_d3dens: Population density, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f4b59fe9d121…)
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• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP, million euros (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 096e15e5fdb3…)
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• Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI): Base statistique départementale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2016-2025, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 05fd70cbfe72…)
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