Economy, jobs and prices in Gers (Occitanie, France): official figures
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.
How big is the economy of Gers?
The local economy produced €5.1 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Gers?
About 73,600 people worked in Gers in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Gers?
Half of the people living in Gers had a disposable income (living standard) below €24,770 a year per consumption unit in 2023, 4.4% below the metropolitan France median of €25,920; it ranked 36th lowest of 97 departements.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Gers?
The poorest tenth of the population of Gers lived on less than €13,480 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €41,250, so the top threshold was 3.1 times the bottom one (metropolitan France: 3.5).
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhere does household income come from in Gers?
Wages and salaries made up 52.3% of household disposable income in Gers in 2023 (12.7 points lower than the metropolitan average of 65.0%), and self-employment income a further 6.6%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Gers?
The largest part of the economy of Gers in 2024 was public administration, education, health and other services, at 34.0% of gross value added, followed by finance, property and business services (25.8%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Gers?
Factories, mines and energy produced 12.2% of the value added in Gers in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Gers growing?
Gross value added rose from €3.6 billion in 2015 to €4.5 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 27% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Gers?
Of the 73,600 jobs located in Gers in 2024, 39% in public services, education, health and other services, 9% in industry and 9.8% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Gers?
The number of people working in Gers rose by 6.1% between 2015 and 2024, to 73,600.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Gers, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.260 in 2023, 47th least unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 35.1% of disposable income in Gers in 2023, 18th highest of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 27.2%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Income from savings, property and other assets accounted for 12.9% of household income in Gers in 2023, while direct taxes took the equivalent of 14.0% (metropolitan France: 12.2% and 16.7%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Unemployment benefits represented 2.2% of disposable income in Gers in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Gers compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Gers ranks 62 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Cantal | €24,820 |
| 60 | Loire | €24,800 |
| 61 | Aveyron | €24,780 |
| 62 | Gers | €24,770 |
| 63 | Haute-Saône | €24,750 |
| 64 | Lot | €24,740 |
| 65 | Meuse | €24,740 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Gers ranks 51 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Lot-et-Garonne | 0.261 |
| 49 | Haute-Vienne | 0.260 |
| 50 | Ardennes | 0.260 |
| 51 | Gers | 0.260 |
| 52 | Loiret | 0.260 |
| 53 | Aisne | 0.259 |
| 54 | Loire-Atlantique | 0.258 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Gers ranks 18 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Hautes-Alpes | 35.6% |
| 16 | Orne | 35.5% |
| 17 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 35.2% |
| 18 | Gers | 35.1% |
| 19 | Cantal | 35.1% |
| 20 | Landes | 35.0% |
| 21 | Haute-Marne | 35.0% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Gers ranks 83 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Wages as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Var | 52.8% |
| 81 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 52.8% |
| 82 | Moselle | 52.7% |
| 83 | Gers | 52.3% |
| 84 | Lozère | 52.2% |
| 85 | Allier | 51.8% |
| 86 | Hautes-Alpes | 51.5% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Gers ranks 75 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | Bouches-du-Rhône | 12.4% |
| 73 | Nièvre | 12.3% |
| 74 | Dordogne | 12.2% |
| 75 | Gers | 12.2% |
| 76 | Côte-d’Or | 11.9% |
| 77 | Gironde | 11.9% |
| 78 | Vaucluse | 11.4% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Gers ranks 75 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | Haut-Rhin | 26.3% |
| 73 | Allier | 26.2% |
| 74 | Indre | 26.1% |
| 75 | Gers | 25.8% |
| 76 | Ardèche | 25.7% |
| 77 | French Guiana | 25.7% |
| 78 | Corse-du-Sud | 25.6% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Gers ranks 10 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Lozère | 36.3% |
| 8 | Creuse | 35.8% |
| 9 | Haute-Vienne | 34.7% |
| 10 | Gers | 34.0% |
| 11 | Ariège | 33.5% |
| 12 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 33.1% |
| 13 | Aude | 32.5% |
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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…)
- 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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