Economy, jobs and prices in Haute-Garonne (Occitanie, France): official figures
GDP per person was 45,300 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 114% of the EU average (98% for France); 4th highest of 101 departments in France.
How big is the economy of Haute-Garonne?
The local economy produced €73.3 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Haute-Garonne?
About 756,700 people worked in Haute-Garonne in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Haute-Garonne?
Half of the people living in Haute-Garonne had a disposable income (living standard) below €27,040 a year per consumption unit in 2023, 4.3% above the metropolitan France median of €25,920; it ranked 15th highest of 97 departements.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Haute-Garonne?
The poorest tenth of the population of Haute-Garonne lived on less than €13,110 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €47,710, so the top threshold was 3.6 times the bottom one (metropolitan France: 3.5).
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhere does household income come from in Haute-Garonne?
Wages and salaries made up 70.6% of household disposable income in Haute-Garonne in 2023 (5.6 points higher than the metropolitan average of 65.0%), and self-employment income a further 4.9%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Haute-Garonne?
The largest part of the economy of Haute-Garonne in 2024 was finance, property and business services, at 31.7% of gross value added, followed by public administration, education, health and other services (24.8%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Haute-Garonne?
Factories, mines and energy produced 17.2% of the value added in Haute-Garonne in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Haute-Garonne growing?
Gross value added rose from €47.8 billion in 2015 to €65.6 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 37% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Haute-Garonne?
Of the 756,700 jobs located in Haute-Garonne in 2024, 33% in public services, education, health and other services, 11% in industry and 0.7% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Haute-Garonne?
The number of people working in Haute-Garonne rose by 17.7% between 2015 and 2024, to 756,700.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Haute-Garonne, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.289 in 2023, 20th most unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 22.5% of disposable income in Haute-Garonne in 2023, 12th lowest of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 27.2%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Income from savings, property and other assets accounted for 11.1% of household income in Haute-Garonne in 2023, while direct taxes took the equivalent of 16.8% (metropolitan France: 12.2% and 16.7%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Unemployment benefits represented 2.5% of disposable income in Haute-Garonne in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Haute-Garonne compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Haute-Garonne ranks 15 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Val-de-Marne | €27,250 |
| 13 | Doubs | €27,190 |
| 14 | Loire-Atlantique | €27,150 |
| 15 | Haute-Garonne | €27,040 |
| 16 | Bas-Rhin | €26,890 |
| 17 | Gironde | €26,820 |
| 18 | Ille-et-Vilaine | €26,670 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Haute-Garonne ranks 20 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Val-d'Oise | 0.293 |
| 18 | Moselle | 0.291 |
| 19 | Marne | 0.289 |
| 20 | Haute-Garonne | 0.289 |
| 21 | Vaucluse | 0.287 |
| 22 | Nord | 0.287 |
| 23 | Essonne | 0.285 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Haute-Garonne ranks 86 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 83 | Ille-et-Vilaine | 25.1% |
| 84 | Nord | 25.1% |
| 85 | Ain | 24.2% |
| 86 | Haute-Garonne | 22.5% |
| 87 | Essonne | 22.4% |
| 88 | Rhône | 22.4% |
| 89 | Seine-et-Marne | 21.9% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Haute-Garonne ranks 12 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Wages as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Paris | 74.2% |
| 10 | Ain | 72.0% |
| 11 | Haut-Rhin | 70.8% |
| 12 | Haute-Garonne | 70.6% |
| 13 | Rhône | 70.6% |
| 14 | Doubs | 70.3% |
| 15 | Oise | 69.0% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Haute-Garonne ranks 46 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Tarn | 17.5% |
| 44 | Pas-de-Calais | 17.4% |
| 45 | Aisne | 17.2% |
| 46 | Haute-Garonne | 17.2% |
| 47 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 16.6% |
| 48 | Corrèze | 16.5% |
| 49 | Aveyron | 16.2% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Haute-Garonne ranks 19 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Charente-Maritime | 32.4% |
| 17 | Gironde | 32.3% |
| 18 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 31.8% |
| 19 | Haute-Garonne | 31.7% |
| 20 | Puy-de-Dôme | 31.7% |
| 21 | Seine-Saint-Denis | 31.6% |
| 22 | Deux-Sèvres | 31.5% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Haute-Garonne ranks 76 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | Bas-Rhin | 25.1% |
| 74 | Loiret | 24.9% |
| 75 | Loir-et-Cher | 24.8% |
| 76 | Haute-Garonne | 24.8% |
| 77 | Jura | 24.6% |
| 78 | Marne | 24.5% |
| 79 | Lot | 24.5% |
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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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