Economy, jobs and prices in Hautes-Pyrénées (Occitanie, France): official figures
GDP per person was 28,600 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 72% of the EU average (98% for France); 73rd highest of 101 departments in France.
How big is the economy of Hautes-Pyrénées?
The local economy produced €7.2 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Hautes-Pyrénées?
About 94,300 people worked in Hautes-Pyrénées in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Hautes-Pyrénées?
Half of the people living in Hautes-Pyrénées had a disposable income (living standard) below €24,320 a year per consumption unit in 2023, 6.2% below the metropolitan France median of €25,920; it ranked 25th lowest of 97 departements.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Hautes-Pyrénées?
The poorest tenth of the population of Hautes-Pyrénées lived on less than €13,200 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €39,300, so the top threshold was 3.0 times the bottom one (metropolitan France: 3.5).
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhere does household income come from in Hautes-Pyrénées?
Wages and salaries made up 52.8% of household disposable income in Hautes-Pyrénées in 2023 (12.2 points lower than the metropolitan average of 65.0%), and self-employment income a further 5.4%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Hautes-Pyrénées?
The largest part of the economy of Hautes-Pyrénées in 2024 was public administration, education, health and other services, at 33.1% of gross value added, followed by finance, property and business services (28.3%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Hautes-Pyrénées?
Factories, mines and energy produced 13.6% of the value added in Hautes-Pyrénées in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Hautes-Pyrénées growing?
Gross value added rose from €5.0 billion in 2015 to €6.5 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 28% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Hautes-Pyrénées?
Of the 94,300 jobs located in Hautes-Pyrénées in 2024, 44% in public services, education, health and other services, 11% in industry and 3.5% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Hautes-Pyrénées?
The number of people working in Hautes-Pyrénées rose by 8.6% between 2015 and 2024, to 94,300.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Hautes-Pyrénées, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.249 in 2023, 21st least unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 36.4% of disposable income in Hautes-Pyrénées in 2023, 10th highest of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 27.2%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Income from savings, property and other assets accounted for 10.6% of household income in Hautes-Pyrénées 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 2.4% of disposable income in Hautes-Pyrénées in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Hautes-Pyrénées compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Hautes-Pyrénées ranks 73 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | Tarn | €24,420 |
| 71 | Tarn-et-Garonne | €24,350 |
| 72 | Vosges | €24,320 |
| 73 | Hautes-Pyrénées | €24,320 |
| 74 | Hérault | €24,280 |
| 75 | Lozère | €24,270 |
| 76 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | €24,240 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Hautes-Pyrénées ranks 77 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 74 | Eure-et-Loir | 0.250 |
| 75 | Aveyron | 0.250 |
| 76 | Morbihan | 0.249 |
| 77 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 0.249 |
| 78 | Saône-et-Loire | 0.249 |
| 79 | Lozère | 0.248 |
| 80 | Corrèze | 0.247 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Hautes-Pyrénées ranks 10 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Ariège | 36.5% |
| 8 | Corrèze | 36.5% |
| 9 | Allier | 36.4% |
| 10 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 36.4% |
| 11 | Pyrénées-Orientales | 36.4% |
| 12 | Aude | 36.1% |
| 13 | Côtes-d’Armor | 35.9% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Hautes-Pyrénées ranks 81 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Wages as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 78 | Orne | 52.9% |
| 79 | Indre | 52.8% |
| 80 | Var | 52.8% |
| 81 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 52.8% |
| 82 | Moselle | 52.7% |
| 83 | Gers | 52.3% |
| 84 | Lozère | 52.2% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Hautes-Pyrénées ranks 66 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | Landes | 13.9% |
| 64 | Gard | 13.7% |
| 65 | Seine-et-Marne | 13.6% |
| 66 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 13.6% |
| 67 | Calvados | 13.5% |
| 68 | Cantal | 13.0% |
| 69 | Haute-Vienne | 12.9% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Hautes-Pyrénées ranks 47 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Lot | 28.7% |
| 45 | Tarn | 28.4% |
| 46 | Corrèze | 28.3% |
| 47 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 28.3% |
| 48 | Nièvre | 28.1% |
| 49 | Doubs | 28.0% |
| 50 | Dordogne | 28.0% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Hautes-Pyrénées ranks 12 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Haute-Vienne | 34.7% |
| 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% |
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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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