Economy, jobs and prices in Tarn-et-Garonne (Occitanie, France): official figures
GDP per person was 26,000 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 65% of the EU average (98% for France); 92nd highest of 101 departments in France.
How big is the economy of Tarn-et-Garonne?
The local economy produced €7.6 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Tarn-et-Garonne?
About 100,400 people worked in Tarn-et-Garonne in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Tarn-et-Garonne?
The median living standard in Tarn-et-Garonne was €24,350 a year in 2023, 27th lowest of 97 French departements and 6.1% lower than the €25,920 median for metropolitan France.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Tarn-et-Garonne?
The poorest tenth of the population of Tarn-et-Garonne lived on less than €13,070 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €39,920, 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 Tarn-et-Garonne?
Wages and salaries made up 59.0% of household disposable income in Tarn-et-Garonne in 2023 (6.0 points lower than the metropolitan average of 65.0%), and self-employment income a further 5.1%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Tarn-et-Garonne?
The largest part of the economy of Tarn-et-Garonne in 2024 was public administration, education, health and other services, at 27.4% of gross value added, followed by finance, property and business services (27.3%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Tarn-et-Garonne?
Industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) made up 16.6% of output in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Tarn-et-Garonne growing?
Gross value added rose from €4.8 billion in 2015 to €6.8 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 40% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Tarn-et-Garonne?
Of the 100,400 jobs located in Tarn-et-Garonne in 2024, 39% in public services, education, health and other services, 9% in industry and 5.1% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Tarn-et-Garonne?
The number of people working in Tarn-et-Garonne rose by 12.7% between 2015 and 2024, to 100,400.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Tarn-et-Garonne, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.255 in 2023, 37th least unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 30.4% of disposable income in Tarn-et-Garonne in 2023, 49th highest of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 27.2%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Income from savings, property and other assets accounted for 10.9% of household income in Tarn-et-Garonne in 2023, while direct taxes took the equivalent of 13.8% (metropolitan France: 12.2% and 16.7%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Unemployment benefits represented 2.5% of disposable income in Tarn-et-Garonne in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Tarn-et-Garonne compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Tarn-et-Garonne ranks 71 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 68 | Yonne | €24,590 |
| 69 | Allier | €24,430 |
| 70 | Tarn | €24,420 |
| 71 | Tarn-et-Garonne | €24,350 |
| 72 | Vosges | €24,320 |
| 73 | Hautes-Pyrénées | €24,320 |
| 74 | Hérault | €24,280 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Tarn-et-Garonne ranks 61 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | Charente | 0.256 |
| 59 | Dordogne | 0.256 |
| 60 | Jura | 0.255 |
| 61 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 0.255 |
| 62 | Tarn | 0.255 |
| 63 | Yonne | 0.254 |
| 64 | Hautes-Alpes | 0.254 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Tarn-et-Garonne ranks 49 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Calvados | 31.1% |
| 47 | Deux-Sèvres | 30.9% |
| 48 | Ardennes | 30.7% |
| 49 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 30.4% |
| 50 | Haute-Corse | 30.4% |
| 51 | Drôme | 30.0% |
| 52 | Puy-de-Dôme | 30.0% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Tarn-et-Garonne ranks 48 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Wages as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Aisne | 59.6% |
| 46 | Haute-Saône | 59.4% |
| 47 | Drôme | 59.1% |
| 48 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 59.0% |
| 49 | Corse-du-Sud | 58.6% |
| 50 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 58.5% |
| 51 | Loir-et-Cher | 58.0% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Tarn-et-Garonne ranks 47 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 50 | Deux-Sèvres | 16.1% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Tarn-et-Garonne ranks 58 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Eure-et-Loir | 27.6% |
| 56 | Haute-Loire | 27.6% |
| 57 | Bas-Rhin | 27.4% |
| 58 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 27.3% |
| 59 | Loir-et-Cher | 27.2% |
| 60 | Haute-Corse | 27.1% |
| 61 | Aveyron | 26.9% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Tarn-et-Garonne ranks 46 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Var | 28.1% |
| 44 | Charente-Maritime | 28.0% |
| 45 | Corrèze | 27.7% |
| 46 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 27.4% |
| 47 | Côte-d’Or | 27.3% |
| 48 | Loire | 27.3% |
| 49 | Ille-et-Vilaine | 26.8% |
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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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- 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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