Economy, jobs and prices in Tarn (Occitanie, France): official figures
GDP per person was 26,200 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 66% of the EU average (98% for France); 91st highest of 101 departments in France.
How big is the economy of Tarn?
The local economy produced €11.4 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Tarn?
About 145,000 people worked in Tarn in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Tarn?
In 2023 Tarn ranked 28th lowest of 97 departements on median living standard, at €24,420 a year per consumption unit, against €25,920 across metropolitan France.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Tarn?
The poorest tenth of the population of Tarn lived on less than €13,270 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €40,420, 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 Tarn?
Wages and salaries made up 54.9% of household disposable income in Tarn in 2023 (10.1 points lower than the metropolitan average of 65.0%), and self-employment income a further 5.5%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Tarn?
The largest part of the economy of Tarn in 2024 was public administration, education, health and other services, at 30.7% of gross value added, followed by finance, property and business services (28.4%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Tarn?
Factories, mines and energy produced 17.5% of the value added in Tarn in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Tarn growing?
Gross value added rose from €7.6 billion in 2015 to €10.2 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 34% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Tarn?
Of the 145,000 jobs located in Tarn in 2024, 41% in public services, education, health and other services, 12% in industry and 4.5% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Tarn?
The number of people working in Tarn rose by 9.2% between 2015 and 2024, to 145,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Tarn, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.255 in 2023, 36th least unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 33.6% of disposable income in Tarn in 2023, 35th highest of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 27.2%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Income from savings, property and other assets accounted for 11.6% of household income in Tarn in 2023, while direct taxes took the equivalent of 13.7% (metropolitan France: 12.2% and 16.7%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Unemployment benefits represented 2.5% of disposable income in Tarn in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Tarn compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Tarn ranks 70 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | Cher | €24,730 |
| 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 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Tarn ranks 62 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 65 | Pas-de-Calais | 0.254 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Tarn ranks 35 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Finistère | 33.8% |
| 33 | Vosges | 33.7% |
| 34 | Ardèche | 33.6% |
| 35 | Tarn | 33.6% |
| 36 | Lozère | 33.4% |
| 37 | Charente | 33.4% |
| 38 | Haute-Saône | 32.7% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Tarn ranks 73 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Wages as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | Morbihan | 55.0% |
| 71 | Haute-Marne | 55.0% |
| 72 | Ardèche | 54.9% |
| 73 | Tarn | 54.9% |
| 74 | Haute-Loire | 54.9% |
| 75 | Corrèze | 54.1% |
| 76 | Côtes-d’Armor | 53.8% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Tarn ranks 43 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Puy-de-Dôme | 17.8% |
| 41 | Indre-et-Loire | 17.8% |
| 42 | Somme | 17.8% |
| 43 | Tarn | 17.5% |
| 44 | Pas-de-Calais | 17.4% |
| 45 | Aisne | 17.2% |
| 46 | Haute-Garonne | 17.2% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Tarn ranks 45 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Landes | 29.0% |
| 43 | Loiret | 28.7% |
| 44 | Lot | 28.7% |
| 45 | Tarn | 28.4% |
| 46 | Corrèze | 28.3% |
| 47 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 28.3% |
| 48 | Nièvre | 28.1% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Tarn ranks 20 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Haute-Corse | 32.1% |
| 18 | Nièvre | 32.1% |
| 19 | Vienne | 31.0% |
| 20 | Tarn | 30.7% |
| 21 | Pyrénées-Orientales | 30.7% |
| 22 | Aisne | 30.5% |
| 23 | Meuse | 30.4% |
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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…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 222a97c302d3…)
- 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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