Economy, jobs and prices in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France: official figures

GDP per person was 38,500 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 96% of the EU average; 3rd highest of 18 regions in France. PPS adjust for price differences between countries.

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• In Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur the best-off tenth of residents had a standard of living above €46,480 a year in 2023, while the poorest tenth lived on less than €12,210; the national thresholds were €46,500 and €13,200. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copy
• Wages and salaries made up 59.5% of household disposable income in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in 2023 (5th lowest of 14), and self-employment earnings a further 5.9%. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copy
• Income from property and savings added 15.0% to household resources in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in 2023, while direct taxes took away 17.1% (metropolitan France: 12.2% and 16.7%). Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copy
• Unemployment benefits made up 2.6% of disposable income in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in 2023, compared with 2.4% in metropolitan France. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copy
• Large retail in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in 2025: 128 hypermarkets and department stores and 938 supermarkets, with 4,442 bakeries. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copy
• 63,694 building trades businesses (masons, plumbers, electricians and others) and 1,757 bank branches were registered in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in 2025. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copy
• Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur had 2,677 electric vehicle charging stations and 829 petrol stations in 2025. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copy
• 614 temporary employment agencies and 14,669 estate agencies operated in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in 2025. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) · saved copy

How Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur compares with other regions

Median standard of living, € a year per consumption unit (2023)

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ranks 7 of 14, highest first.

Share of disposable income from pensions (2023)

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ranks 8 of 14, highest first.

Top-decile standard of living threshold, € (2023)

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ranks 3 of 14, highest first.

Hotels per 100,000 residents (2025)

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ranks 2 of 17, highest first.

Long-term unemployment (% of labour force) (2025)

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ranks 9 of 17, highest first.

Unemployment rate, women (2025)

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ranks 13 of 18, highest first.

Employment rate, women aged 20-64 (2025)

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ranks 11 of 18, highest first.

Real growth in gross value added (2024)

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ranks 5 of 18, highest first.

Passenger cars per 1,000 people (2024)

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ranks 11 of 18, highest first.

Compensation per employee (euros) (2024)

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ranks 4 of 18, highest first.

Nights spent in tourist accommodation (2025)

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ranks 4 of 18, highest first.

Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ranks 12 of 18, highest first.

Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ranks 2 of 18, highest first.

Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ranks 11 of 18, highest first.

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Sources

• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2gdp: GDP per person (purchasing power standards), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c21f724d14a6…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2gdp: GDP per person (euros), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 537f99167955…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2gdp: GDP (million euros), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e3677c4e6d67…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset lfst_r_lfu3rt: Unemployment rate (age 15-74), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 13f5037ce93a…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset lfst_r_lfu3rt: Youth unemployment rate (age 15-24), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 83bb1aebc10b…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset lfst_r_lfe2emprt: Employment rate (age 20-64), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 03191283bf5f…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset rd_e_gerdreg: Research and development spending (% of GDP), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 36a9132b2284…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset lfst_r_lfu3rt: Unemployment rates by sex, age, educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ac151d8a46d5…)
• Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE): Filosofi 2023: niveau de vie, taux de pauvreté et décomposition du revenu disponible (DS_FILOSOFI_CC), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 cc2cb14103f5…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset lfst_r_lfe2emprt: Employment rates by sex, age and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 51bfca80dc8b…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset tran_r_vehst: Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5adf37bcb393…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2gvagr: Real growth rate of regional gross value added (GVA) at basic prices by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ba2c4bdc7c37…)
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• 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…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2coe: Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 895d7cc9e826…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset tour_occ_nin2: Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 06f6a82909c0…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset lfst_r_lfu2ltu: Long-term unemployment (12 months and more) by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3d5d17a32863…)

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