Franche-Comté
NUTS 2 FRC2 Part of: France › Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-16. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of France →
Population on 1 January1,175,5582025 p-0.1% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100742024 p-1 year on year19 of 27 · FranceUnemployment rate (15–74)8.2%2025 d+2.9 pp year on year19 of 27 · FranceHousehold disposable income per inhabitant20,300 PPS2023 p+8.0% year on year17 of 27 · FranceLife expectancy at birth82.32024 p+0.1 year on year16 of 27 · FrancePopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education37.8%2025+1.0 pp year on year17 of 27 · France
How it compares with the other regions of France
Each dot is a NUTS 2 region of France, for the same period. Franche-Comté in blue; the dark grey line marks France. Better values to the right.
Compare with
Regional economy
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | France | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2024 p | 37,752 M€ | +2.2% | — | 20 / 27 | 154 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 p | 31,900 € | +2.2% | 42,600 € | 20 / 27 | 144 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 p | 29,400 PPS | +2.1% | 39,200 PPS | 20 / 27 | 172 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 p | 74 | -1 | 98 | 19 / 27 | 168 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 33,721 M€ | +1.7% | — | 20 / 27 | 158 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 7,224 M€ | -2.2% | — | 20 / 27 | 97 / 205 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2024 p | 8,419 M€ | +2.6% | — | 21 / 27 | 64 / 184 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 p | 454.4 | +0.8% | — | 20 / 27 | 174 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 70,638 | +1.4% | — | 20 / 27 | 148 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 12.8% | -0.1 pp | 14.0% | 21 / 27 | 38 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 4,252,817 | -2.0% | — | 21 / 27 | 191 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 3,618 | -1.8% | 6,847 | 17 / 27 | 185 / 293 | |
Regional labour market
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | France | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force | 2025 d | 8.2% | +2.9 pp | 7.7% | 19 / 27 | 219 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 du | 1.7% | +0.6 pp | 1.8% | 14 / 25 | 113 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 d | 19.5% | +7.6 pp | 19.8% | 12 / 25 | 137 / 218 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population4.3 pp below the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 d | 73.7% | -4.2 pp | 75.4% | 17 / 27 | 198 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 d | 77.3% | -2.1 pp | 78.3% | 17 / 27 | 226 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 d | 70.1% | -6.4 pp | 72.6% | 16 / 27 | 183 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 d | 16.0% | +4.8 pp | 12.9% | 22 / 27 | 230 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 37.8% | +1.0 pp | 44.8% | 17 / 27 | 114 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 d | 49.0% | +0.7 pp | 56.8% | 17 / 27 | 129 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2023 | 2.74% | — | 2.17% | 4 / 22 | 36 / 260 | |
Regional households and well-being
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | France | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant | 2023 p | 20,300 PPS | +8.0% | 21,800 PPS | 17 / 27 | 126 / 244 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 19.4% | +1.4 pp | 20.8% | 10 / 26 | 124 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 p | 82.3 | +0.1 | 83.0 | 16 / 27 | 107 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 5.6 | +0.3 | 4.1 | 22 / 27 | 206 / 252 | |
Regional demography
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | France | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 p | 1,175,558 | -0.1% | — | 20 / 27 | 186 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 p | 44.1 | +0.2 | 42.8 | 15 / 27 | 163 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 p | 38.5% | +0.6 pp | 35.5% | 13 / 27 | 218 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 p | 72.6 | -0.3% | 108.5 | 18 / 27 | 204 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 p | -1.5 | -0.4 | 3.1 | 22 / 27 | 212 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 p | 0.5 | +0.1 | 2.8 | 19 / 27 | 239 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 p | 8.4 | -0.3 | 9.6 | 15 / 27 | 119 / 294 | |