Nord-Pas de Calais
NUTS 2 FRE1 Part of: France › Hauts-de-France
Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-16. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of France →
Population on 1 January4,065,7572025 p-0.1% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100772024 p-1 year on year17 of 27 · FranceUnemployment rate (15–74)9.0%2025 d-0.5 pp year on year22 of 27 · FranceHousehold disposable income per inhabitant18,900 PPS2023 p+8.0% year on year22 of 27 · FranceLife expectancy at birth81.32024 p+0.2 year on year24 of 27 · FrancePopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education41.0%2025+3.0 pp year on year11 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. Nord-Pas de Calais 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 | 136,523 M€ | +2.6% | — | 5 / 27 | 34 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 p | 33,500 € | +2.8% | 42,600 € | 17 / 27 | 137 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 p | 30,800 PPS | +2.7% | 39,200 PPS | 17 / 27 | 158 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 p | 77 | -1 | 98 | 17 / 27 | 158 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 121,822 M€ | +2.1% | — | 5 / 27 | 34 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 19,702 M€ | -4.1% | — | 5 / 27 | 25 / 205 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2024 p | 33,513 M€ | +3.6% | — | 4 / 27 | 7 / 184 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 p | 1,659.4 | +0.8% | — | 5 / 27 | 31 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 220,693 | +2.1% | — | 9 / 27 | 38 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 14.4% | -0.3 pp | 14.0% | 7 / 27 | 20 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 9,343,265 | +2.4% | — | 14 / 27 | 105 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 2,298 | +2.5% | 6,847 | 24 / 27 | 230 / 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 | 9.0% | -0.5 pp | 7.7% | 22 / 27 | 240 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 d | 2.4% | +0.1 pp | 1.8% | 19 / 25 | 168 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 d | 21.4% | -3.1 pp | 19.8% | 15 / 25 | 156 / 218 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population6.2 pp below the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 d | 71.8% | +2.2 pp | 75.4% | 22 / 27 | 214 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 d | 75.5% | +1.8 pp | 78.3% | 22 / 27 | 251 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 d | 68.3% | +2.6 pp | 72.6% | 22 / 27 | 204 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 d | 13.7% | -1.3 pp | 12.9% | 16 / 27 | 201 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 41.0% | +3.0 pp | 44.8% | 11 / 27 | 86 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 d | 53.8% | +1.8 pp | 56.8% | 10 / 27 | 67 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2023 | 0.91% | — | 2.17% | 18 / 22 | 176 / 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 | 18,900 PPS | +8.0% | 21,800 PPS | 22 / 27 | 144 / 244 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 26.9% | +0.3 pp | 20.8% | 21 / 26 | 205 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 p | 81.3 | +0.2 | 83.0 | 24 / 27 | 160 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 3.4 | +0.2 | 4.1 | 4 / 27 | 127 / 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 | 4,065,757 | -0.1% | — | 4 / 27 | 27 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 p | 40.8 | +0.3 | 42.8 | 23 / 27 | 245 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 p | 31.8% | +0.6 pp | 35.5% | 5 / 27 | 98 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 p | 327.7 | -0.1% | 108.5 | 4 / 27 | 53 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 p | -1.0 | -0.1 | 3.1 | 20 / 27 | 202 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 p | -1.6 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 22 / 27 | 260 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 p | 9.9 | -0.3 | 9.6 | 5 / 27 | 33 / 294 | |