Picardie
NUTS 2 FRE2 Part of: France › Hauts-de-France
Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-17. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of France →
Population on 1 January1,908,6902025 p-0.3% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100732024 p-1 year on year21 of 27 · FranceUnemployment rate (15–74)7.5%2025 d-0.1 pp year on year15 of 27 · FranceHousehold disposable income per inhabitant19,600 PPS2023 p+7.7% year on year21 of 27 · FranceLife expectancy at birth81.62024 p+0.2 year on year22 of 27 · FrancePopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education35.5%2025+1.6 pp year on year20 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. Picardie 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 | 60,808 M€ | +3.2% | — | 15 / 27 | 104 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 p | 31,700 € | +3.3% | 42,600 € | 21 / 27 | 145 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 p | 29,200 PPS | +3.5% | 39,200 PPS | 21 / 27 | 174 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 p | 73 | -1 | 98 | 21 / 27 | 173 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 54,291 M€ | +2.7% | — | 15 / 27 | 105 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 9,691 M€ | -0.8% | — | 14 / 27 | 67 / 205 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2024 p | 13,841 M€ | +4.4% | — | 14 / 27 | 36 / 184 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 p | 693.5 | +0.8% | — | 15 / 27 | 115 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 100,377 | +2.0% | — | 16 / 27 | 109 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 13.8% | -0.1 pp | 14.0% | 10 / 27 | 24 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 6,841,751 | +6.5% | — | 18 / 27 | 133 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 3,585 | +6.8% | 6,847 | 18 / 27 | 186 / 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 | 7.5% | -0.1 pp | 7.7% | 15 / 27 | 203 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 d | 1.6% | 0.0 pp | 1.8% | 12 / 25 | 102 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 d | 28.2% | +8.1 pp | 19.8% | 20 / 25 | 194 / 218 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population3.7 pp below the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 d | 74.3% | +0.9 pp | 75.4% | 16 / 27 | 191 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 d | 79.2% | +0.8 pp | 78.3% | 11 / 27 | 188 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 d | 69.6% | +1.1 pp | 72.6% | 19 / 27 | 192 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 d | 15.7% | -2.6 pp | 12.9% | 20 / 27 | 226 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 35.5% | +1.6 pp | 44.8% | 20 / 27 | 135 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 d | 48.2% | -0.8 pp | 56.8% | 20 / 27 | 138 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2023 | 1.42% | — | 2.17% | 11 / 22 | 113 / 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 | 19,600 PPS | +7.7% | 21,800 PPS | 21 / 27 | 134 / 244 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 19.1% | -4.5 pp | 20.8% | 9 / 26 | 119 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 p | 81.6 | +0.2 | 83.0 | 22 / 27 | 149 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 4.1 | +0.7 | 4.1 | 15 / 27 | 174 / 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 | 1,908,690 | -0.3% | — | 13 / 27 | 103 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 p | 42.4 | +0.2 | 42.8 | 21 / 27 | 213 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 p | 34.3% | +0.7 pp | 35.5% | 8 / 27 | 156 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 p | 98.6 | -0.2% | 108.5 | 14 / 27 | 164 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 p | -2.7 | -0.2 | 3.1 | 26 / 27 | 235 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 p | -2.4 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 23 / 27 | 270 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 p | 9.5 | -0.3 | 9.6 | 8 / 27 | 43 / 294 | |