Poitou-Charentes
NUTS 2 FRI3 Part of: France › Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-19. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of France →
Population on 1 January1,846,4562025 p+0.2% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100812024 p-2 year on year14 of 27 · FranceUnemployment rate (15–74)6.4%2025 d+1.1 pp year on year5 of 27 · FranceHousehold disposable income per inhabitant20,800 PPS2023 p+8.9% year on year11 of 27 · FranceLife expectancy at birth82.52024 p-0.1 year on year12 of 27 · FrancePopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education40.6%2025+2.1 pp year on year13 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. Poitou-Charentes 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 | 64,440 M€ | +1.4% | — | 14 / 27 | 97 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 p | 34,900 € | +1.2% | 42,600 € | 14 / 27 | 132 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 p | 32,200 PPS | +1.3% | 39,200 PPS | 14 / 27 | 151 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 p | 81 | -2 | 98 | 14 / 27 | 151 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 57,497 M€ | +0.9% | — | 14 / 27 | 97 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 9,901 M€ | -3.7% | — | 13 / 27 | 65 / 205 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2024 p | 13,636 M€ | +1.8% | — | 15 / 27 | 37 / 184 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 p | 761.6 | +0.8% | — | 13 / 27 | 106 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 128,850 | +0.6% | — | 13 / 27 | 79 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 12.5% | -0.3 pp | 14.0% | 23 / 27 | 44 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 17,634,775 | +2.4% | — | 9 / 27 | 49 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 9,551 | +2.2% | 6,847 | 5 / 27 | 63 / 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 | 6.4% | +1.1 pp | 7.7% | 5 / 27 | 161 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 du | 1.1% | +0.3 pp | 1.8% | 3 / 25 | 55 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 d | 19.4% | +3.8 pp | 19.8% | 11 / 25 | 135 / 218 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population0.8 pp below the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 d | 77.2% | +2.0 pp | 75.4% | 7 / 27 | 139 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 d | 79.7% | 0.0 pp | 78.3% | 8 / 27 | 177 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 d | 74.8% | +3.9 pp | 72.6% | 9 / 27 | 121 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 d | 12.7% | 0.0 pp | 12.9% | 13 / 27 | 187 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 40.6% | +2.1 pp | 44.8% | 13 / 27 | 92 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 d | 52.1% | +1.6 pp | 56.8% | 13 / 27 | 97 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2023 | 0.80% | — | 2.17% | 20 / 22 | 189 / 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 | 20,800 PPS | +8.9% | 21,800 PPS | 11 / 27 | 115 / 244 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 17.6% | -1.1 pp | 20.8% | 6 / 26 | 96 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 p | 82.5 | -0.1 | 83.0 | 12 / 27 | 96 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 3.9 | +0.2 | 4.1 | 12 / 27 | 165 / 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 | 1,846,456 | +0.2% | — | 15 / 27 | 109 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 p | 48.1 | +0.2 | 42.8 | 3 / 27 | 43 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 p | 47.3% | +0.8 pp | 35.5% | 26 / 27 | 288 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 p | 71.2 | +0.3% | 108.5 | 19 / 27 | 207 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 p | 1.8 | -0.4 | 3.1 | 13 / 27 | 148 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 p | 6.4 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 7 / 27 | 95 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 p | 7.5 | -0.1 | 9.6 | 25 / 27 | 193 / 294 | |