Rhône-Alpes
NUTS 2 FRK2 Part of: France › Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-17. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of France →
Population on 1 January6,901,6472025 p+0.5% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 1001002024 p-2 year on year2 of 27 · FranceUnemployment rate (15–74)7.1%2025 d+0.3 pp year on year12 of 27 · FranceHousehold disposable income per inhabitant22,000 PPS2023 p+7.8% year on year3 of 27 · FranceLife expectancy at birth84.22024 p0.0 year on year2 of 27 · FrancePopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education49.4%2025+2.4 pp year on year2 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. Rhône-Alpes 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 | 299,156 M€ | +3.0% | — | 2 / 27 | 8 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 p | 43,400 € | +2.4% | 42,600 € | 2 / 27 | 83 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 p | 40,000 PPS | +2.6% | 39,200 PPS | 2 / 27 | 89 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 p | 100 | -2 | 98 | 2 / 27 | 89 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 267,374 M€ | +2.6% | — | 2 / 27 | 8 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 49,811 M€ | -3.0% | — | 2 / 27 | 8 / 205 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2024 p | 51,732 M€ | +3.1% | — | 2 / 27 | 2 / 184 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 p | 3,160.6 | +0.7% | — | 2 / 27 | 6 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 584,523 | +1.2% | — | 2 / 27 | 4 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 13.3% | -0.6 pp | 14.0% | 13 / 27 | 27 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 54,866,559 | +0.9% | — | 3 / 27 | 13 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 7,950 | +0.4% | 6,847 | 6 / 27 | 81 / 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 | 7.1% | +0.3 pp | 7.7% | 12 / 27 | 190 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 d | 1.2% | +0.2 pp | 1.8% | 5 / 25 | 65 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 d | 16.9% | +0.3 pp | 19.8% | 6 / 25 | 107 / 218 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population0.9 pp below the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 d | 77.1% | +0.3 pp | 75.4% | 8 / 27 | 141 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 d | 79.4% | -0.5 pp | 78.3% | 10 / 27 | 184 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 d | 74.9% | +1.2 pp | 72.6% | 7 / 27 | 118 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 d | 10.2% | -1.7 pp | 12.9% | 5 / 27 | 131 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 49.4% | +2.4 pp | 44.8% | 2 / 27 | 28 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 d | 59.7% | +1.3 pp | 56.8% | 3 / 27 | 28 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2023 | 3.02% | — | 2.17% | 2 / 22 | 28 / 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 | 22,000 PPS | +7.8% | 21,800 PPS | 3 / 27 | 87 / 244 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 18.0% | +0.3 pp | 20.8% | 8 / 26 | 104 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 p | 84.2 | 0.0 | 83.0 | 2 / 27 | 18 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 3.4 | +0.3 | 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 | 6,901,647 | +0.5% | — | 2 / 27 | 7 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 p | 41.6 | +0.2 | 42.8 | 22 / 27 | 229 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 p | 33.0% | +0.5 pp | 35.5% | 6 / 27 | 126 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 p | 155.6 | +0.6% | 108.5 | 9 / 27 | 111 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 p | 4.8 | -0.2 | 3.1 | 9 / 27 | 92 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 p | 3.2 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 11 / 27 | 181 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 p | 9.8 | -0.1 | 9.6 | 6 / 27 | 37 / 294 | |