NUTS 1

Hauts-de-France

Region of France · NUTS code FRE

Among 14 NUTS 1 regions of France, Hauts-de-France ranks best in road deaths (2nd) and lowest in employment (13th).

Over time

The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish it, only the region line is shown.

Hauts-de-France vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
32,900 €/inh.
+900 vs 2023
13th of 14 in the country
France 43,350 €/inh. · -24%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Income per capita
21,400 €/inh.
+1,500 vs 2022
13th of 14 in the country
France 24,400 €/inh. · -12%
2023 · NUTS 1 ranking
GDP growth
0.9 %
−0.4 vs 2023
9th of 14 in the country
France 0.8 % · +13%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Population

Population
5,974,447
−9,393 vs 2024
5th of 14 in the country
France 69,112,309 · -91%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Life expectancy
81.4 years
+0.2 vs 2023
13th of 14 in the country
France 83.0 years · -2%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population density
188.0 /km²
−0.2 vs 2023
2nd of 14 in the country
France 108.5 /km² · +73%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population change
-1.6 ‰
−0.2 vs 2023
14th of 14 in the country
France 3.3 ‰ · -148%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Net migration
-1.9 ‰
0 vs 2023
13th of 14 in the country
France 3.4 ‰ · -156%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Median age
41.3 years
+0.3 vs 2024
12th of 14 in the country
France 42.8 years · -4%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Aged 65+
20.2 %
+0.3 vs 2024
12th of 14 in the country
France 21.9 % · -8%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Fertility
1.64
−0.05 vs 2023
5th of 14 in the country
France 1.61 · +2%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Regions inside

5 regions

Labour

Unemployment
8.5 %
−0.4 vs 2024
12th of 14 in the country
France 7.7 % · +10%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Employment
72.6 %
+1.8 vs 2024
13th of 14 in the country
France 75.4 % · -4%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
High-tech jobs
2.9 %
−0.2 vs 2024
11th of 14 in the country
France 4.9 % · -41%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
2,709 per 1,000
+111 vs 2024
13th of 14 in the country
France 6,847 per 1,000 · -60%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Road deaths
37 per mn
−8 vs 2023
2nd of 14 in the country
France 5 per mn · +704%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Tertiary educated
39.3 %
+2.6 vs 2024
9th of 14 in the country
France 44.8 % · -12%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Smaller regions inside

Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.

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