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Basse-Normandie in figures

A profile of Basse-Normandie from official statistics: 27 figures in 6 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Basse-Normandie was 1.49 million (provisional) in 2025, up 0.1% from 2024, and the 11th lowest of 27 regions in France.

Population1.49 million2025, provisionalUp 0.1% from 2024The 11th lowest of 27 regions in France
Natural change rate-3.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2024, provisionalDown 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitants from 2023The 5th lowest of 27 regions in France
Median age46.5 years2025, provisionalUp 0.2 years from 2024The 8th highest of 27 regions in France
Population aged 65 and over26%2025, provisionalUp 0.4 percentage points from 2024
Population density83.7 inhabitants per km²2024, provisionalUp 0.5% from 2023
Net migration including statistical adjustment7,1752024, provisionalCompared with 7,150 in 2023
1.42M1.44M1.46M1.48M1.5M20012005200920132017202120252001: 1,432,400 persons2002: 1,437,801 persons2003: 1,442,916 persons2004: 1,447,429 persons2005: 1,452,425 persons2006: 1,456,793 persons2007: 1,461,429 persons2008: 1,467,425 persons2009: 1,470,880 persons2010: 1,473,494 persons2011: 1,475,684 persons2012: 1,477,209 persons2013: 1,478,712 persons2014: 1,479,378 persons2015: 1,479,484 persons2016: 1,477,349 persons2017: 1,474,257 persons2018: 1,471,632 persons2019: 1,469,892 persons2020: 1,471,115 persons2021: 1,473,114 persons2022: 1,477,564 persons2023: 1,477,731 persons2024: 1,484,402 persons2025: 1,486,036 persons1.42M1.44M1.46M1.48M1.5M2001201020252001: 1,432,400 persons2002: 1,437,801 persons2003: 1,442,916 persons2004: 1,447,429 persons2005: 1,452,425 persons2006: 1,456,793 persons2007: 1,461,429 persons2008: 1,467,425 persons2009: 1,470,880 persons2010: 1,473,494 persons2011: 1,475,684 persons2012: 1,477,209 persons2013: 1,478,712 persons2014: 1,479,378 persons2015: 1,479,484 persons2016: 1,477,349 persons2017: 1,474,257 persons2018: 1,471,632 persons2019: 1,469,892 persons2020: 1,471,115 persons2021: 1,473,114 persons2022: 1,477,564 persons2023: 1,477,731 persons2024: 1,484,402 persons2025: 1,486,036 persons
Population, 2001 to 2025. persons. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3); Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3); Eurostat, European Commission, Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3); Eurostat, European Commission, Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens); Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Basse-Normandie was 6.6% in 2025, down 0.7 percentage points from 2024 (the 2024 figure is series break), and tied for the 8th lowest of 27 regions in France.

Unemployment rate6.6%2025Down 0.7 percentage points from 2024 (the 2024 figure is series break)Tied for the 8th lowest of 27 regions in France
Household disposable income per inhabitant€23,2002023, provisionalUp 7.9% from 2022Tied for the 11th highest of 27 regions in France
Employment rate76.4%2025Down 0.2 percentage points from 2024 (the 2024 figure is series break)The 12th highest of 27 regions in France
At-risk-of-poverty rate12.8%2025Down 0.7 percentage points from 2024
Activity rate76.8%2025Unchanged from 2024 (the 2024 figure is series break)
567891020012005200920132017202120252001: 7.2 %2002: 7.9 %2003: 7.7 %2004: 8.7 %2005: 7.7 %2006: 7.2 %2007: 5.6 %2008: 6.3 %2009: 6.9 %2010: 8.2 %2011: 9.2 %2012: 8.8 %2013: 9.1 %2014: 8.2 %2015: 8.2 %2016: 8.6 %2017: 8.1 %2018: 8 %2019: 8.2 %2020: 6.1 %2021: 6.4 %2022: 6.2 %2023: 6 %2024: 7.3 %2025: 6.6 %56789102001201020252001: 7.2 %2002: 7.9 %2003: 7.7 %2004: 8.7 %2005: 7.7 %2006: 7.2 %2007: 5.6 %2008: 6.3 %2009: 6.9 %2010: 8.2 %2011: 9.2 %2012: 8.8 %2013: 9.1 %2014: 8.2 %2015: 8.2 %2016: 8.6 %2017: 8.1 %2018: 8 %2019: 8.2 %2020: 6.1 %2021: 6.4 %2022: 6.2 %2023: 6 %2024: 7.3 %2025: 6.6 %
Unemployment rate, 2001 to 2025. %. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt); Eurostat, European Commission, Income of households by NUTS 2 region, net disposable income, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_2hhinc); Eurostat, European Commission, Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt); Eurostat, European Commission, At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41); Eurostat, European Commission, Activity rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 64 (lfst_r_lfp2actrt). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (euros) in Basse-Normandie was €51.15 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 2% from 2023, and the 11th lowest of 27 regions in France.

Gross domestic product (GDP)€51.15 billion2024, provisionalUp 2% from 2023The 11th lowest of 27 regions in France
GDP per capita€34,6002024, provisionalUp 2.1% from 2023The 13th lowest of 27 regions in France
Real GDP growth0.5%2024, provisionalDown 2.1 percentage points from 2023Tied for the 5th lowest of 27 regions in France
GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100)80%2024, provisionalDown 1 percentage point from 2023
25K30K35K40K45K50K55K20002004200820122016202020242000: 29,817 EUR million2001: 30,373 EUR million2002: 31,424 EUR million2003: 32,607 EUR million2004: 34,190 EUR million2005: 35,008 EUR million2006: 36,475 EUR million2007: 37,792 EUR million2008: 38,734 EUR million2009: 37,679 EUR million2010: 37,850 EUR million2011: 39,351 EUR million2012: 38,910 EUR million2013: 39,595 EUR million2014: 39,613 EUR million2015: 40,250 EUR million2016: 40,488 EUR million2017: 40,281 EUR million2018: 41,392 EUR million2019: 42,428 EUR million2020: 41,120 EUR million2021: 43,658 EUR million2022: 45,834 EUR million2023: 50,127 EUR million2024: 51,149 EUR million20K30K40K50K60K2000200920242000: 29,817 EUR million2001: 30,373 EUR million2002: 31,424 EUR million2003: 32,607 EUR million2004: 34,190 EUR million2005: 35,008 EUR million2006: 36,475 EUR million2007: 37,792 EUR million2008: 38,734 EUR million2009: 37,679 EUR million2010: 37,850 EUR million2011: 39,351 EUR million2012: 38,910 EUR million2013: 39,595 EUR million2014: 39,613 EUR million2015: 40,250 EUR million2016: 40,488 EUR million2017: 40,281 EUR million2018: 41,392 EUR million2019: 42,428 EUR million2020: 41,120 EUR million2021: 43,658 EUR million2022: 45,834 EUR million2023: 50,127 EUR million2024: 51,149 EUR million
Gross domestic product (GDP), 2000 to 2024. EUR million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_3gdp); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP in volume by NUTS 2 region, percentage change on previous year (nama_10r_2gvagr); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP per inhabitant in PPS, EU27 = 100, by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). Economy statistics and rankings

Consumers

Severe material and social deprivation rate in Basse-Normandie was 5.8% in 2025, up 0.1 percentage points from 2024, and tied for the 4th lowest of 26 regions in France.

Severe material and social deprivation rate5.8%2025Up 0.1 percentage points from 2024Tied for the 4th lowest of 26 regions in France
People who bought online in the last 12 months73.3%2025, low reliabilityDown 6 percentage points from 2024The 6th lowest of 26 regions in France
5.566.577.520222023202420252022: 7.5 %2023: 5.6 %2024: 5.7 %2025: 5.8 %5.566.577.5202220252022: 7.5 %2023: 5.6 %2024: 5.7 %2025: 5.8 %
Severe material and social deprivation rate, 2022 to 2025. %. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18); Eurostat, European Commission, Individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for private use in the last 12 months by NUTS 2 region (isoc_r_blt12_i). Economy statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in Basse-Normandie were 93,492 in 2023, up 1.5% from 2022 (the 2022 figure is series break), and the 11th lowest of 27 regions in France.

Active enterprises93,4922023Up 1.5% from 2022 (the 2022 figure is series break)The 11th lowest of 27 regions in France
Enterprise births11,6522023Up 1.8% from 2022 (the 2022 figure is series break)The 11th lowest of 27 regions in France
Enterprise birth rate12.46%2023Up 0.04 percentage points from 2022 (the 2022 figure is series break)The 4th lowest of 27 regions in France
Enterprise death rate9.76%2023, provisionalUp 1.15 percentage points from 2022 (the 2022 figure is series break)
Nights spent in tourist accommodation11.5 million2025Up 4.9% from 2024
Nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)3.32 million2025Up 7.9% from 2024
84K86K88K90K92K94K2021202220232021: 85,275 count2022: 92,087 count2023: 93,492 count85K87.5K90K92.5K95K2021202220232021: 85,275 count2022: 92,087 count2023: 93,492 count
Active enterprises, 2021 to 2023. count. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2); Eurostat, European Commission, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). Companies statistics and rankings

Health

Life expectancy in Basse-Normandie was 82.3 years (provisional) in 2024, unchanged from 2023, and tied for the 11th lowest of 27 regions in France.

Life expectancy at birth82.3 years2024, provisionalUnchanged from 2023Tied for the 11th lowest of 27 regions in France
Infant mortality rate4 per 1,000 live births2024Up 1.5 per 1,000 live births from 2023Tied for the 13th lowest of 27 regions in France
Age-standardised death rate, all causes845 per 100,000 people2023Down 73.9 per 100,000 people from 2022The 11th highest of 27 regions in France
Road deaths per million inhabitants63 per million inhabitants2024Up 6 per million inhabitants from 2023
798081828320002004200820122016202020242000: 79.2 years2001: 79.2 years2002: 79.5 years2003: 79.3 years2004: 80 years2005: 80.1 years2006: 80.8 years2007: 80.8 years2008: 81.2 years2009: 81.2 years2010: 81.5 years2011: 82 years2012: 81.5 years2013: 82 years2014: 81.9 years2015: 81.8 years2016: 82 years2017: 82.2 years2018: 82.1 years2019: 82.2 years2020: 81.9 years2021: 81.6 years2022: 81.4 years2023: 82.3 years2024: 82.3 years79808182832000200920242000: 79.2 years2001: 79.2 years2002: 79.5 years2003: 79.3 years2004: 80 years2005: 80.1 years2006: 80.8 years2007: 80.8 years2008: 81.2 years2009: 81.2 years2010: 81.5 years2011: 82 years2012: 81.5 years2013: 82 years2014: 81.9 years2015: 81.8 years2016: 82 years2017: 82.2 years2018: 82.1 years2019: 82.2 years2020: 81.9 years2021: 81.6 years2022: 81.4 years2023: 82.3 years2024: 82.3 years
Life expectancy at birth, 2000 to 2024. years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp); Eurostat, European Commission, Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind); Eurostat, European Commission, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2); Eurostat, European Commission, Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed per million inhabitants (tran_r_acci). Health statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

Each figure comes from the table cited here. Cite the publisher; these citations include any notice the publisher requires.

  1. Eurostat. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. Eurostat. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Eurostat. Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  4. Eurostat. Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  5. Eurostat. Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  6. Eurostat. Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu3rt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  7. Eurostat. Income of households by NUTS 2 region, net disposable income, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_2hhinc). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_2hhinc/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  8. Eurostat. Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfe2emprt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. Eurostat. At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li41/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  10. Eurostat. Activity rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 64 (lfst_r_lfp2actrt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfp2actrt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. Eurostat. GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  12. Eurostat. GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  13. Eurostat. GDP in volume by NUTS 2 region, percentage change on previous year (nama_10r_2gvagr). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_2gvagr/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. Eurostat. GDP per inhabitant in PPS, EU27 = 100, by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  15. Eurostat. Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdsd18/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  16. Eurostat. Individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for private use in the last 12 months by NUTS 2 region (isoc_r_blt12_i). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_r_blt12_i/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  17. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  18. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  19. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  20. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  21. Eurostat. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  22. Eurostat. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  23. Eurostat. Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_mlifexp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  24. Eurostat. Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  25. Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  26. Eurostat. Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed per million inhabitants (tran_r_acci). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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