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Bretagne in figures

A profile of Bretagne from official statistics: 21 figures in 5 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 Bretagne was 3.49 million (provisional) in 2025, up 0.6% from 2024, and the 7th highest of 27 regions in France.

Population3.49 million2025, provisionalUp 0.6% from 2024The 7th highest of 27 regions in France
Natural change rate-2.6 per 1,000 inhabitants2024, provisionalDown 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitants from 2023Tied for the 7th lowest of 27 regions in France
Median age45.3 years2025, provisionalUp 0.2 years from 2024The 12th highest of 27 regions in France
Population aged 65 and over24.5%2025, provisionalUp 0.4 percentage points from 2024
Population density127.1 inhabitants per km²2024, provisionalUp 0.9% from 2023
Net migration including statistical adjustment28,7242024, provisionalCompared with 28,666 in 2023
2.8M3M3.2M3.4M3.6M20012005200920132017202120252001: 2,954,324 persons2002: 2,981,765 persons2003: 3,009,249 persons2004: 3,037,077 persons2005: 3,066,585 persons2006: 3,094,534 persons2007: 3,120,288 persons2008: 3,149,701 persons2009: 3,175,064 persons2010: 3,199,066 persons2011: 3,217,767 persons2012: 3,237,097 persons2013: 3,258,707 persons2014: 3,276,543 persons2015: 3,293,850 persons2016: 3,306,529 persons2017: 3,318,904 persons2018: 3,335,414 persons2019: 3,354,854 persons2020: 3,373,835 persons2021: 3,394,567 persons2022: 3,422,845 persons2023: 3,440,248 persons2024: 3,469,711 persons2025: 3,489,252 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 Bretagne was 5.6% in 2025, down 0.1 percentage points from 2024 (the 2024 figure is series break), and the 2nd lowest of 27 regions in France.

Unemployment rate5.6%2025Down 0.1 percentage points from 2024 (the 2024 figure is series break)The 2nd lowest of 27 regions in France
Household disposable income per inhabitant€23,6002023, provisionalUp 8.3% from 2022Tied for the 6th highest of 27 regions in France
Employment rate78.3%2025Up 0.1 percentage points from 2024 (the 2024 figure is series break)The 2nd highest of 27 regions in France
At-risk-of-poverty rate10.6%2025Unchanged from 2024
Activity rate75.7%2025Down 0.5 percentage points from 2024 (the 2024 figure is series break)
5678920012005200920132017202120252001: 6.2 %2002: 6.7 %2003: 6.8 %2004: 6.1 %2005: 6.7 %2006: 7.3 %2007: 6.7 %2008: 5.2 %2009: 5.6 %2010: 6.8 %2011: 7.1 %2012: 8 %2013: 8 %2014: 7.4 %2015: 7.8 %2016: 8.6 %2017: 7.3 %2018: 6.8 %2019: 6.9 %2020: 6.7 %2021: 5.8 %2022: 5.9 %2023: 5.4 %2024: 5.7 %2025: 5.6 %
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 Bretagne was €126.55 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 3.7% from 2023, and the 7th highest of 27 regions in France.

Gross domestic product (GDP)€126.55 billion2024, provisionalUp 3.7% from 2023The 7th highest of 27 regions in France
GDP per capita€36,6002024, provisionalUp 3.4% from 2023The 10th highest of 27 regions in France
Real GDP growth1.4%2024, provisionalDown 0.5 percentage points from 2023Tied for the 7th highest of 27 regions in France
GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100)84%2024, provisionalDown 1 percentage point from 2023
60K80K100K120K140K20002004200820122016202020242000: 60,543 EUR million2001: 62,900 EUR million2002: 64,811 EUR million2003: 67,159 EUR million2004: 71,949 EUR million2005: 75,267 EUR million2006: 78,902 EUR million2007: 81,933 EUR million2008: 82,347 EUR million2009: 79,933 EUR million2010: 80,843 EUR million2011: 84,603 EUR million2012: 85,860 EUR million2013: 87,475 EUR million2014: 89,652 EUR million2015: 92,084 EUR million2016: 93,973 EUR million2017: 97,455 EUR million2018: 99,260 EUR million2019: 102,886 EUR million2020: 100,639 EUR million2021: 107,806 EUR million2022: 113,436 EUR million2023: 122,021 EUR million2024: 126,549 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 Bretagne was 5% in 2025, up 0.3 percentage points from 2024, and the lowest of 26 regions in France.

Severe material and social deprivation rate5%2025Up 0.3 percentage points from 2024The lowest of 26 regions in France
People who bought online in the last 12 months78.7%2025, low reliabilityDown 1.8 percentage points from 2024The 13th lowest of 26 regions in France
4.555.566.5720222023202420252022: 6.6 %2023: 5 %2024: 4.7 %2025: 5 %
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

Health

Life expectancy in Bretagne was 82.5 years (provisional) in 2024, unchanged from 2023, and tied for the 12th highest of 27 regions in France.

Life expectancy at birth82.5 years2024, provisionalUnchanged from 2023Tied for the 12th highest of 27 regions in France
Infant mortality rate4.2 per 1,000 live births2024Up 1.4 per 1,000 live births from 2023Tied for the 9th highest of 27 regions in France
Age-standardised death rate, all causes837.2 per 100,000 people2023Down 59 per 100,000 people from 2022The 12th highest of 27 regions in France
Road deaths per million inhabitants49 per million inhabitants2024Down 3 per million inhabitants from 2023
78798081828320002004200820122016202020242000: 78.5 years2001: 78.6 years2002: 78.7 years2003: 78.8 years2004: 79.6 years2005: 79.8 years2006: 80.3 years2007: 80.4 years2008: 80.7 years2009: 80.9 years2010: 81.1 years2011: 81.5 years2012: 81.4 years2013: 81.7 years2014: 81.9 years2015: 81.7 years2016: 81.7 years2017: 82 years2018: 82 years2019: 82.3 years2020: 82.3 years2021: 82.1 years2022: 81.9 years2023: 82.5 years2024: 82.5 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

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  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. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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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