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Nord-Pas de Calais in figures

A profile of Nord-Pas de Calais from official statistics: 23 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 Nord-Pas de Calais was 4.07 million (provisional) in 2025, down 0.1% from 2024, and the 4th highest of 27 regions in France.

Population4.07 million2025, provisionalDown 0.1% from 2024The 4th highest of 27 regions in France
Natural change rate0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants2024, provisionalDown 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitants from 2023The 6th highest of 27 regions in France
Median age40.8 years2025, provisionalUp 0.3 years from 2024The 5th lowest of 27 regions in France
Population aged 65 and over19.9%2025, provisionalUp 0.4 percentage points from 2024
Population density327.7 inhabitants per km²2024, provisionalDown 0.1% from 2023
Net migration including statistical adjustment-6,4902024, provisionalCompared with -6,555 in 2023
4M4.02M4.04M4.06M4.08M20012005200920132017202120252001: 4,001,142 persons2002: 4,005,577 persons2003: 4,008,628 persons2004: 4,010,548 persons2005: 4,015,613 persons2006: 4,018,644 persons2007: 4,021,676 persons2008: 4,024,490 persons2009: 4,033,197 persons2010: 4,038,157 persons2011: 4,042,015 persons2012: 4,050,756 persons2013: 4,060,741 persons2014: 4,076,061 persons2015: 4,077,886 persons2016: 4,074,448 persons2017: 4,072,379 persons2018: 4,072,977 persons2019: 4,073,624 persons2020: 4,069,913 persons2021: 4,072,734 persons2022: 4,077,093 persons2023: 4,073,012 persons2024: 4,069,970 persons2025: 4,065,757 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 Nord-Pas de Calais was 9% in 2025, down 0.5 percentage points from 2024 (the 2024 figure is series break), and the 6th highest of 27 regions in France.

Unemployment rate9%2025Down 0.5 percentage points from 2024 (the 2024 figure is series break)The 6th highest of 27 regions in France
Household disposable income per inhabitant€21,2002023, provisionalUp 8.2% from 2022The 6th lowest of 27 regions in France
Employment rate71.8%2025Up 2.2 percentage points from 2024 (the 2024 figure is series break)The 6th lowest of 27 regions in France
At-risk-of-poverty rate21.9%2025Up 0.5 percentage points from 2024
Activity rate73.2%2025Up 2.5 percentage points from 2024 (the 2024 figure is series break)
81012141620012005200920132017202120252001: 14 %2002: 13.4 %2003: 10.2 %2004: 12.4 %2005: 12.8 %2006: 12 %2007: 11.3 %2008: 11 %2009: 13.2 %2010: 12.5 %2011: 12.3 %2012: 13.1 %2013: 14.7 %2014: 13.8 %2015: 13.8 %2016: 13.3 %2017: 12.9 %2018: 12.2 %2019: 11.2 %2020: 9.1 %2021: 8.8 %2022: 8.7 %2023: 9.8 %2024: 9.5 %2025: 9 %
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 Nord-Pas de Calais was €136.52 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 2.6% from 2023, and the 5th highest of 27 regions in France.

Gross domestic product (GDP)€136.52 billion2024, provisionalUp 2.6% from 2023The 5th highest of 27 regions in France
GDP per capita€33,5002024, provisionalUp 2.8% from 2023The 11th lowest of 27 regions in France
Real GDP growth1%2024, provisionalUp 0.1 percentage points from 2023Tied for the 11th highest of 27 regions in France
GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100)77%2024, provisionalDown 1 percentage point from 2023
60K80K100K120K140K20002004200820122016202020242000: 74,638 EUR million2001: 76,589 EUR million2002: 79,514 EUR million2003: 81,993 EUR million2004: 85,072 EUR million2005: 87,919 EUR million2006: 92,376 EUR million2007: 96,819 EUR million2008: 100,761 EUR million2009: 97,765 EUR million2010: 98,730 EUR million2011: 102,206 EUR million2012: 101,831 EUR million2013: 103,308 EUR million2014: 104,677 EUR million2015: 106,736 EUR million2016: 107,820 EUR million2017: 110,669 EUR million2018: 112,975 EUR million2019: 115,340 EUR million2020: 111,647 EUR million2021: 119,057 EUR million2022: 124,591 EUR million2023: 133,008 EUR million2024: 136,523 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 Nord-Pas de Calais was 9% in 2025, up 0.4 percentage points from 2024, and the 6th highest of 26 regions in France.

Severe material and social deprivation rate9%2025Up 0.4 percentage points from 2024The 6th highest of 26 regions in France
People who bought online in the last 12 months79.8%2025, low reliabilityUp 1.9 percentage points from 2024The 12th highest of 26 regions in France
8.48.68.899.220222023202420252022: 9.2 %2023: 8.9 %2024: 8.6 %2025: 9 %
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

Nights spent in tourist accommodation in Nord-Pas de Calais were 9.34 million in 2025, up 2.4% from 2024, and the 14th highest of 27 regions in France.

Nights spent in tourist accommodation9.34 million2025Up 2.4% from 2024The 14th highest of 27 regions in France
Nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)2.59 million2025Up 9% from 2024The 14th highest of 27 regions in France
4M5M6M7M8M9M10M201720192021202320252017: 8,287,596 count2018: 8,534,502 count2019: 8,759,221 count2020: 4,669,549 count2021: 5,780,910 count2022: 8,785,532 count2023: 9,114,394 count2024: 9,124,827 count2025: 9,343,265 count
Nights spent in tourist accommodation, 2017 to 2025. count. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2).

Sources: 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 Nord-Pas de Calais was 81.3 years (provisional) in 2024, up 0.2 years from 2023, and the 4th lowest of 27 regions in France.

Life expectancy at birth81.3 years2024, provisionalUp 0.2 years from 2023The 4th lowest of 27 regions in France
Infant mortality rate3.4 per 1,000 live births2024Up 0.2 per 1,000 live births from 2023Tied for the 4th lowest of 27 regions in France
Age-standardised death rate, all causes934.8 per 100,000 people2023Down 67.7 per 100,000 people from 2022The 2nd highest of 27 regions in France
Road deaths per million inhabitants29 per million inhabitants2024Down 12 per million inhabitants from 2023
7677787980818220002004200820122016202020242000: 76.7 years2001: 77 years2002: 76.9 years2003: 77 years2004: 78.1 years2005: 77.9 years2006: 78.2 years2007: 78.6 years2008: 78.6 years2009: 78.9 years2010: 79.3 years2011: 79.6 years2012: 79.6 years2013: 79.8 years2014: 80.2 years2015: 80 years2016: 80.3 years2017: 80.5 years2018: 80.4 years2019: 80.9 years2020: 80.2 years2021: 80.3 years2022: 80.4 years2023: 81.1 years2024: 81.3 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. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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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