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Pays de la Loire in figures

A profile of Pays de la Loire 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 Pays de la Loire was 3.95 million (provisional) in 2025, up 0.5% from 2024, and the 5th highest of 27 regions in France.

Population3.95 million2025, provisionalUp 0.5% from 2024The 5th highest of 27 regions in France
Natural change rate-0.5 per 1,000 inhabitants2024, provisionalDown 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitants from 2023Tied for the 10th highest of 27 regions in France
Median age43.2 years2025, provisionalUp 0.2 years from 2024The 10th lowest of 27 regions in France
Population aged 65 and over22.6%2025, provisionalUp 0.3 percentage points from 2024
Population density122.2 inhabitants per km²2024, provisionalUp 0.7% from 2023
Net migration including statistical adjustment20,3522024, provisionalCompared with 20,285 in 2023
3.2M3.4M3.6M3.8M4M20012005200920132017202120252001: 3,281,679 persons2002: 3,314,649 persons2003: 3,347,675 persons2004: 3,379,784 persons2005: 3,415,391 persons2006: 3,450,413 persons2007: 3,482,594 persons2008: 3,510,170 persons2009: 3,539,048 persons2010: 3,571,495 persons2011: 3,601,113 persons2012: 3,632,614 persons2013: 3,660,852 persons2014: 3,690,833 persons2015: 3,718,512 persons2016: 3,737,632 persons2017: 3,757,600 persons2018: 3,781,423 persons2019: 3,806,461 persons2020: 3,832,120 persons2021: 3,853,999 persons2022: 3,879,216 persons2023: 3,898,424 persons2024: 3,926,871 persons2025: 3,945,359 persons3.2M3.4M3.6M3.8M4M2001201020252001: 3,281,679 persons2002: 3,314,649 persons2003: 3,347,675 persons2004: 3,379,784 persons2005: 3,415,391 persons2006: 3,450,413 persons2007: 3,482,594 persons2008: 3,510,170 persons2009: 3,539,048 persons2010: 3,571,495 persons2011: 3,601,113 persons2012: 3,632,614 persons2013: 3,660,852 persons2014: 3,690,833 persons2015: 3,718,512 persons2016: 3,737,632 persons2017: 3,757,600 persons2018: 3,781,423 persons2019: 3,806,461 persons2020: 3,832,120 persons2021: 3,853,999 persons2022: 3,879,216 persons2023: 3,898,424 persons2024: 3,926,871 persons2025: 3,945,359 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 Pays de la Loire was 6.6% in 2025, up 0.3 percentage points from 2024 (the 2024 figure is series break), and tied for the 8th lowest of 27 regions in France.

Unemployment rate6.6%2025Up 0.3 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€23,3002023, provisionalUp 7.9% from 2022The 10th highest of 27 regions in France
Employment rate77.5%2025Down 0.2 percentage points from 2024 (the 2024 figure is series break)The 4th highest of 27 regions in France
At-risk-of-poverty rate11.5%2025Down 1.3 percentage points from 2024
Activity rate77.1%2025Up 0.3 percentage points from 2024 (the 2024 figure is series break)
567891020012005200920132017202120252001: 7.8 %2002: 7.7 %2003: 7.4 %2004: 7.8 %2005: 7.2 %2006: 6.9 %2007: 5.9 %2008: 6.1 %2009: 7.6 %2010: 8.5 %2011: 8.5 %2012: 8.4 %2013: 8.8 %2014: 8.6 %2015: 9.1 %2016: 8.9 %2017: 7.1 %2018: 7.8 %2019: 7.6 %2020: 6.9 %2021: 6 %2022: 6.1 %2023: 6.1 %2024: 6.3 %2025: 6.6 %56789102001201020252001: 7.8 %2002: 7.7 %2003: 7.4 %2004: 7.8 %2005: 7.2 %2006: 6.9 %2007: 5.9 %2008: 6.1 %2009: 7.6 %2010: 8.5 %2011: 8.5 %2012: 8.4 %2013: 8.8 %2014: 8.6 %2015: 9.1 %2016: 8.9 %2017: 7.1 %2018: 7.8 %2019: 7.6 %2020: 6.9 %2021: 6 %2022: 6.1 %2023: 6.1 %2024: 6.3 %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 Pays de la Loire was €147.79 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 2.8% from 2023, and the 4th highest of 27 regions in France.

Gross domestic product (GDP)€147.79 billion2024, provisionalUp 2.8% from 2023The 4th highest of 27 regions in France
GDP per capita€37,5002024, provisionalUp 2.2% from 2023Tied for the 8th highest of 27 regions in France
Real GDP growth0.7%2024, provisionalDown 1.4 percentage points from 2023Tied for the 9th lowest of 27 regions in France
GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100)87%2024, provisionalDown 1 percentage point from 2023
60K80K100K120K140K160K20002004200820122016202020242000: 70,010 EUR million2001: 73,544 EUR million2002: 76,019 EUR million2003: 78,685 EUR million2004: 81,919 EUR million2005: 85,219 EUR million2006: 88,928 EUR million2007: 93,584 EUR million2008: 97,672 EUR million2009: 94,683 EUR million2010: 95,623 EUR million2011: 101,048 EUR million2012: 102,288 EUR million2013: 104,359 EUR million2014: 106,592 EUR million2015: 109,927 EUR million2016: 111,742 EUR million2017: 115,005 EUR million2018: 118,348 EUR million2019: 123,097 EUR million2020: 121,217 EUR million2021: 128,574 EUR million2022: 134,012 EUR million2023: 143,710 EUR million2024: 147,791 EUR million60K80K100K120K140K160K2000200920242000: 70,010 EUR million2001: 73,544 EUR million2002: 76,019 EUR million2003: 78,685 EUR million2004: 81,919 EUR million2005: 85,219 EUR million2006: 88,928 EUR million2007: 93,584 EUR million2008: 97,672 EUR million2009: 94,683 EUR million2010: 95,623 EUR million2011: 101,048 EUR million2012: 102,288 EUR million2013: 104,359 EUR million2014: 106,592 EUR million2015: 109,927 EUR million2016: 111,742 EUR million2017: 115,005 EUR million2018: 118,348 EUR million2019: 123,097 EUR million2020: 121,217 EUR million2021: 128,574 EUR million2022: 134,012 EUR million2023: 143,710 EUR million2024: 147,791 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 Pays de la Loire was 5.5% in 2025, down 0.1 percentage points from 2024, and the 3rd lowest of 26 regions in France.

Severe material and social deprivation rate5.5%2025Down 0.1 percentage points from 2024The 3rd lowest of 26 regions in France
People who bought online in the last 12 months82.6%2025, low reliabilityUp 2.3 percentage points from 2024The 4th highest of 26 regions in France
5.55.7566.256.56.7520222023202420252022: 6.7 %2023: 5.5 %2024: 5.6 %2025: 5.5 %5.566.57202220252022: 6.7 %2023: 5.5 %2024: 5.6 %2025: 5.5 %
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

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in Pays de la Loire were 254,896 in 2023, up 1.7% from 2022 (the 2022 figure is series break), and the 7th highest of 27 regions in France.

Active enterprises254,8962023Up 1.7% from 2022 (the 2022 figure is series break)The 7th highest of 27 regions in France
Enterprise births33,7572023Down 1.2% from 2022 (the 2022 figure is series break)The 7th highest of 27 regions in France
Enterprise birth rate13.24%2023Down 0.39 percentage points from 2022 (the 2022 figure is series break)The 13th lowest of 27 regions in France
Enterprise death rate10.2%2023, provisionalUp 1.41 percentage points from 2022 (the 2022 figure is series break)
Nights spent in tourist accommodation25.69 million2025Up 2.2% from 2024
Nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)3.59 million2025Up 6.5% from 2024
220K230K240K250K260K2021202220232021: 229,781 count2022: 250,654 count2023: 254,896 count220K230K240K250K260K2021202220232021: 229,781 count2022: 250,654 count2023: 254,896 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 Pays de la Loire was 83.5 years (provisional) in 2024, up 0.2 years from 2023, and tied for the 6th highest of 27 regions in France.

Life expectancy at birth83.5 years2024, provisionalUp 0.2 years from 2023Tied for the 6th highest of 27 regions in France
Infant mortality rate3.5 per 1,000 live births2024Up 0.1 per 1,000 live births from 2023Tied for the 6th lowest of 27 regions in France
Age-standardised death rate, all causes771 per 100,000 people2023Down 59.3 per 100,000 people from 2022The 6th lowest of 27 regions in France
Road deaths per million inhabitants47 per million inhabitants2024Down 3 per million inhabitants from 2023
79808182838420002004200820122016202020242000: 79.7 years2001: 79.8 years2002: 79.9 years2003: 79.7 years2004: 80.7 years2005: 81 years2006: 81.5 years2007: 81.7 years2008: 81.9 years2009: 82.1 years2010: 82.5 years2011: 82.9 years2012: 82.6 years2013: 82.9 years2014: 82.9 years2015: 82.5 years2016: 82.8 years2017: 82.9 years2018: 83 years2019: 83.1 years2020: 83 years2021: 82.9 years2022: 82.7 years2023: 83.3 years2024: 83.5 years7980818283842000200920242000: 79.7 years2001: 79.8 years2002: 79.9 years2003: 79.7 years2004: 80.7 years2005: 81 years2006: 81.5 years2007: 81.7 years2008: 81.9 years2009: 82.1 years2010: 82.5 years2011: 82.9 years2012: 82.6 years2013: 82.9 years2014: 82.9 years2015: 82.5 years2016: 82.8 years2017: 82.9 years2018: 83 years2019: 83.1 years2020: 83 years2021: 82.9 years2022: 82.7 years2023: 83.3 years2024: 83.5 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. 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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