Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region in France

France: Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region was 1.50 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.50 million
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
2nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
1.50 million
in 2024
All-time low
748,654
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region in France, 2000–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2000201220242000: 748.7k2001: 781.6k2002: 813.8k2003: 837.8k2004: 867.0k2005: 899.3k2006: 937.3k2007: 974.3k2008: 1.0M2009: 1.0M2010: 1.0M2011: 1.1M2012: 1.1M2013: 1.1M2014: 1.1M2015: 1.1M2016: 1.2M2017: 1.2M2018: 1.2M2019: 1.2M2020: 1.2M2021: 1.3M2022: 1.4M2023: 1.4M2024: 1.5M

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, compensation of employees by nuts 2 region in France stood at 1.50 million. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees by nuts 2 region in France peaked at 1.50 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 748,654, in 2000.

France ranks 2nd of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region in France, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region in France, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 748,654
2001 781,644 +4.4%
2002 813,794 +4.1%
2003 837,820 +3.0%
2004 866,987 +3.5%
2005 899,274 +3.7%
2006 937,326 +4.2%
2007 974,335 +3.9%
2008 1.00 million +3.0%
2009 1.01 million +0.3%
2010 1.03 million +2.6%
2011 1.06 million +3.1%
2012 1.09 million +2.3%
2013 1.11 million +1.8%
2014 1.13 million +1.7%
2015 1.14 million +1.4%
2016 1.16 million +1.9%
2017 1.20 million +3.2%
2018 1.23 million +2.5%
2019 1.24 million +0.9%
2020 1.20 million -3.9%
2021 1.29 million +7.6%
2022 1.38 million +7.2%
2023 1.45 million +5.1%
2024 1.50 million +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 887,034 748,654 1.01 million 10
2010s 1.14 million 1.03 million 1.24 million 10
2020s 1.36 million 1.20 million 1.50 million 5

Countries ranked near France

  1. 1 Germany 2.23 million compare
  2. 3 Italy 823,169 compare
  3. 4 Spain 763,677 compare
  4. 5 Netherlands 489,436 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees by nuts 2 region in France?
Compensation of employees by nuts 2 region in France was 1.50 million in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest compensation of employees by nuts 2 region recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 1.50 million in 2024.
What is the lowest compensation of employees by nuts 2 region recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 748,654 in 2000.
How does France rank for compensation of employees by nuts 2 region?
France ranks 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
Is compensation of employees by nuts 2 region rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
357 places, 8,539 data points, 2000–2024
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