KEY FIGURES FOR AUVERGNE-RHÔNE-ALPES
Key figures for Auvergne- Rhône-Alpes
POPULATION TERRITORY ACCESSIBILITY ECONOMY
EMPLOYMENT TRAINING INNOVATION INTERNATIONAL
MANUFACTURING TRADE SERVICES TOURISM
CONSTRUCTION COMMERCIAL LAND CRAFT AGRICULTURE PUBLIC WORKS AND REAL ESTATE 2019
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KEY FIGURES
• France’s top industrial region: with 500,000 jobs (salaried and non- salaried) over 50,000 sites, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is the region with the highest number of jobs in industry. This generates 18.3% added value in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes compared with 14.3% in mainland France.
• The 2nd most populous region in France: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of over 8 million, i.e. almost as much as Austria and 40% more than Denmark. The urban area of Lyon is the most populous French city after Paris, with a population of 2.3 million.
• France’s 2nd region in terms of GDP: with a GDP of over 250 billion euros, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is in 4th placed region in the European Union1 and is in 2nd place in France (11.6% of the national total). The region is also in 2nd place nationally in terms of GDP / capita (31,639 euros).
• 2nd region, by far, for employment in the commercial sector: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has 2.3 million salaried jobs in the sector, i.e. 58% above the third-placed region.
• 2nd region in France for R&D: with 7 billion euros of expenditure on R&D, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes accounts for 14.2% of the national effort. 69.5% of this R&D effort is achieved by businesses.
• 2nd region in France for further education: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has 338,500 students (34% more than the 3rd region). It trains 15% of France’s student engineers. 41.8% of the active workforce in the region have further-education diplomas compared with a national average of 40.4%2.
• France’s 2nd region for tourism income: tourism generates 19.7 billion euros of income in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is Europe’s top winter sports region in terms of skier days.
• France’s 2nd region for the number of businesses exporting goods (16,426).
• 3rd air entry point to France: Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport welcomed 11 million passengers in 2018.
1If the Eurostat nomenclature is recomposed to take into account the German Länder, the region ranks 13th. 2Proportion of working population between 25 and 54 years old, population census.
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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is one of Europe’s very top regions, in terms of area and population and also the wealth created there. A remarkable quality of life, a young population in the European context, active and growing, a good educational level, together with great research and innovation potential favour the dynamism of the region’s economic activities and attractiveness.
At the heart of the economic fabric, the Chambers of Trade and Industry represent 373,000 establishments in industry, trade and services, which employ 85% of employees in the commercial sector.
POPULATION
⇢⇢Demography Inhabitants Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes / Metropolitan France (%)
2018 8,037,059 12.4 Source: Insee, estimates of population, 1/01/2018, provisional results
► Variation de la population : taux annuel moyen ⇢⇢Average annual rate of variation of the population