Toulouse, one of the most dynamic regions in Europe
Toulouse is 1st French metropolis for economic growth, demographic evolution, job creation and investment in R&D.
1.31.3 million inhabitants
4th urban area in France
2.9economic growth
GPD/inhabitant annually per year of GDP / inhabitant - 1st city in France
18k+18,000 inhabitants per year in 2021
+33% in 20 years
Some records:
- World capital of aeronautics
- European capital of the space industry
- Toulouse plays a key role in international space projects such as Galileo, Curiosity (Mars) or Philae...
- 25% of population are students
- European capital of Science, the city hosted the 2018 edition of the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF)
- 8 local researchers ranked as world’s most influential scientists; more than double that of rankings found in other cities in the region (Clarivate Analytics, 2019)
Other important facts:
- Jean Tirole, laureate of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel in 2014
- 3 UNESCO World Heritage sites
Toulouse, the most attractive city in France
According to the Arthur Loyd barometer of 2023, Toulouse is the most attractive city in France for 5 reasons:
- Its ability to recruit
- Its innovation
- Its ecological sensitivity
- Their quality of life
- Its accessible accommodation
1st French metropolis for
- Economic growth: +2,9%/year in GDP per capita – in Europe’s top 10 urban areas (of more than 1m people (400 in Europe), Eurostat Urban Europe 2016)
- Demographic growth:
- 1,3m population – 4th French urban area
- +200 000 people in 10 years – in Europe’s top 10 urban areas (Eurostat Urban Europe 2016)
- Job creation: +70 000 employees in the private sector in 10 years
- First region for the share of GDP devoted to R&D (3.7%) and the only region to have reached the 3% objective put in place by the European Commission as part of the Europe 2020 strategy (Insee, 2017)
- Having 14 competitiveness clusters, the region counts more than any other in France (Insee 2017)
- Balance of trade: +€8,7bn. in 2016 (France: - 64,6bn)
- Employee and worker satisfaction: 1st city in 8 developed countries (Censuswide 2016 – in front of Halifax, Charlotte, Dortmund and Berlin)
- Start-up creations (excluding Paris – Trendeo 2016)
*The Toulouse-Paris flight is the most frequented in Europe with 2.3M passengers/year*
An international airport
- Best rated French airport in the Airport Service Quality survey (80.6/100)
- 23 new lines. Increase in national (+2.6%) and international (+10.5%) traffic
- 7.8M passengers in 2023 (including 61% international)
- 82 destinations including 72 international lines
- 2 new long-haul lines: Montreal and Doha
Toulouse, France’s city with the most job creations
In terms of job creation press releases in French media
According to the national investment observatory Trendeo
*September 2017
According to the national investment observatory Trendeo
*September 2017
Toulouse in France’s top 3 metropolises for:
- Number of startups created between 2014 and 2016 : Paris 1st, Toulouse 2nd, Lyon 3rd
- Number of fundraising: Toulouse 1st (83), Lyon 2nd (74), Bordeaux 3rd (66)
- Jobs created by startups: Montpellier, Paris, Toulouse
Toulouse in France’s top 3 metropolises for:
#1 Number of funds raised
#2 Startup creation 2014 – 2016
#3 Job creation in startups