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Lyon

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At a glance

A quick read on Lyon

Three verified signals, with their actual geographic scope kept visible.

Population change over ten years

+5.9%Rhône · 2025[11][12]

Unemployment rate

7.1%Rhône-Alpes · 2025[1]

Life expectancy at birth

84.2 yearsRhône-Alpes · 2024[4]

3 verified metrics

Work and economy

Unemployment rate

Grade B

7.1%

Applies to
Rhône-AlpesNUTS 2
Period
2025
Method
reported
Source
[1]

Unemployed people aged 15 to 74 as a share of the economically active population of the same age, for the region containing the city.

Eurostat records that the definition differs for this period.

Youth unemployment rate

Grade B

16.9%

Applies to
Rhône-AlpesNUTS 2
Period
2025
Method
reported
Source
[2]

Unemployed people aged 15 to 24 as a share of the economically active population of the same age, for the region containing the city.

Eurostat records that the definition differs for this period.

Regional GDP per capita

Grade B

40,000 PPS per inhabitant

Applies to
Rhône-AlpesNUTS 2
Period
2024
Method
reported
Source
[3]

Gross domestic product per inhabitant in purchasing power standards, for the region containing the city.

Regional GDP reflects where output is produced, which can skew commuter regions. Provisional; Eurostat may revise it.

3 verified metrics

Health

Life expectancy at birth

Grade B

84.2 years

Applies to
Rhône-AlpesNUTS 2
Period
2024
Method
reported
Source
[4]

Life expectancy at birth, for the region containing the city.

Provisional; Eurostat may revise it.

Healthy life years at birth

Grade B

63.6 years

Applies to
FranceCountry
Period
2024
Method
reported
Source
[5]

Years expected to be lived without activity limitation, at birth. Published at country level only.

Provisional; Eurostat may revise it.

Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants

Grade A

403 per 100,000

Applies to
Rhône-AlpesNUTS 2
Period
2024
Method
reported
Source
[6]

Practising physicians per 100,000 inhabitants, for the region containing the city.

Counts registered physicians, not appointment availability.

2 verified metrics

Safety

Intentional homicide rate

Grade A

1.14 per 100,000

Applies to
RhôneNUTS 3
Period
2024
Method
reported
Source
[7]

Police-recorded intentional homicides per 100,000 inhabitants, for the region containing the city.

Road fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants

Grade B

4.73 per 100,000

Applies to
Rhône-AlpesNUTS 2
Period
2024
Method
derived
Source
[8][9]

People killed in road traffic accidents per 100,000 inhabitants, for the region containing the city.

Calculation: road fatalities / resident population x 100,000

Rate derived from reported fatalities and population. Derived from Eurostat fatalities and 1 January population for the same region and year.

2 verified metrics

Trajectory

Net migration rate

Grade B

−0.3 per 1,000

Applies to
RhôneNUTS 3
Period
2024
Method
reported
Source
[10]

Net migration including statistical adjustment, per 1,000 inhabitants, for the region containing the city.

Provisional; Eurostat may revise it.

Population change over ten years

Grade B

+5.9%

Applies to
RhôneNUTS 3
Period
2025
Method
derived
Source
[11][12]

Change in resident population over the ten years ending in the observed period, for the region containing the city.

Calculation: (population 2025 - population 2015) / population 2015 x 100

Ten-year change from 2015 to 2025 on the same NUTS 3 boundary.

Audit trail

References

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  1. Eurostat. Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Rhône-Alpes. Published 2026-06-30. Retrieved 2026-07-31. Open exact source query

    dataset lfst_r_lfu3rt; age=Y15-74; geo=FRK2; isced11=TOTAL; sex=T; unit=PC; time=2025

  2. Eurostat. Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Rhône-Alpes. Published 2026-06-30. Retrieved 2026-07-31. Open exact source query

    dataset lfst_r_lfu3rt; age=Y15-24; geo=FRK2; isced11=TOTAL; sex=T; unit=PC; time=2025

  3. Eurostat. Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 2 region. Rhône-Alpes. Published 2026-02-10. Retrieved 2026-07-31. Open exact source query

    dataset nama_10r_2gdp; geo=FRK2; unit=PPS_EU27_2020_HAB; time=2024

  4. Eurostat. Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region. Rhône-Alpes. Published 2026-06-01. Retrieved 2026-07-31. Open exact source query

    dataset demo_r_mlifexp; age=Y_LT1; geo=FRK2; sex=T; unit=YR; time=2024

  5. Eurostat. Healthy life years by sex (from 2004 onwards). France. Published 2026-07-17. Retrieved 2026-07-31. Open exact source query

    dataset hlth_hlye; geo=FR; hlth_hle=HLY_Y0; sex=T; unit=YR; time=2024

  6. Eurostat. Physicians by NUTS 2 region. Rhône-Alpes. Published 2026-07-13. Retrieved 2026-07-31. Open exact source query

    dataset hlth_rs_physreg; geo=FRK2; unit=P_HTHAB; time=2024

  7. Eurostat. Police-recorded offences by NUTS 3 region. Rhône. Published 2026-06-29. Retrieved 2026-07-31. Open exact source query

    dataset crim_gen_reg; geo=FRK26; iccs=ICCS0101; unit=P_HTHAB; time=2024

  8. Eurostat. Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region. Rhône-Alpes. Published 2026-03-25. Retrieved 2026-07-31. Open exact source query

    dataset tran_r_acci; geo=FRK2; unit=NR; victim=KIL; time=2024

  9. Eurostat. Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region. Rhône-Alpes. Published 2026-07-10. Retrieved 2026-07-31. Open exact source query

    dataset demo_r_pjanaggr3; age=TOTAL; geo=FRK2; sex=T; unit=NR; time=2024

  10. Eurostat. Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional level (NUTS 3). Rhône. Published 2026-07-21. Retrieved 2026-07-31. Open exact source query

    dataset demo_r_gind3; geo=FRK26; indic_de=CNMIGRATRT; time=2024

  11. Eurostat. Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region. Rhône. Published 2026-07-10. Retrieved 2026-07-31. Open exact source query

    dataset demo_r_pjanaggr3; age=TOTAL; geo=FRK26; sex=T; unit=NR; time=2015

  12. Eurostat. Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region. Rhône. Published 2026-07-10. Retrieved 2026-07-31. Open exact source query

    dataset demo_r_pjanaggr3; age=TOTAL; geo=FRK26; sex=T; unit=NR; time=2025