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A profile of Friesland (NL) 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 Friesland (NL) was 664,222 in 2025, up 0.4% from 2024, and the 5th lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands.

Population664,2222025Up 0.4% from 2024The 5th lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Natural change rate-2.2 per 1,000 inhabitants2024Down 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitants from 2023The 5th lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Median age45.4 years2025Unchanged from 2024The 4th highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Population aged 65 and over23.5%2025Up 0.4 percentage points from 2024
Population density200.8 inhabitants per km²2024Up 0.3% from 2023
Net migration including statistical adjustment3,7802024Compared with 3,688 in 2023
630K640K650K660K670K20012005200920132017202120252001: 630,539 persons2002: 636,184 persons2003: 639,787 persons2004: 642,066 persons2005: 642,977 persons2006: 642,230 persons2007: 642,209 persons2008: 643,189 persons2009: 644,811 persons2010: 646,305 persons2011: 647,282 persons2012: 647,214 persons2013: 646,862 persons2014: 646,317 persons2015: 646,257 persons2016: 646,040 persons2017: 646,874 persons2018: 647,268 persons2019: 647,672 persons2020: 649,957 persons2021: 651,435 persons2022: 654,019 persons2023: 659,551 persons2024: 661,904 persons2025: 664,222 persons630K640K650K660K670K2001201020252001: 630,539 persons2002: 636,184 persons2003: 639,787 persons2004: 642,066 persons2005: 642,977 persons2006: 642,230 persons2007: 642,209 persons2008: 643,189 persons2009: 644,811 persons2010: 646,305 persons2011: 647,282 persons2012: 647,214 persons2013: 646,862 persons2014: 646,317 persons2015: 646,257 persons2016: 646,040 persons2017: 646,874 persons2018: 647,268 persons2019: 647,672 persons2020: 649,957 persons2021: 651,435 persons2022: 654,019 persons2023: 659,551 persons2024: 661,904 persons2025: 664,222 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 Friesland (NL) was 4% in 2025, up 0.1 percentage points from 2024, and the 3rd highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands.

Unemployment rate4%2025Up 0.1 percentage points from 2024The 3rd highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Household disposable income per inhabitant€24,8002023, provisionalUp 9.7% from 2022The 2nd lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Employment rate82.9%2025Down 0.3 percentage points from 2024The 4th lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
At-risk-of-poverty rate14.4%2025Up 0.8 percentage points from 2024
Activity rate85.6%2025Down 0.3 percentage points from 2024
24681020012005200920132017202120252001: 3.1 %2002: 2.4 %2003: 3.5 %2004: 5.2 %2005: 6 %2006: 5.3 %2007: 3.7 %2008: 3.8 %2009: 4.4 %2010: 5.3 %2011: 5.1 %2012: 6.4 %2013: 8.4 %2014: 7.9 %2015: 7.9 %2016: 6.7 %2017: 5.6 %2018: 4.7 %2019: 3.7 %2020: 3.9 %2021: 4.5 %2022: 3.8 %2023: 4 %2024: 3.9 %2025: 4 %2468102001201020252001: 3.1 %2002: 2.4 %2003: 3.5 %2004: 5.2 %2005: 6 %2006: 5.3 %2007: 3.7 %2008: 3.8 %2009: 4.4 %2010: 5.3 %2011: 5.1 %2012: 6.4 %2013: 8.4 %2014: 7.9 %2015: 7.9 %2016: 6.7 %2017: 5.6 %2018: 4.7 %2019: 3.7 %2020: 3.9 %2021: 4.5 %2022: 3.8 %2023: 4 %2024: 3.9 %2025: 4 %
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 Friesland (NL) was €30.15 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 5.6% from 2023, and the 4th lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands.

Gross domestic product (GDP)€30.15 billion2024, provisionalUp 5.6% from 2023The 4th lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
GDP per capita€45,5002024, provisionalUp 5.3% from 2023The 2nd lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Real GDP growth-0.8%2024, estimatedUp 0.3 percentage points from 2023Tied for the 2nd lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100)98%2024, provisionalUp 2 percentage points from 2023
10K15K20K25K30K35K20002004200820122016202020242000: 13,267 EUR million2001: 14,293 EUR million2002: 14,546 EUR million2003: 15,107 EUR million2004: 15,248 EUR million2005: 15,942 EUR million2006: 16,738 EUR million2007: 17,925 EUR million2008: 18,517 EUR million2009: 18,047 EUR million2010: 18,394 EUR million2011: 18,928 EUR million2012: 18,694 EUR million2013: 18,439 EUR million2014: 18,775 EUR million2015: 19,036 EUR million2016: 19,341 EUR million2017: 20,096 EUR million2018: 20,970 EUR million2019: 22,190 EUR million2020: 22,308 EUR million2021: 24,319 EUR million2022: 27,672 EUR million2023: 28,563 EUR million2024: 30,149 EUR million10K15K20K25K30K35K2000200920242000: 13,267 EUR million2001: 14,293 EUR million2002: 14,546 EUR million2003: 15,107 EUR million2004: 15,248 EUR million2005: 15,942 EUR million2006: 16,738 EUR million2007: 17,925 EUR million2008: 18,517 EUR million2009: 18,047 EUR million2010: 18,394 EUR million2011: 18,928 EUR million2012: 18,694 EUR million2013: 18,439 EUR million2014: 18,775 EUR million2015: 19,036 EUR million2016: 19,341 EUR million2017: 20,096 EUR million2018: 20,970 EUR million2019: 22,190 EUR million2020: 22,308 EUR million2021: 24,319 EUR million2022: 27,672 EUR million2023: 28,563 EUR million2024: 30,149 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 Friesland (NL) was 2.2% in 2025, up 0.5 percentage points from 2024, and the 6th lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands.

Severe material and social deprivation rate2.2%2025Up 0.5 percentage points from 2024The 6th lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
People who bought online in the last 12 months93.4%2025Down 0.3 percentage points from 2024The 3rd lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
123456201620182020202220252016: 1.7 %2017: 2.7 %2018: 2.8 %2019: 2.3 %2020: 2.9 %2021: 1.5 %2022: 5.2 %2023: 2.1 %2024: 1.7 %2025: 2.2 %1234562016202020252016: 1.7 %2017: 2.7 %2018: 2.8 %2019: 2.3 %2020: 2.9 %2021: 1.5 %2022: 5.2 %2023: 2.1 %2024: 1.7 %2025: 2.2 %
Severe material and social deprivation rate, 2016 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 Friesland (NL) were 73,162 in 2023, up 3.8% from 2022, and the 5th lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands.

Active enterprises73,1622023Up 3.8% from 2022The 5th lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Enterprise births5,7722023Up 6.2% from 2022The 4th lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Enterprise birth rate7.89%2023Up 0.19 percentage points from 2022The 2nd lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Enterprise death rate4.47%2023, provisionalDown 1.01 percentage points from 2022
Nights spent in tourist accommodation7.01 million2025Down 0.7% from 2024
Nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)1.96 million2025Up 12.3% from 2024
66K68K70K72K74K2021202220232021: 66,405 count2022: 70,516 count2023: 73,162 count66K68K70K72K74K2021202220232021: 66,405 count2022: 70,516 count2023: 73,162 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 Friesland (NL) was 81.7 years in 2024, down 0.1 years from 2023, and tied for the 4th lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands.

Life expectancy at birth81.7 years2024Down 0.1 years from 2023Tied for the 4th lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Infant mortality rate2.8 per 1,000 live births2024Down 0.9 per 1,000 live births from 2023Tied for the 2nd lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Age-standardised death rate, all causes974.7 per 100,000 people2023Down 33.1 per 100,000 people from 2022The 4th highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Road deaths per million inhabitants53 per million inhabitants2024Down 4 per million inhabitants from 2023
787980818220012005200920132017202120242001: 78.4 years2002: 78.5 years2003: 78.9 years2004: 79.4 years2005: 79.7 years2006: 79.5 years2007: 80.6 years2008: 80.5 years2009: 80.8 years2010: 81.1 years2011: 81.2 years2012: 81 years2013: 81 years2014: 81.4 years2015: 81.3 years2016: 81.3 years2017: 81.6 years2018: 81.6 years2019: 81.9 years2020: 81.8 years2021: 81.3 years2022: 81.6 years2023: 81.8 years2024: 81.7 years787980818220012009201720242001: 78.4 years2002: 78.5 years2003: 78.9 years2004: 79.4 years2005: 79.7 years2006: 79.5 years2007: 80.6 years2008: 80.5 years2009: 80.8 years2010: 81.1 years2011: 81.2 years2012: 81 years2013: 81 years2014: 81.4 years2015: 81.3 years2016: 81.3 years2017: 81.6 years2018: 81.6 years2019: 81.9 years2020: 81.8 years2021: 81.3 years2022: 81.6 years2023: 81.8 years2024: 81.7 years
Life expectancy at birth, 2001 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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