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Utrecht in figures

A profile of Utrecht from official statistics: 23 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 Utrecht was 1.41 million in 2025, up 0.6% from 2024, and the 5th highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands.

Population1.41 million2025Up 0.6% from 2024The 5th highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Natural change rate2.2 per 1,000 inhabitants2024Up 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitants from 2023The 2nd highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Median age40 years2025Up 0.1 years from 2024The 2nd lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Population aged 65 and over18.4%2025Up 0.3 percentage points from 2024
Population density938.3 inhabitants per km²2024, provisionalNo 2023 figure to compare
Net migration including statistical adjustment6,0372024Compared with 9,901 in 2023
1.28M1.3M1.33M1.35M1.38M1.4M1.43M2014201620182020202220252014: 1,287,918 persons2015: 1,297,857 persons2016: 1,308,042 persons2017: 1,319,251 persons2018: 1,330,518 persons2019: 1,342,158 persons2020: 1,354,834 persons2021: 1,361,153 persons2022: 1,369,873 persons2023: 1,387,643 persons2024: 1,400,057 persons2025: 1,409,144 persons
Population, 2014 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 Utrecht was 3.8% in 2025, up 0.1 percentage points from 2024, and tied for the 4th highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands.

Unemployment rate3.8%2025Up 0.1 percentage points from 2024Tied for the 4th highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Household disposable income per inhabitant€28,6002023, provisionalUp 7.9% from 2022The highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Employment rate85.4%2025Up 0.1 percentage points from 2024The highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
At-risk-of-poverty rate12.3%2025Up 2.3 percentage points from 2024
Activity rate87.6%2025Up 0.4 percentage points from 2024
2.7533.253.53.75420192020202120222023202420252019: 2.9 %2020: 3.5 %2021: 4 %2022: 3.3 %2023: 3.3 %2024: 3.7 %2025: 3.8 %
Unemployment rate, 2019 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 Utrecht was €106.26 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 8.1% from 2023, and the 5th highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands.

Gross domestic product (GDP)€106.26 billion2024, provisionalUp 8.1% from 2023The 5th highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
GDP per capita€75,6002024, provisionalUp 7.2% from 2023The 2nd highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Real GDP growth2.3%2024, estimatedUp 0.7 percentage points from 2023The highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100)162%2024, provisionalUp 5 percentage points from 2023
40K60K80K100K120K20002004200820122016202020242000: 41,621 EUR million2001: 45,275 EUR million2002: 46,622 EUR million2003: 46,784 EUR million2004: 48,183 EUR million2005: 49,964 EUR million2006: 52,662 EUR million2007: 56,434 EUR million2008: 58,427 EUR million2009: 59,122 EUR million2010: 58,802 EUR million2011: 58,926 EUR million2012: 59,260 EUR million2013: 60,899 EUR million2014: 62,615 EUR million2015: 64,036 EUR million2016: 66,193 EUR million2017: 70,135 EUR million2018: 73,707 EUR million2019: 77,322 EUR million2020: 79,027 EUR million2021: 85,335 EUR million2022: 91,659 EUR million2023: 98,295 EUR million2024: 106,260 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 Utrecht was 3% in 2025, up 2 percentage points from 2024, and the 4th highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands.

Severe material and social deprivation rate3%2025Up 2 percentage points from 2024The 4th highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
People who bought online in the last 12 months94.4%2025Down 1.9 percentage points from 2024The 5th lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
11.522.53202420252024: 1 %2025: 3 %
Severe material and social deprivation rate, 2024 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

Nights spent in tourist accommodation in Utrecht were 4.65 million in 2025, up 0.6% from 2024, and the 3rd lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands.

Nights spent in tourist accommodation4.65 million2025Up 0.6% from 2024The 3rd lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)1.27 million2025Up 7.8% from 2024The 3rd lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
4.4M4.5M4.6M4.7M2023202420252023: 4,402,838 count2024: 4,626,106 count2025: 4,653,854 count
Nights spent in tourist accommodation, 2023 to 2025. count. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2).

Sources: 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 Utrecht was 82.4 years in 2024, up 0.2 years from 2023, and the highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands.

Life expectancy at birth82.4 years2024Up 0.2 years from 2023The highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Infant mortality rate3.4 per 1,000 live births2024Up 0.3 per 1,000 live births from 2023The 6th highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Age-standardised death rate, all causes925.5 per 100,000 people2023No 2022 figure to compareThe 2nd lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Road deaths per million inhabitants35 per million inhabitants2024Up 6 per million inhabitants from 2023
81.88282.282.482.62014201620182020202220242014: 82 years2015: 82 years2016: 81.9 years2017: 82.1 years2018: 82.2 years2019: 82.6 years2020: 82 years2021: 82 years2022: 82.1 years2023: 82.2 years2024: 82.4 years
Life expectancy at birth, 2014 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

Each figure comes from the table cited here. Cite the publisher; these citations include any notice the publisher requires.

  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. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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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