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Zuid-Holland in figures

A profile of Zuid-Holland 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 Zuid-Holland was 3.86 million in 2025, up 0.6% from 2024, and the highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands.

Population3.86 million2025Up 0.6% from 2024The highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Natural change rate0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2024Down 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitants from 2023The 3rd highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Median age40.9 years2025Up 0.1 years from 2024The 3rd lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Population aged 65 and over19.2%2025Up 0.3 percentage points from 2024
Population density1,393.1 inhabitants per km²2024No 2023 figure to compare
Net migration including statistical adjustment20,0322024Compared with 31,887 in 2023
3.5M3.6M3.7M3.8M3.9M2014201620182020202220252014: 3,542,786 persons2015: 3,565,726 persons2016: 3,587,874 persons2017: 3,615,475 persons2018: 3,646,010 persons2019: 3,673,893 persons2020: 3,708,696 persons2021: 3,726,050 persons2022: 3,753,944 persons2023: 3,804,906 persons2024: 3,840,460 persons2025: 3,863,397 persons3.5M3.6M3.7M3.8M3.9M20142018202220252014: 3,542,786 persons2015: 3,565,726 persons2016: 3,587,874 persons2017: 3,615,475 persons2018: 3,646,010 persons2019: 3,673,893 persons2020: 3,708,696 persons2021: 3,726,050 persons2022: 3,753,944 persons2023: 3,804,906 persons2024: 3,840,460 persons2025: 3,863,397 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 Zuid-Holland was 4.8% in 2025, up 0.7 percentage points from 2024, and the highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands.

Unemployment rate4.8%2025Up 0.7 percentage points from 2024The highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Household disposable income per inhabitant€26,5002023, provisionalUp 6.9% from 2022Tied for the 4th highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Employment rate82%2025Down 0.5 percentage points from 2024The 3rd lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
At-risk-of-poverty rate14%2025Up 0.7 percentage points from 2024
Activity rate84.3%2025Unchanged from 2024
44.254.54.7555.2520192020202120222023202420252019: 4.1 %2020: 4.4 %2021: 5.1 %2022: 4 %2023: 4 %2024: 4.1 %2025: 4.8 %44.555.52019202220252019: 4.1 %2020: 4.4 %2021: 5.1 %2022: 4 %2023: 4 %2024: 4.1 %2025: 4.8 %
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 Zuid-Holland was €231.24 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 7.2% from 2023, and the 2nd highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands.

Gross domestic product (GDP)€231.24 billion2024, provisionalUp 7.2% from 2023The 2nd highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
GDP per capita€60,0002024, provisionalUp 6.4% from 2023The 4th highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Real GDP growth1.6%2024, estimatedUp 2.1 percentage points from 2023Tied for the 3rd highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100)129%2024, provisionalUp 3 percentage points from 2023
50K100K150K200K250K20002004200820122016202020242000: 97,488 EUR million2001: 104,304 EUR million2002: 108,277 EUR million2003: 111,914 EUR million2004: 115,296 EUR million2005: 120,567 EUR million2006: 127,614 EUR million2007: 136,470 EUR million2008: 141,800 EUR million2009: 136,111 EUR million2010: 138,468 EUR million2011: 140,514 EUR million2012: 139,619 EUR million2013: 139,517 EUR million2014: 141,681 EUR million2015: 147,973 EUR million2016: 151,730 EUR million2017: 156,410 EUR million2018: 162,502 EUR million2019: 171,342 EUR million2020: 169,913 EUR million2021: 184,260 EUR million2022: 203,665 EUR million2023: 215,638 EUR million2024: 231,245 EUR million50K100K150K200K250K2000200920242000: 97,488 EUR million2001: 104,304 EUR million2002: 108,277 EUR million2003: 111,914 EUR million2004: 115,296 EUR million2005: 120,567 EUR million2006: 127,614 EUR million2007: 136,470 EUR million2008: 141,800 EUR million2009: 136,111 EUR million2010: 138,468 EUR million2011: 140,514 EUR million2012: 139,619 EUR million2013: 139,517 EUR million2014: 141,681 EUR million2015: 147,973 EUR million2016: 151,730 EUR million2017: 156,410 EUR million2018: 162,502 EUR million2019: 171,342 EUR million2020: 169,913 EUR million2021: 184,260 EUR million2022: 203,665 EUR million2023: 215,638 EUR million2024: 231,245 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 Zuid-Holland was 2.8% in 2025, down 1.4 percentage points from 2024, and the 6th highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands.

Severe material and social deprivation rate2.8%2025Down 1.4 percentage points from 2024The 6th highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
People who bought online in the last 12 months94.5%2025Down 0.2 percentage points from 2024The 6th lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
2.533.544.5202420252024: 4.2 %2025: 2.8 %2.533.544.5202420252024: 4.2 %2025: 2.8 %
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

Active enterprises in Zuid-Holland were 505,170 in 2023, up 5.9% from 2022, and the highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands.

Active enterprises505,1702023Up 5.9% from 2022The highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Enterprise births53,5662023Up 5.4% from 2022The highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Enterprise birth rate10.6%2023Down 0.05 percentage points from 2022The 2nd highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Enterprise death rate5.11%2023, provisionalDown 1.19 percentage points from 2022
Nights spent in tourist accommodation16.59 million2025Up 0.6% from 2024
Nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)8.66 million2025Up 0.1% from 2024
470K480K490K500K510K202220232022: 477,024 count2023: 505,170 count470K480K490K500K510K202220232022: 477,024 count2023: 505,170 count
Active enterprises, 2022 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 Zuid-Holland was 82 years in 2024, up 0.1 years from 2023, and tied for the 4th highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands.

Life expectancy at birth82 years2024Up 0.1 years from 2023Tied for the 4th highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Infant mortality rate3.9 per 1,000 live births2024Down 0.1 per 1,000 live births from 2023The highest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Age-standardised death rate, all causes934.8 per 100,000 people2023No 2022 figure to compareThe 3rd lowest of 12 regions in the Netherlands
Road deaths per million inhabitants28 per million inhabitants2024Up 2 per million inhabitants from 2023
81.281.481.681.88282.22014201620182020202220242014: 81.8 years2015: 81.7 years2016: 81.7 years2017: 81.9 years2018: 81.8 years2019: 82.1 years2020: 81.3 years2021: 81.4 years2022: 81.7 years2023: 81.9 years2024: 82 years81.281.481.681.88282.22014201820242014: 81.8 years2015: 81.7 years2016: 81.7 years2017: 81.9 years2018: 81.8 years2019: 82.1 years2020: 81.3 years2021: 81.4 years2022: 81.7 years2023: 81.9 years2024: 82 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

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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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