Flevoland had the highest birth rate of 40 areas in 2018, at 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Zuid-Limburg had the lowest, at 7.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the Netherlands was 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
Eurostat. Crude birth rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
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Rank NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by birth rate using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"crude_birth_rate","level":"province","within":"Netherlands","limit":10}
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Flevoland, with 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest birth rate?
Zuid-Limburg, with 7.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Crude birth rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.
