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Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by deaths

Zuid-Holland had the highest deaths of 12 regions in 2021, at 34,288. Flevoland had the lowest, at 2,945. The median was 11,506 and the figure for the Netherlands was 170,972. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest34,288Zuid-Holland
Lowest2,945Flevoland
Median11,50612 regions
Netherlands170,972History

All regions, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Zuid-HollandZuid-Holland: 34,288 count34,288Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 25,972 count25,972Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 25,665 count25,665GelderlandGelderland: 21,287 count21,287Limburg (NL)Limburg (NL): 13,925 count13,925OverijsselOverijssel: 11,688 count11,688UtrechtUtrecht: 11,323 count11,323Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 7,069 count7,069GroningenGroningen: 6,201 count6,201DrentheDrenthe: 5,876 count5,876ZeelandZeeland: 4,733 count4,733FlevolandFlevoland: 2,945 count2,945
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2021
count		Change on 2020
1Zuid-Holland34,288-1.3%
2Noord-Holland25,972+1.9%
3Noord-Brabant25,665-3.4%
4Gelderland21,287+1.6%
5Limburg (NL)13,925+2.2%
6Overijssel11,688+1.1%
7Utrecht11,323+1.3%
8Friesland (NL)7,069+9.5%
9Groningen6,201+8.5%
10Drenthe5,876+5.9%
11Zeeland4,733+14.4%
12Flevoland2,945+7.5%

Other periods

About this ranking

Deaths of residents in the area during the year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Deaths during the year 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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Which region has the highest deaths?

Zuid-Holland, with 34,288 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest deaths?

Flevoland, with 2,945 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Deaths during the year by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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