# NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base), 2025

All 40 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `dependency_ratio_15_64`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Population aged 0 to 14 plus population aged 65 and over, divided by population aged 15 to 64, times 100, on 1 January (Eurostat).
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population structure indicators by NUTS 2 and 3 region, age dependency ratio (demo_r_pjanind3) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- Citation: Eurostat. Population structure indicators by NUTS 2 and 3 region, age dependency ratio (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/dependency-ratio-15-64/netherlands-provinces
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/dependency-ratio-15-64/netherlands-provinces.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen | 67.9 |
| 2 | Delfzijl en omgeving | 67.4 |
| 3 | Noord-Drenthe | 66.9 |
| 4 | Zuidwest-Friesland | 66.4 |
| 5 | Overig Zeeland | 65.7 |
| 6 | Achterhoek | 65.5 |
| 6 | Oost-Groningen | 65.5 |
| 8 | Midden-Limburg | 64.1 |
| 8 | Zuidoost-Drenthe | 64.1 |
| 10 | Het Gooi en Vechtstreek | 63.9 |
| 11 | Zuidoost-Friesland | 63.8 |
| 11 | Zuidwest-Drenthe | 63.8 |
| 13 | Zuid-Limburg | 62.5 |
| 14 | Kop van Noord-Holland | 61.8 |
| 15 | Alkmaar en omgeving | 61.1 |
| 16 | Noord-Limburg | 60.8 |
| 17 | Veluwe | 60.6 |
| 18 | IJmond | 60.2 |
| 19 | Oost-Zuid-Holland | 59.7 |
| 20 | Noord-Friesland | 59.1 |
| 21 | Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland | 58.8 |
| 22 | Noordoost-Noord-Brabant | 58.3 |
| 22 | West-Noord-Brabant | 58.3 |
| 24 | Agglomeratie Haarlem | 58 |
| 24 | Zuidwest-Gelderland | 58 |
| 26 | Twente | 57.4 |
| 27 | Noord-Overijssel | 57.3 |
| 28 | Zuidwest-Overijssel | 56.9 |
| 29 | Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant | 55.1 |
| 30 | Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek | 54.3 |
| 30 | Midden-Noord-Brabant | 54.3 |
| 32 | Zaanstreek | 54.2 |
| 33 | Arnhem/Nijmegen | 53.9 |
| 34 | Groot-Rijnmond | 53.1 |
| 34 | Utrecht | 53.1 |
| 36 | Flevoland | 50.9 |
| 37 | Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage | 50.4 |
| 38 | Delft en Westland | 49.9 |
| 39 | Overig Groningen | 47.3 |
| 40 | Groot-Amsterdam | 43 |