# Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base), 2025

All 12 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-regions
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/dependency-ratio-15-64/netherlands-regions.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Zeeland | 66.3 |
| 2 | Drenthe | 65.1 |
| 3 | Limburg (NL) | 62.4 |
| 4 | Friesland (NL) | 62 |
| 5 | Gelderland | 58.7 |
| 6 | Overijssel | 57.3 |
| 7 | Noord-Brabant | 56.5 |
| 8 | Zuid-Holland | 53.5 |
| 9 | Utrecht | 53.1 |
| 10 | Groningen | 52.5 |
| 11 | Noord-Holland | 51.2 |
| 12 | Flevoland | 50.9 |