NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by natural change rate, 2024

Flevoland had the highest natural change rate of 40 areas in 2024, at 4.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Oost-Groningen had the lowest, at -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the Netherlands was -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4.1Flevoland
Lowest-5.6Oost-Groningen
Median-1.340 areas
Netherlands-0.3History

All areas, 2024

Flevoland: 4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsFlevoland4.1Groot-Amsterdam: 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGroot-Amsterdam2.7Oost-Zuid-Holland: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsOost-Zuid-Holland2.4Utrecht: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsUtrecht2.2Noord-Overijssel: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Overijssel1.5Zuidwest-Gelderland: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Gelderland1.3Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage1.2Delft en Westland: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsDelft en Westland0.6Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Zuid-Holland0.6Groot-Rijnmond: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsGroot-Rijnmond0.5Zaanstreek: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaanstreek0.4Veluwe: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsVeluwe0.3Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Noord-Brabant-0.4Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…-0.5Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoordoost-Noord-Brabant-0.5Zuidwest-Overijssel: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Overijssel-0.6Midden-Noord-Brabant: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidden-Noord-Brabant-0.7Kop van Noord-Holland: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsKop van Noord-Holland-1Alkmaar en omgeving: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlkmaar en omgeving-1.1Overig Groningen: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsOverig Groningen-1.2Arnhem/Nijmegen: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsArnhem/Nijmegen-1.3Agglomeratie Haarlem: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie Haarlem-1.4Twente: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsTwente-1.7Noord-Friesland: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Friesland-1.8IJmond: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsIJmond-1.9West-Noord-Brabant: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsWest-Noord-Brabant-2Noord-Limburg: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Limburg-2.3Overig Zeeland: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsOverig Zeeland-2.3Zuidwest-Friesland: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Friesland-2.3Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsHet Gooi en Vechtstreek-2.7Zuidoost-Friesland: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Friesland-2.9Zuidwest-Drenthe: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Drenthe-3Midden-Limburg: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidden-Limburg-3.5Achterhoek: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAchterhoek-3.7Noord-Drenthe: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Drenthe-4.2Delfzijl en omgeving: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDelfzijl en omgeving-4.5Zuidoost-Drenthe: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Drenthe-4.5Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-4.7Zuid-Limburg: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuid-Limburg-5.5Oost-Groningen: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsOost-Groningen-5.6
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2024
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2023
1Flevoland4.1-0.5 pts
2Groot-Amsterdam2.7+0.1 pts
3Oost-Zuid-Holland2.4+0.5 pts
4Utrecht2.2+0.4 pts
5Noord-Overijssel1.5-0.1 pts
6Zuidwest-Gelderland1.3-0.2 pts
7Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage1.2-0.4 pts
8Delft en Westland0.6-0.3 pts
8Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland0.60 pts
10Groot-Rijnmond0.5-0.2 pts
11Zaanstreek0.4+0.1 pts
12Veluwe0.3+0.1 pts
13Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant-0.4+0.3 pts
14Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek-0.5-0.5 pts
14Noordoost-Noord-Brabant-0.5+0.6 pts
16Zuidwest-Overijssel-0.6+0.6 pts
17Midden-Noord-Brabant-0.7-0.2 pts
18Kop van Noord-Holland-1+0.6 pts
19Alkmaar en omgeving-1.1+0.1 pts
20Overig Groningen-1.2-0.5 pts
21Arnhem/Nijmegen-1.3-0.4 pts
22Agglomeratie Haarlem-1.4+0.1 pts
23Twente-1.7-0.1 pts
24Noord-Friesland-1.8-0.7 pts
25IJmond-1.9+0.5 pts
26West-Noord-Brabant-2-0.3 pts
27Noord-Limburg-2.3-0.1 pts
27Overig Zeeland-2.3-0.4 pts
27Zuidwest-Friesland-2.3+0.4 pts
30Het Gooi en Vechtstreek-2.7-0.2 pts
31Zuidoost-Friesland-2.9+0.1 pts
32Zuidwest-Drenthe-30 pts
33Midden-Limburg-3.5-0.2 pts
34Achterhoek-3.7-0.1 pts
35Noord-Drenthe-4.2-1 pts
36Delfzijl en omgeving-4.5-0.4 pts
36Zuidoost-Drenthe-4.5-0.3 pts
38Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-4.7+0.1 pts
39Zuid-Limburg-5.5-0.5 pts
40Oost-Groningen-5.6+0.5 pts

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About this ranking

Live births minus deaths during the year per 1,000 average residents (Eurostat crude rate of natural change).

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. 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.

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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Flevoland, with 4.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Oost-Groningen, with -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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