NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by natural change rate

Flevoland had the highest natural change rate of 40 areas in 2014, at 7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Delfzijl en omgeving had the lowest, at -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the Netherlands was 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest7Flevoland
Median1.540 areas
Netherlands2.1History

All areas, 2014

Flevoland: 7 per 1,000 inhabitantsFlevoland7Groot-Amsterdam: 5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGroot-Amsterdam5.1Utrecht: 4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsUtrecht4.5Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage4.2Noord-Overijssel: 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Overijssel4.2Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Zuid-Holland3.6Groot-Rijnmond: 3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGroot-Rijnmond3.4Oost-Zuid-Holland: 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsOost-Zuid-Holland3.1Zuidwest-Gelderland: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Gelderland2.6Zaanstreek: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaanstreek2.5Delft en Westland: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsDelft en Westland2.4Veluwe: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsVeluwe2.4Alkmaar en omgeving: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlkmaar en omgeving2.1Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoordoost-Noord-Brabant2Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…1.9Zuidwest-Overijssel: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Overijssel1.7Kop van Noord-Holland: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsKop van Noord-Holland1.6Overig Groningen: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsOverig Groningen1.6Arnhem/Nijmegen: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsArnhem/Nijmegen1.5Midden-Noord-Brabant: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidden-Noord-Brabant1.5Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Noord-Brabant1.5Agglomeratie Haarlem: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie Haarlem1.3Overig Zeeland: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsOverig Zeeland1.2Noord-Friesland: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Friesland1.1Twente: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsTwente1.1West-Noord-Brabant: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsWest-Noord-Brabant0.6Noord-Limburg: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Limburg0.5Zuidoost-Friesland: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Friesland0.5Zuidwest-Friesland: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Friesland0.5Zuidwest-Drenthe: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Drenthe0.2IJmond: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsIJmond0.1Noord-Drenthe: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Drenthe-0.3Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsHet Gooi en Vechtstreek-0.9Achterhoek: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAchterhoek-1.2Midden-Limburg: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidden-Limburg-1.5Zuidoost-Drenthe: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Drenthe-1.8Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-1.9Oost-Groningen: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsOost-Groningen-2.8Zuid-Limburg: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuid-Limburg-3.1Delfzijl en omgeving: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsDelfzijl en omgeving-3.3
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

RankAreas2014
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2013
1Flevoland7+0.9 pts
2Groot-Amsterdam5.1n/a
3Utrecht4.5n/a
4Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage4.2n/a
4Noord-Overijssel4.2-0.2 pts
6Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland3.6n/a
7Groot-Rijnmond3.4n/a
8Oost-Zuid-Holland3.1n/a
9Zuidwest-Gelderland2.6-0.3 pts
10Zaanstreek2.5+0.7 pts
11Delft en Westland2.4n/a
11Veluwe2.4+0.2 pts
13Alkmaar en omgeving2.1n/a
14Noordoost-Noord-Brabant2n/a
15Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek1.9n/a
16Zuidwest-Overijssel1.7+0.1 pts
17Kop van Noord-Holland1.6+0.4 pts
17Overig Groningen1.6n/a
19Arnhem/Nijmegen1.5+0.4 pts
19Midden-Noord-Brabant1.5n/a
19Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant1.5+0.2 pts
22Agglomeratie Haarlem1.3n/a
23Overig Zeeland1.2+1.1 pts
24Noord-Friesland1.1n/a
24Twente1.1+0.2 pts
26West-Noord-Brabant0.6+0.1 pts
27Noord-Limburg0.50 pts
27Zuidoost-Friesland0.5n/a
27Zuidwest-Friesland0.5n/a
30Zuidwest-Drenthe0.2+0.9 pts
31IJmond0.1+0.2 pts
32Noord-Drenthe-0.3+0.8 pts
33Het Gooi en Vechtstreek-0.9+0.8 pts
34Achterhoek-1.2+0.3 pts
35Midden-Limburg-1.5-0.3 pts
36Zuidoost-Drenthe-1.80 pts
37Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-1.9+1.3 pts
38Oost-Groningen-2.8n/a
39Zuid-Limburg-3.10 pts
40Delfzijl en omgeving-3.3+0.4 pts

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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 7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Delfzijl en omgeving, with -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

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