NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by natural change rate

Flevoland had the highest natural change rate of 40 areas in 2015, at 6.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Delfzijl en omgeving had the lowest, at -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the Netherlands was 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest6.1Flevoland
Median0.740 areas
Netherlands1.4History

All areas, 2015

Flevoland: 6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsFlevoland6.1Groot-Amsterdam: 4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGroot-Amsterdam4.7Utrecht: 3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsUtrecht3.8Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage3.7Noord-Overijssel: 3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Overijssel3.7Groot-Rijnmond: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsGroot-Rijnmond2.5Oost-Zuid-Holland: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsOost-Zuid-Holland2.3Veluwe: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVeluwe2Delft en Westland: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDelft en Westland1.9Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Zuid-Holland1.9Zuidwest-Gelderland: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Gelderland1.8Zaanstreek: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaanstreek1.6Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…1.3Overig Groningen: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsOverig Groningen1.3Midden-Noord-Brabant: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidden-Noord-Brabant1Alkmaar en omgeving: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlkmaar en omgeving0.9Arnhem/Nijmegen: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsArnhem/Nijmegen0.9Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoordoost-Noord-Brabant0.9Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Noord-Brabant0.8Zuidwest-Overijssel: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Overijssel0.8Kop van Noord-Holland: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsKop van Noord-Holland0.6Noord-Friesland: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Friesland0.5Twente: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTwente0.5Overig Zeeland: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsOverig Zeeland0.2West-Noord-Brabant: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsWest-Noord-Brabant-0.1Agglomeratie Haarlem: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie Haarlem-0.2IJmond: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsIJmond-0.4Zuidwest-Friesland: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Friesland-0.5Zuidoost-Friesland: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Friesland-0.6Zuidwest-Drenthe: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Drenthe-0.6Noord-Limburg: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Limburg-1Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsHet Gooi en Vechtstreek-1.6Achterhoek: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAchterhoek-2Midden-Limburg: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidden-Limburg-2Noord-Drenthe: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Drenthe-2.3Zuidoost-Drenthe: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Drenthe-2.5Oost-Groningen: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsOost-Groningen-3.4Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-3.5Zuid-Limburg: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuid-Limburg-3.9Delfzijl en omgeving: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDelfzijl en omgeving-4.5
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

RankAreas2015
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2014
1Flevoland6.1-0.9 pts
2Groot-Amsterdam4.7-0.4 pts
3Utrecht3.8-0.7 pts
4Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage3.7-0.5 pts
4Noord-Overijssel3.7-0.5 pts
6Groot-Rijnmond2.5-0.9 pts
7Oost-Zuid-Holland2.3-0.8 pts
8Veluwe2-0.4 pts
9Delft en Westland1.9-0.5 pts
9Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland1.9-1.7 pts
11Zuidwest-Gelderland1.8-0.8 pts
12Zaanstreek1.6-0.9 pts
13Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek1.3-0.6 pts
13Overig Groningen1.3-0.3 pts
15Midden-Noord-Brabant1-0.5 pts
16Alkmaar en omgeving0.9-1.2 pts
16Arnhem/Nijmegen0.9-0.6 pts
16Noordoost-Noord-Brabant0.9-1.1 pts
19Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant0.8-0.7 pts
19Zuidwest-Overijssel0.8-0.9 pts
21Kop van Noord-Holland0.6-1 pts
22Noord-Friesland0.5-0.6 pts
22Twente0.5-0.6 pts
24Overig Zeeland0.2-1 pts
25West-Noord-Brabant-0.1-0.7 pts
26Agglomeratie Haarlem-0.2-1.5 pts
27IJmond-0.4-0.5 pts
28Zuidwest-Friesland-0.5-1 pts
29Zuidoost-Friesland-0.6-1.1 pts
29Zuidwest-Drenthe-0.6-0.8 pts
31Noord-Limburg-1-1.5 pts
32Het Gooi en Vechtstreek-1.6-0.7 pts
33Achterhoek-2-0.8 pts
33Midden-Limburg-2-0.5 pts
35Noord-Drenthe-2.3-2 pts
36Zuidoost-Drenthe-2.5-0.7 pts
37Oost-Groningen-3.4-0.6 pts
38Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-3.5-1.6 pts
39Zuid-Limburg-3.9-0.8 pts
40Delfzijl en omgeving-4.5-1.2 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 6.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Delfzijl en omgeving, with -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015.

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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