NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by natural change rate

Flevoland had the highest natural change rate of 40 areas in 2016, at 5.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Zuid-Limburg had the lowest, at -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the Netherlands was 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest5.7Flevoland
Lowest-3.7Zuid-Limburg
Median0.640 areas
Netherlands1.4History

All areas, 2016

Flevoland: 5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsFlevoland5.7Groot-Amsterdam: 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGroot-Amsterdam4.6Utrecht: 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-Overijssel3.7Delft en Westland: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsDelft en Westland2.6Groot-Rijnmond: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGroot-Rijnmond2.6Zuidwest-Gelderland: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Gelderland2.4Oost-Zuid-Holland: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsOost-Zuid-Holland2.3Zaanstreek: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaanstreek2.3Veluwe: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsVeluwe1.8Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Zuid-Holland1.6Zuidwest-Overijssel: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Overijssel1.6Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…1.5Midden-Noord-Brabant: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidden-Noord-Brabant1.1Overig Groningen: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsOverig Groningen1.1Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoordoost-Noord-Brabant1Kop van Noord-Holland: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsKop van Noord-Holland0.9Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Noord-Brabant0.7Arnhem/Nijmegen: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsArnhem/Nijmegen0.6Alkmaar en omgeving: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlkmaar en omgeving0.5Noord-Friesland: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Friesland0.2Zuidwest-Friesland: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Friesland0.2Noord-Limburg: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Limburg0.1Twente: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsTwente0West-Noord-Brabant: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsWest-Noord-Brabant-0.1Agglomeratie Haarlem: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie Haarlem-0.2Overig Zeeland: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsOverig Zeeland-0.3IJmond: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsIJmond-0.4Zuidwest-Drenthe: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Drenthe-1.3Midden-Limburg: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidden-Limburg-1.5Noord-Drenthe: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Drenthe-1.5Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsHet Gooi en Vechtstreek-1.6Zuidoost-Friesland: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Friesland-1.8Achterhoek: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAchterhoek-2.1Zuidoost-Drenthe: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Drenthe-2.5Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-3.2Oost-Groningen: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsOost-Groningen-3.4Delfzijl en omgeving: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDelfzijl en omgeving-3.5Zuid-Limburg: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuid-Limburg-3.7
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

RankAreas2016
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2015
1Flevoland5.7-0.4 pts
2Groot-Amsterdam4.6-0.1 pts
3Utrecht3.80 pts
4Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage3.70 pts
4Noord-Overijssel3.70 pts
6Delft en Westland2.6+0.7 pts
6Groot-Rijnmond2.6+0.1 pts
8Zuidwest-Gelderland2.4+0.6 pts
9Oost-Zuid-Holland2.30 pts
9Zaanstreek2.3+0.7 pts
11Veluwe1.8-0.2 pts
12Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland1.6-0.3 pts
12Zuidwest-Overijssel1.6+0.8 pts
14Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek1.5+0.2 pts
15Midden-Noord-Brabant1.1+0.1 pts
15Overig Groningen1.1-0.2 pts
17Noordoost-Noord-Brabant1+0.1 pts
18Kop van Noord-Holland0.9+0.3 pts
19Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant0.7-0.1 pts
20Arnhem/Nijmegen0.6-0.3 pts
21Alkmaar en omgeving0.5-0.4 pts
22Noord-Friesland0.2-0.3 pts
22Zuidwest-Friesland0.2+0.7 pts
24Noord-Limburg0.1+1.1 pts
25Twente0-0.5 pts
26West-Noord-Brabant-0.10 pts
27Agglomeratie Haarlem-0.20 pts
28Overig Zeeland-0.3-0.5 pts
29IJmond-0.40 pts
30Zuidwest-Drenthe-1.3-0.7 pts
31Midden-Limburg-1.5+0.5 pts
31Noord-Drenthe-1.5+0.8 pts
33Het Gooi en Vechtstreek-1.60 pts
34Zuidoost-Friesland-1.8-1.2 pts
35Achterhoek-2.1-0.1 pts
36Zuidoost-Drenthe-2.50 pts
37Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-3.2+0.3 pts
38Oost-Groningen-3.40 pts
39Delfzijl en omgeving-3.5+1 pts
40Zuid-Limburg-3.7+0.2 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 5.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Zuid-Limburg, with -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016.

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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