NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by natural change rate

Flevoland had the highest natural change rate of 40 areas in 2018, at 5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Oost-Groningen had the lowest, at -5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the Netherlands was 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest5.6Flevoland
Median040 areas
Netherlands0.9History

All areas, 2018

Flevoland: 5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsFlevoland5.6Groot-Amsterdam: 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGroot-Amsterdam4.2Utrecht: 3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsUtrecht3.4Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage3.3Noord-Overijssel: 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Overijssel2.7Oost-Zuid-Holland: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsOost-Zuid-Holland2.4Delft en Westland: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDelft en Westland2Zaanstreek: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaanstreek2Groot-Rijnmond: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGroot-Rijnmond1.9Zuidwest-Gelderland: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Gelderland1.9Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Zuid-Holland1.5Veluwe: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsVeluwe1.4Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…0.8Alkmaar en omgeving: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlkmaar en omgeving0.6Overig Groningen: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsOverig Groningen0.5Midden-Noord-Brabant: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidden-Noord-Brabant0.4Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Noord-Brabant0.4Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoordoost-Noord-Brabant0.2Zuidwest-Overijssel: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Overijssel0.2Agglomeratie Haarlem: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie Haarlem0Arnhem/Nijmegen: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsArnhem/Nijmegen0Kop van Noord-Holland: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsKop van Noord-Holland0Noord-Friesland: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Friesland-0.5Noord-Limburg: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Limburg-0.5West-Noord-Brabant: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsWest-Noord-Brabant-0.5Twente: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTwente-0.6Overig Zeeland: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsOverig Zeeland-1Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHet Gooi en Vechtstreek-1.1IJmond: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsIJmond-1.2Zuidoost-Friesland: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Friesland-1.5Zuidwest-Friesland: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Friesland-1.5Zuidwest-Drenthe: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Drenthe-2.2Midden-Limburg: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidden-Limburg-2.4Noord-Drenthe: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Drenthe-2.6Achterhoek: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAchterhoek-2.7Zuidoost-Drenthe: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Drenthe-3.3Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-3.7Zuid-Limburg: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuid-Limburg-4.2Delfzijl en omgeving: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDelfzijl en omgeving-5Oost-Groningen: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsOost-Groningen-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

RankAreas2018
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2017
1Flevoland5.60 pts
2Groot-Amsterdam4.2-0.4 pts
3Utrecht3.4-0.3 pts
4Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage3.3-0.2 pts
5Noord-Overijssel2.7-0.4 pts
6Oost-Zuid-Holland2.4-0.2 pts
7Delft en Westland2+0.6 pts
7Zaanstreek2+0.1 pts
9Groot-Rijnmond1.9-0.2 pts
9Zuidwest-Gelderland1.9-0.1 pts
11Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland1.5-0.4 pts
12Veluwe1.4-0.3 pts
13Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek0.8-0.6 pts
14Alkmaar en omgeving0.6-0.2 pts
15Overig Groningen0.5+0.1 pts
16Midden-Noord-Brabant0.4-0.2 pts
16Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant0.4-0.1 pts
18Noordoost-Noord-Brabant0.2-0.5 pts
18Zuidwest-Overijssel0.2-0.1 pts
20Agglomeratie Haarlem0+0.2 pts
20Arnhem/Nijmegen0-0.3 pts
20Kop van Noord-Holland0-0.5 pts
23Noord-Friesland-0.5-0.4 pts
23Noord-Limburg-0.5-0.1 pts
23West-Noord-Brabant-0.5-0.1 pts
26Twente-0.6-0.5 pts
27Overig Zeeland-1-0.7 pts
28Het Gooi en Vechtstreek-1.1+0.2 pts
29IJmond-1.2-0.7 pts
30Zuidoost-Friesland-1.5-0.3 pts
30Zuidwest-Friesland-1.5-1.3 pts
32Zuidwest-Drenthe-2.2-1.1 pts
33Midden-Limburg-2.4-0.5 pts
34Noord-Drenthe-2.6-0.5 pts
35Achterhoek-2.7-0.3 pts
36Zuidoost-Drenthe-3.3-0.5 pts
37Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-3.7+0.3 pts
38Zuid-Limburg-4.2-0.1 pts
39Delfzijl en omgeving-5-1.2 pts
39Oost-Groningen-5-0.8 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 5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Oost-Groningen, with -5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018.

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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