NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by natural change rate

Flevoland had the highest natural change rate of 40 areas in 2019, at 5.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen had the lowest, at -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the Netherlands was 1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest5.8Flevoland
Median-0.140 areas
Netherlands1History

All areas, 2019

Flevoland: 5.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsFlevoland5.8Groot-Amsterdam: 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGroot-Amsterdam4.2Utrecht: 3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsUtrecht3.5Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage3.3Noord-Overijssel: 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Overijssel3.2Delft en Westland: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsDelft en Westland2.6Zaanstreek: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaanstreek2.6Oost-Zuid-Holland: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsOost-Zuid-Holland2.5Groot-Rijnmond: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGroot-Rijnmond2.1Zuidwest-Gelderland: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Gelderland1.9Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Zuid-Holland1.6Veluwe: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsVeluwe1.4Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…1.2Alkmaar en omgeving: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlkmaar en omgeving0.7Midden-Noord-Brabant: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidden-Noord-Brabant0.6Overig Groningen: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsOverig Groningen0.6Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Noord-Brabant0.5Agglomeratie Haarlem: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie Haarlem0.4Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoordoost-Noord-Brabant0.4Arnhem/Nijmegen: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsArnhem/Nijmegen-0.1Overig Zeeland: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsOverig Zeeland-0.1Zuidwest-Overijssel: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Overijssel-0.1Kop van Noord-Holland: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsKop van Noord-Holland-0.2Noord-Friesland: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Friesland-0.2Zuidwest-Friesland: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Friesland-0.2IJmond: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsIJmond-0.6Twente: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTwente-0.6West-Noord-Brabant: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsWest-Noord-Brabant-0.6Zuidwest-Drenthe: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Drenthe-1Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHet Gooi en Vechtstreek-1.1Zuidoost-Friesland: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Friesland-1.1Noord-Limburg: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Limburg-1.2Noord-Drenthe: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Drenthe-2.4Achterhoek: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAchterhoek-2.5Midden-Limburg: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidden-Limburg-2.5Zuidoost-Drenthe: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Drenthe-2.6Delfzijl en omgeving: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsDelfzijl en omgeving-3.7Oost-Groningen: -4 per 1,000 inhabitantsOost-Groningen-4Zuid-Limburg: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuid-Limburg-4.1Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-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

RankAreas2019
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2018
1Flevoland5.8+0.2 pts
2Groot-Amsterdam4.20 pts
3Utrecht3.5+0.1 pts
4Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage3.30 pts
5Noord-Overijssel3.2+0.5 pts
6Delft en Westland2.6+0.6 pts
6Zaanstreek2.6+0.6 pts
8Oost-Zuid-Holland2.5+0.1 pts
9Groot-Rijnmond2.1+0.2 pts
10Zuidwest-Gelderland1.90 pts
11Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland1.6+0.1 pts
12Veluwe1.40 pts
13Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek1.2+0.4 pts
14Alkmaar en omgeving0.7+0.1 pts
15Midden-Noord-Brabant0.6+0.2 pts
15Overig Groningen0.6+0.1 pts
17Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant0.5+0.1 pts
18Agglomeratie Haarlem0.4+0.4 pts
18Noordoost-Noord-Brabant0.4+0.2 pts
20Arnhem/Nijmegen-0.1-0.1 pts
20Overig Zeeland-0.1+0.9 pts
20Zuidwest-Overijssel-0.1-0.3 pts
23Kop van Noord-Holland-0.2-0.2 pts
23Noord-Friesland-0.2+0.3 pts
23Zuidwest-Friesland-0.2+1.3 pts
26IJmond-0.6+0.6 pts
26Twente-0.60 pts
26West-Noord-Brabant-0.6-0.1 pts
29Zuidwest-Drenthe-1+1.2 pts
30Het Gooi en Vechtstreek-1.10 pts
30Zuidoost-Friesland-1.1+0.4 pts
32Noord-Limburg-1.2-0.7 pts
33Noord-Drenthe-2.4+0.2 pts
34Achterhoek-2.5+0.2 pts
34Midden-Limburg-2.5-0.1 pts
36Zuidoost-Drenthe-2.6+0.7 pts
37Delfzijl en omgeving-3.7+1.3 pts
38Oost-Groningen-4+1 pts
39Zuid-Limburg-4.1+0.1 pts
40Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-4.5-0.8 pts

Other periods

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.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by natural change rate using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"natural_change_rate","level":"province","within":"Netherlands","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=natural_change_rate&level=province&within=Netherlands&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Flevoland, with 5.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen, with -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019.

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.

Natural change rate: other rankings

NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands: more rankings