NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by natural change rate

Flevoland had the highest natural change rate of 40 areas in 2020, at 5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Zuid-Limburg had the lowest, at -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the Netherlands was 0 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest5Flevoland
Lowest-5.9Zuid-Limburg
Median-0.840 areas
Netherlands0History

All areas, 2020

Flevoland: 5 per 1,000 inhabitantsFlevoland5Groot-Amsterdam: 3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGroot-Amsterdam3.4Utrecht: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsUtrecht2.6Noord-Overijssel: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Overijssel2.2Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage1.9Oost-Zuid-Holland: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsOost-Zuid-Holland1.8Delft en Westland: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsDelft en Westland1.1Zuidwest-Gelderland: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Gelderland0.9Groot-Rijnmond: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGroot-Rijnmond0.8Veluwe: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsVeluwe0.6Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…0.2Overig Groningen: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsOverig Groningen0.2Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Zuid-Holland0.2Zaanstreek: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaanstreek-0.1Alkmaar en omgeving: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlkmaar en omgeving-0.5Kop van Noord-Holland: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsKop van Noord-Holland-0.5Arnhem/Nijmegen: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsArnhem/Nijmegen-0.6Noord-Friesland: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Friesland-0.6Overig Zeeland: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsOverig Zeeland-0.7Agglomeratie Haarlem: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie Haarlem-0.8Zuidwest-Friesland: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Friesland-0.8Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Noord-Brabant-0.9Zuidwest-Overijssel: -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Overijssel-0.9Midden-Noord-Brabant: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidden-Noord-Brabant-1.1Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoordoost-Noord-Brabant-1.3IJmond: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsIJmond-1.5West-Noord-Brabant: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsWest-Noord-Brabant-1.7Zuidoost-Friesland: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Friesland-1.7Twente: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsTwente-1.8Zuidwest-Drenthe: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Drenthe-1.9Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHet Gooi en Vechtstreek-2.2Noord-Limburg: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Limburg-2.2Noord-Drenthe: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Drenthe-2.9Achterhoek: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAchterhoek-3.2Midden-Limburg: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidden-Limburg-3.6Zuidoost-Drenthe: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Drenthe-3.6Delfzijl en omgeving: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsDelfzijl en omgeving-4.7Oost-Groningen: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsOost-Groningen-4.7Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-4.8Zuid-Limburg: -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuid-Limburg-5.9
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

RankAreas2020
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2019
1Flevoland5-0.8 pts
2Groot-Amsterdam3.4-0.8 pts
3Utrecht2.6-0.9 pts
4Noord-Overijssel2.2-1 pts
5Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage1.9-1.4 pts
6Oost-Zuid-Holland1.8-0.7 pts
7Delft en Westland1.1-1.5 pts
8Zuidwest-Gelderland0.9-1 pts
9Groot-Rijnmond0.8-1.3 pts
10Veluwe0.6-0.8 pts
11Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek0.2-1 pts
11Overig Groningen0.2-0.4 pts
11Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland0.2-1.4 pts
14Zaanstreek-0.1-2.7 pts
15Alkmaar en omgeving-0.5-1.2 pts
15Kop van Noord-Holland-0.5-0.3 pts
17Arnhem/Nijmegen-0.6-0.5 pts
17Noord-Friesland-0.6-0.4 pts
19Overig Zeeland-0.7-0.6 pts
20Agglomeratie Haarlem-0.8-1.2 pts
20Zuidwest-Friesland-0.8-0.6 pts
22Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant-0.9-1.4 pts
22Zuidwest-Overijssel-0.9-0.8 pts
24Midden-Noord-Brabant-1.1-1.7 pts
25Noordoost-Noord-Brabant-1.3-1.7 pts
26IJmond-1.5-0.9 pts
27West-Noord-Brabant-1.7-1.1 pts
27Zuidoost-Friesland-1.7-0.6 pts
29Twente-1.8-1.2 pts
30Zuidwest-Drenthe-1.9-0.9 pts
31Het Gooi en Vechtstreek-2.2-1.1 pts
31Noord-Limburg-2.2-1 pts
33Noord-Drenthe-2.9-0.5 pts
34Achterhoek-3.2-0.7 pts
35Midden-Limburg-3.6-1.1 pts
35Zuidoost-Drenthe-3.6-1 pts
37Delfzijl en omgeving-4.7-1 pts
37Oost-Groningen-4.7-0.7 pts
39Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-4.8-0.3 pts
40Zuid-Limburg-5.9-1.8 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 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Zuid-Limburg, with -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020.

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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