NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by natural change rate

Flevoland had the highest natural change rate of 40 areas in 2021, at 5.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Oost-Groningen had the lowest, at -6.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the Netherlands was 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest5.2Flevoland
Lowest-6.1Oost-Groningen
Median-0.540 areas
Netherlands0.5History

All areas, 2021

Flevoland: 5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsFlevoland5.2Groot-Amsterdam: 3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGroot-Amsterdam3.9Utrecht: 3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsUtrecht3.3Oost-Zuid-Holland: 2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsOost-Zuid-Holland2.9Noord-Overijssel: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Overijssel2.5Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage2Delft en Westland: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDelft en Westland2Groot-Rijnmond: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGroot-Rijnmond1.6Zuidwest-Gelderland: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Gelderland1.6Zaanstreek: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaanstreek1.4Veluwe: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsVeluwe1.1Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Zuid-Holland1Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…0.7Midden-Noord-Brabant: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidden-Noord-Brabant0.4Overig Groningen: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsOverig Groningen0.4Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Noord-Brabant0.3Alkmaar en omgeving: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlkmaar en omgeving0.2Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoordoost-Noord-Brabant0.1Agglomeratie Haarlem: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie Haarlem-0.3Arnhem/Nijmegen: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsArnhem/Nijmegen-0.4Zuidwest-Overijssel: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Overijssel-0.5Kop van Noord-Holland: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsKop van Noord-Holland-0.6West-Noord-Brabant: -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsWest-Noord-Brabant-0.9IJmond: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsIJmond-1Noord-Friesland: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Friesland-1Noord-Limburg: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Limburg-1Zuidoost-Friesland: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Friesland-1.2Zuidwest-Friesland: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Friesland-1.4Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHet Gooi en Vechtstreek-1.5Twente: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTwente-1.5Overig Zeeland: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsOverig Zeeland-2.3Noord-Drenthe: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Drenthe-2.4Zuidwest-Drenthe: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Drenthe-2.5Achterhoek: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAchterhoek-3.5Midden-Limburg: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidden-Limburg-3.5Zuidoost-Drenthe: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Drenthe-3.8Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-4.8Delfzijl en omgeving: -4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDelfzijl en omgeving-4.9Zuid-Limburg: -5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuid-Limburg-5.7Oost-Groningen: -6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsOost-Groningen-6.1
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

RankAreas2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2020
1Flevoland5.2+0.2 pts
2Groot-Amsterdam3.9+0.5 pts
3Utrecht3.3+0.7 pts
4Oost-Zuid-Holland2.9+1.1 pts
5Noord-Overijssel2.5+0.3 pts
6Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage2+0.1 pts
6Delft en Westland2+0.9 pts
8Groot-Rijnmond1.6+0.8 pts
8Zuidwest-Gelderland1.6+0.7 pts
10Zaanstreek1.4+1.5 pts
11Veluwe1.1+0.5 pts
12Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland1+0.8 pts
13Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek0.7+0.5 pts
14Midden-Noord-Brabant0.4+1.5 pts
14Overig Groningen0.4+0.2 pts
16Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant0.3+1.2 pts
17Alkmaar en omgeving0.2+0.7 pts
18Noordoost-Noord-Brabant0.1+1.4 pts
19Agglomeratie Haarlem-0.3+0.5 pts
20Arnhem/Nijmegen-0.4+0.2 pts
21Zuidwest-Overijssel-0.5+0.4 pts
22Kop van Noord-Holland-0.6-0.1 pts
23West-Noord-Brabant-0.9+0.8 pts
24IJmond-1+0.5 pts
24Noord-Friesland-1-0.4 pts
24Noord-Limburg-1+1.2 pts
27Zuidoost-Friesland-1.2+0.5 pts
28Zuidwest-Friesland-1.4-0.6 pts
29Het Gooi en Vechtstreek-1.5+0.7 pts
29Twente-1.5+0.3 pts
31Overig Zeeland-2.3-1.6 pts
32Noord-Drenthe-2.4+0.5 pts
33Zuidwest-Drenthe-2.5-0.6 pts
34Achterhoek-3.5-0.3 pts
34Midden-Limburg-3.5+0.1 pts
36Zuidoost-Drenthe-3.8-0.2 pts
37Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-4.80 pts
38Delfzijl en omgeving-4.9-0.2 pts
39Zuid-Limburg-5.7+0.2 pts
40Oost-Groningen-6.1-1.4 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 5.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Oost-Groningen, with -6.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

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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