NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by natural change rate

Flevoland had the highest natural change rate of 40 areas in 2022, at 5.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen had the lowest, at -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the Netherlands was -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest5.1Flevoland
Median-1.140 areas
Netherlands-0.1History

All areas, 2022

Flevoland: 5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsFlevoland5.1Groot-Amsterdam: 2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGroot-Amsterdam2.8Utrecht: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsUtrecht2Noord-Overijssel: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Overijssel1.9Oost-Zuid-Holland: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsOost-Zuid-Holland1.8Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage1.2Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Zuid-Holland1Zuidwest-Gelderland: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Gelderland1Groot-Rijnmond: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGroot-Rijnmond0.9Delft en Westland: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsDelft en Westland0.8Veluwe: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsVeluwe0.3Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…0Zaanstreek: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaanstreek0Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoordoost-Noord-Brabant-0.4Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Noord-Brabant-0.4Zuidwest-Overijssel: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Overijssel-0.4Kop van Noord-Holland: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsKop van Noord-Holland-0.5Midden-Noord-Brabant: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidden-Noord-Brabant-0.6Overig Groningen: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsOverig Groningen-0.8Arnhem/Nijmegen: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsArnhem/Nijmegen-1Agglomeratie Haarlem: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie Haarlem-1.2Overig Zeeland: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsOverig Zeeland-1.3Alkmaar en omgeving: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlkmaar en omgeving-1.4Noord-Friesland: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Friesland-1.4Noord-Limburg: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Limburg-1.4Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHet Gooi en Vechtstreek-1.5IJmond: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsIJmond-1.5West-Noord-Brabant: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsWest-Noord-Brabant-1.6Twente: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsTwente-1.7Zuidwest-Friesland: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Friesland-2.4Zuidoost-Friesland: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Friesland-2.7Midden-Limburg: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidden-Limburg-3.3Noord-Drenthe: -3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Drenthe-3.4Zuidwest-Drenthe: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Drenthe-3.9Achterhoek: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAchterhoek-4.1Oost-Groningen: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsOost-Groningen-4.7Zuidoost-Drenthe: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Drenthe-4.7Zuid-Limburg: -4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuid-Limburg-4.9Delfzijl en omgeving: -5.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsDelfzijl en omgeving-5.1Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-5.6
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

RankAreas2022
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2021
1Flevoland5.1-0.1 pts
2Groot-Amsterdam2.8-1.1 pts
3Utrecht2-1.3 pts
4Noord-Overijssel1.9-0.6 pts
5Oost-Zuid-Holland1.8-1.1 pts
6Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage1.2-0.8 pts
7Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland10 pts
7Zuidwest-Gelderland1-0.6 pts
9Groot-Rijnmond0.9-0.7 pts
10Delft en Westland0.8-1.2 pts
11Veluwe0.3-0.8 pts
12Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek0-0.7 pts
12Zaanstreek0-1.4 pts
14Noordoost-Noord-Brabant-0.4-0.5 pts
14Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant-0.4-0.7 pts
14Zuidwest-Overijssel-0.4+0.1 pts
17Kop van Noord-Holland-0.5+0.1 pts
18Midden-Noord-Brabant-0.6-1 pts
19Overig Groningen-0.8-1.2 pts
20Arnhem/Nijmegen-1-0.6 pts
21Agglomeratie Haarlem-1.2-0.9 pts
22Overig Zeeland-1.3+1 pts
23Alkmaar en omgeving-1.4-1.6 pts
23Noord-Friesland-1.4-0.4 pts
23Noord-Limburg-1.4-0.4 pts
26Het Gooi en Vechtstreek-1.50 pts
26IJmond-1.5-0.5 pts
28West-Noord-Brabant-1.6-0.7 pts
29Twente-1.7-0.2 pts
30Zuidwest-Friesland-2.4-1 pts
31Zuidoost-Friesland-2.7-1.5 pts
32Midden-Limburg-3.3+0.2 pts
33Noord-Drenthe-3.4-1 pts
34Zuidwest-Drenthe-3.9-1.4 pts
35Achterhoek-4.1-0.6 pts
36Oost-Groningen-4.7+1.4 pts
36Zuidoost-Drenthe-4.7-0.9 pts
38Zuid-Limburg-4.9+0.8 pts
39Delfzijl en omgeving-5.1-0.2 pts
40Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-5.6-0.8 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 5.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen, with -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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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