NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by natural change rate

Flevoland had the highest natural change rate of 40 areas in 2023, at 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Oost-Groningen had the lowest, at -6.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the Netherlands was -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4.6Flevoland
Lowest-6.1Oost-Groningen
Median-1.240 areas
Netherlands-0.3History

All areas, 2023

Flevoland: 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsFlevoland4.6Groot-Amsterdam: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGroot-Amsterdam2.6Oost-Zuid-Holland: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsOost-Zuid-Holland1.9Utrecht: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsUtrecht1.8Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage1.6Noord-Overijssel: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Overijssel1.6Zuidwest-Gelderland: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Gelderland1.5Delft en Westland: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDelft en Westland0.9Groot-Rijnmond: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGroot-Rijnmond0.7Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Zuid-Holland0.6Zaanstreek: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaanstreek0.3Veluwe: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVeluwe0.2Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…0Midden-Noord-Brabant: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidden-Noord-Brabant-0.5Overig Groningen: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsOverig Groningen-0.7Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Noord-Brabant-0.7Arnhem/Nijmegen: -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsArnhem/Nijmegen-0.9Noord-Friesland: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Friesland-1.1Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoordoost-Noord-Brabant-1.1Alkmaar en omgeving: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlkmaar en omgeving-1.2Zuidwest-Overijssel: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Overijssel-1.2Agglomeratie Haarlem: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAgglomeratie Haarlem-1.5Kop van Noord-Holland: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsKop van Noord-Holland-1.6Twente: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTwente-1.6West-Noord-Brabant: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsWest-Noord-Brabant-1.7Overig Zeeland: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsOverig Zeeland-1.9Noord-Limburg: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Limburg-2.2IJmond: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsIJmond-2.4Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: -2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHet Gooi en Vechtstreek-2.5Zuidwest-Friesland: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Friesland-2.7Zuidoost-Friesland: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Friesland-3Zuidwest-Drenthe: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidwest-Drenthe-3Noord-Drenthe: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Drenthe-3.2Midden-Limburg: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMidden-Limburg-3.3Achterhoek: -3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAchterhoek-3.6Delfzijl en omgeving: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsDelfzijl en omgeving-4.1Zuidoost-Drenthe: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuidoost-Drenthe-4.2Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-4.8Zuid-Limburg: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuid-Limburg-5Oost-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

RankAreas2023
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2022
1Flevoland4.6-0.5 pts
2Groot-Amsterdam2.6-0.2 pts
3Oost-Zuid-Holland1.9+0.1 pts
4Utrecht1.8-0.2 pts
5Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage1.6+0.4 pts
5Noord-Overijssel1.6-0.3 pts
7Zuidwest-Gelderland1.5+0.5 pts
8Delft en Westland0.9+0.1 pts
9Groot-Rijnmond0.7-0.2 pts
10Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland0.6-0.4 pts
11Zaanstreek0.3+0.3 pts
12Veluwe0.2-0.1 pts
13Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek00 pts
14Midden-Noord-Brabant-0.5+0.1 pts
15Overig Groningen-0.7+0.1 pts
15Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant-0.7-0.3 pts
17Arnhem/Nijmegen-0.9+0.1 pts
18Noord-Friesland-1.1+0.3 pts
18Noordoost-Noord-Brabant-1.1-0.7 pts
20Alkmaar en omgeving-1.2+0.2 pts
20Zuidwest-Overijssel-1.2-0.8 pts
22Agglomeratie Haarlem-1.5-0.3 pts
23Kop van Noord-Holland-1.6-1.1 pts
23Twente-1.6+0.1 pts
25West-Noord-Brabant-1.7-0.1 pts
26Overig Zeeland-1.9-0.6 pts
27Noord-Limburg-2.2-0.8 pts
28IJmond-2.4-0.9 pts
29Het Gooi en Vechtstreek-2.5-1 pts
30Zuidwest-Friesland-2.7-0.3 pts
31Zuidoost-Friesland-3-0.3 pts
31Zuidwest-Drenthe-3+0.9 pts
33Noord-Drenthe-3.2+0.2 pts
34Midden-Limburg-3.30 pts
35Achterhoek-3.6+0.5 pts
36Delfzijl en omgeving-4.1+1 pts
37Zuidoost-Drenthe-4.2+0.5 pts
38Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-4.8+0.8 pts
39Zuid-Limburg-5-0.1 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 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Oost-Groningen, with -6.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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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