# Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2024

All 12 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `natural_change_rate`
- Unit: per 1,000 inhabitants
- Definition: Live births minus deaths during the year per 1,000 average residents (Eurostat crude rate of natural change).
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/netherlands-regions

| Rank | Place | per 1,000 inhabitants |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Flevoland | 4.1 |
| 2 | Utrecht | 2.2 |
| 3 | Zuid-Holland | 0.8 |
| 4 | Noord-Holland | 0.7 |
| 5 | Overijssel | -0.5 |
| 6 | Gelderland | -0.9 |
| 6 | Noord-Brabant | -0.9 |
| 8 | Friesland (NL) | -2.2 |
| 9 | Groningen | -2.5 |
| 10 | Zeeland | -3 |
| 11 | Drenthe | -4 |
| 12 | Limburg (NL) | -4.3 |