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Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by natural change rate

Flevoland had the highest natural change rate of 12 regions in 2023, at 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Limburg (NL) had the lowest, at -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the Netherlands was -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4.6Flevoland
Lowest-3.9Limburg (NL)
Median-0.912 regions
Netherlands-0.3History

All regions, 2023

Flevoland: 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsFlevoland4.6Utrecht: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsUtrecht1.8Zuid-Holland: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsZuid-Holland1Noord-Holland: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Holland0.5Overijssel: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsOverijssel-0.5Gelderland: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGelderland-0.7Noord-Brabant: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNoord-Brabant-1Friesland (NL): -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsFriesland (NL)-2Groningen: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGroningen-2.2Zeeland: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsZeeland-2.7Drenthe: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDrenthe-3.5Limburg (NL): -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLimburg (NL)-3.9
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

RankRegions2023
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Flevoland4.6-0.5 pts
2Utrecht1.8-0.2 pts
3Zuid-Holland10 pts
4Noord-Holland0.5-0.4 pts
5Overijssel-0.5-0.1 pts
6Gelderland-0.7+0.2 pts
7Noord-Brabant-1-0.3 pts
8Friesland (NL)-20 pts
9Groningen-2.2-0.2 pts
10Zeeland-2.7-0.3 pts
11Drenthe-3.5+0.5 pts
12Limburg (NL)-3.9-0.3 pts

Other periods

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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 regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table

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Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2023. Eurostat, European Commission, 21 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/netherlands-regions?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/netherlands-regions?period=2023.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by natural change rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/netherlands-regions?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which region has the highest natural change rate?

Flevoland, with 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest natural change rate?

Limburg (NL), with -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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