NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by natural population change, 2024

Groot-Amsterdam had the highest natural population change of 40 areas in 2024, at 4,016. Zuid-Limburg had the lowest, at -3,318. The median was -339 and the figure for the Netherlands was -6,022. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4,016Groot-Amsterdam
Lowest-3,318Zuid-Limburg
Median-33940 areas
Netherlands-6,022History

All areas, 2024

Groot-Amsterdam: 4,016 personsGroot-Amsterdam4,016Utrecht: 3,050 personsUtrecht3,050Flevoland: 1,857 personsFlevoland1,857Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 1,115 personsAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage1,115Oost-Zuid-Holland: 833 personsOost-Zuid-Holland833Groot-Rijnmond: 797 personsGroot-Rijnmond797Noord-Overijssel: 580 personsNoord-Overijssel580Zuidwest-Gelderland: 345 personsZuidwest-Gelderland345Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 213 personsZuidoost-Zuid-Holland213Veluwe: 182 personsVeluwe182Delft en Westland: 156 personsDelft en Westland156Zaanstreek: 65 personsZaanstreek65Zuidwest-Overijssel: -96 personsZuidwest-Overijssel-96Delfzijl en omgeving: -203 personsDelfzijl en omgeving-203Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: -209 personsAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…-209Alkmaar en omgeving: -280 personsAlkmaar en omgeving-280Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: -296 personsZuidoost-Noord-Brabant-296Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: -316 personsNoordoost-Noord-Brabant-316Zuidwest-Friesland: -322 personsZuidwest-Friesland-322Agglomeratie Haarlem: -329 personsAgglomeratie Haarlem-329Midden-Noord-Brabant: -348 personsMidden-Noord-Brabant-348IJmond: -388 personsIJmond-388Kop van Noord-Holland: -400 personsKop van Noord-Holland-400Zuidwest-Drenthe: -406 personsZuidwest-Drenthe-406Overig Groningen: -500 personsOverig Groningen-500Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: -502 personsZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-502Zuidoost-Friesland: -556 personsZuidoost-Friesland-556Noord-Friesland: -584 personsNoord-Friesland-584Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: -656 personsHet Gooi en Vechtstreek-656Overig Zeeland: -667 personsOverig Zeeland-667Noord-Limburg: -671 personsNoord-Limburg-671Zuidoost-Drenthe: -767 personsZuidoost-Drenthe-767Oost-Groningen: -775 personsOost-Groningen-775Noord-Drenthe: -835 personsNoord-Drenthe-835Midden-Limburg: -861 personsMidden-Limburg-861Arnhem/Nijmegen: -1,006 personsArnhem/Nijmegen-1,006Twente: -1,107 personsTwente-1,107West-Noord-Brabant: -1,327 personsWest-Noord-Brabant-1,327Achterhoek: -1,506 personsAchterhoek-1,506Zuid-Limburg: -3,318 personsZuid-Limburg-3,318
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2024
persons
Change on 2023
1Groot-Amsterdam4,016+6.8%
2Utrecht3,050+21.4%
3Flevoland1,857-9.6%
4Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage1,115-24.8%
5Oost-Zuid-Holland833+28.9%
6Groot-Rijnmond797-27.1%
7Noord-Overijssel580-7.1%
8Zuidwest-Gelderland345-12%
9Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland213-5.8%
10Veluwe182+3.4%
11Delft en Westland156-30.7%
12Zaanstreek65+12.1%
13Zuidwest-Overijssel-96+48.9%
14Delfzijl en omgeving-203-8.6%
15Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek-209-4,080%
16Alkmaar en omgeving-280+10.8%
17Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant-296+46.4%
18Noordoost-Noord-Brabant-316+55.7%
19Zuidwest-Friesland-322+17%
20Agglomeratie Haarlem-329+4.4%
21Midden-Noord-Brabant-348-36.5%
22IJmond-388+18.3%
23Kop van Noord-Holland-400+33.4%
24Zuidwest-Drenthe-406-0.2%
25Overig Groningen-500-60.8%
26Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-502+1.8%
27Zuidoost-Friesland-556+3.1%
28Noord-Friesland-584-56.6%
29Het Gooi en Vechtstreek-656-6.3%
30Overig Zeeland-667-21.5%
31Noord-Limburg-671-4.2%
32Zuidoost-Drenthe-767-6.5%
33Oost-Groningen-775+7.5%
34Noord-Drenthe-835-32.8%
35Midden-Limburg-861-8.8%
36Arnhem/Nijmegen-1,006-49.5%
37Twente-1,107-7.7%
38West-Noord-Brabant-1,327-18%
39Achterhoek-1,506-3.5%
40Zuid-Limburg-3,318-9.9%

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Live births minus deaths during the year. A negative value means more deaths than births (Eurostat).

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, 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 population change?

Groot-Amsterdam, with 4,016 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Zuid-Limburg, with -3,318 in 2024.

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, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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