NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by natural population change

Groot-Amsterdam had the highest natural population change of 40 areas in 2014, at 6,758. Zuid-Limburg had the lowest, at -1,854. The median was 460 and the figure for the Netherlands was 35,958. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest6,758Groot-Amsterdam
Lowest-1,854Zuid-Limburg
Median46040 areas
Netherlands35,958History

All areas, 2014

Groot-Amsterdam: 6,758 personsGroot-Amsterdam6,758Utrecht: 5,779 personsUtrecht5,779Groot-Rijnmond: 4,826 personsGroot-Rijnmond4,826Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 3,534 personsAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage3,534Flevoland: 2,788 personsFlevoland2,788Veluwe: 1,604 personsVeluwe1,604Noord-Overijssel: 1,506 personsNoord-Overijssel1,506Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 1,326 personsZuidoost-Zuid-Holland1,326Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: 1,276 personsNoordoost-Noord-Brabant1,276Arnhem/Nijmegen: 1,105 personsArnhem/Nijmegen1,105Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: 1,097 personsZuidoost-Noord-Brabant1,097Oost-Zuid-Holland: 973 personsOost-Zuid-Holland973Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 774 personsAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…774Midden-Noord-Brabant: 706 personsMidden-Noord-Brabant706Twente: 704 personsTwente704Overig Groningen: 631 personsOverig Groningen631Zuidwest-Gelderland: 621 personsZuidwest-Gelderland621Kop van Noord-Holland: 594 personsKop van Noord-Holland594Delft en Westland: 528 personsDelft en Westland528Alkmaar en omgeving: 495 personsAlkmaar en omgeving495Zaanstreek: 424 personsZaanstreek424Noord-Friesland: 360 personsNoord-Friesland360West-Noord-Brabant: 351 personsWest-Noord-Brabant351Overig Zeeland: 320 personsOverig Zeeland320Agglomeratie Haarlem: 277 personsAgglomeratie Haarlem277Zuidwest-Overijssel: 261 personsZuidwest-Overijssel261Noord-Limburg: 136 personsNoord-Limburg136Zuidoost-Friesland: 100 personsZuidoost-Friesland100Zuidwest-Friesland: 68 personsZuidwest-Friesland68Zuidwest-Drenthe: 29 personsZuidwest-Drenthe29IJmond: 15 personsIJmond15Noord-Drenthe: -49 personsNoord-Drenthe-49Delfzijl en omgeving: -158 personsDelfzijl en omgeving-158Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: -203 personsZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-203Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: -213 personsHet Gooi en Vechtstreek-213Zuidoost-Drenthe: -296 personsZuidoost-Drenthe-296Midden-Limburg: -355 personsMidden-Limburg-355Oost-Groningen: -381 personsOost-Groningen-381Achterhoek: -499 personsAchterhoek-499Zuid-Limburg: -1,854 personsZuid-Limburg-1,854
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2014
persons
Change on 2013
1Groot-Amsterdam6,758+3.3%
2Utrecht5,779+10%
3Groot-Rijnmond4,826+34.8%
4Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage3,534+5.2%
5Flevoland2,788+14.3%
6Veluwe1,604+10%
7Noord-Overijssel1,506-5.7%
8Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland1,326+26.6%
9Noordoost-Noord-Brabant1,276+31.7%
10Arnhem/Nijmegen1,105+38%
11Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant1,097+14.3%
12Oost-Zuid-Holland973+10.6%
13Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek774+6.8%
14Midden-Noord-Brabant706-8.3%
15Twente704+27.5%
16Overig Groningen631+12.1%
17Zuidwest-Gelderland621-9.6%
18Kop van Noord-Holland594+33.2%
19Delft en Westland528+12.8%
20Alkmaar en omgeving495+41.4%
21Zaanstreek424+44.7%
22Noord-Friesland360+26.8%
23West-Noord-Brabant351+11.8%
24Overig Zeeland320+1,233.3%
25Agglomeratie Haarlem277+295.7%
26Zuidwest-Overijssel261+4.8%
27Noord-Limburg136+0.7%
28Zuidoost-Friesland100+370.3%
29Zuidwest-Friesland68-13.9%
30Zuidwest-Drenthe29+130.9%
31IJmond15+207.1%
32Noord-Drenthe-49+77.1%
33Delfzijl en omgeving-158+11.7%
34Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-203+39.9%
35Het Gooi en Vechtstreek-213+47%
36Zuidoost-Drenthe-296+3.6%
37Midden-Limburg-355-25.4%
38Oost-Groningen-381+14.4%
39Achterhoek-499+15.3%
40Zuid-Limburg-1,854+2.4%

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About this ranking

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 6,758 in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Zuid-Limburg, with -1,854 in 2014.

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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