NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by natural population change

Groot-Amsterdam had the highest natural population change of 40 areas in 2015, at 6,275. Zuid-Limburg had the lowest, at -2,325. The median was 218 and the figure for the Netherlands was 23,376. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest6,275Groot-Amsterdam
Lowest-2,325Zuid-Limburg
Median21840 areas
Netherlands23,376History

All areas, 2015

Groot-Amsterdam: 6,275 personsGroot-Amsterdam6,275Utrecht: 4,916 personsUtrecht4,916Groot-Rijnmond: 3,462 personsGroot-Rijnmond3,462Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 3,141 personsAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage3,141Flevoland: 2,475 personsFlevoland2,475Noord-Overijssel: 1,358 personsNoord-Overijssel1,358Veluwe: 1,329 personsVeluwe1,329Oost-Zuid-Holland: 745 personsOost-Zuid-Holland745Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 688 personsZuidoost-Zuid-Holland688Arnhem/Nijmegen: 668 personsArnhem/Nijmegen668Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: 588 personsZuidoost-Noord-Brabant588Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: 585 personsNoordoost-Noord-Brabant585Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 558 personsAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…558Overig Groningen: 522 personsOverig Groningen522Midden-Noord-Brabant: 485 personsMidden-Noord-Brabant485Delft en Westland: 428 personsDelft en Westland428Zuidwest-Gelderland: 417 personsZuidwest-Gelderland417Twente: 297 personsTwente297Zaanstreek: 262 personsZaanstreek262Kop van Noord-Holland: 222 personsKop van Noord-Holland222Alkmaar en omgeving: 213 personsAlkmaar en omgeving213Noord-Friesland: 145 personsNoord-Friesland145Zuidwest-Overijssel: 125 personsZuidwest-Overijssel125Overig Zeeland: 48 personsOverig Zeeland48Agglomeratie Haarlem: -38 personsAgglomeratie Haarlem-38West-Noord-Brabant: -40 personsWest-Noord-Brabant-40Zuidwest-Drenthe: -77 personsZuidwest-Drenthe-77Zuidwest-Friesland: -77 personsZuidwest-Friesland-77IJmond: -85 personsIJmond-85Zuidoost-Friesland: -116 personsZuidoost-Friesland-116Delfzijl en omgeving: -213 personsDelfzijl en omgeving-213Noord-Limburg: -283 personsNoord-Limburg-283Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: -372 personsHet Gooi en Vechtstreek-372Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: -374 personsZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-374Zuidoost-Drenthe: -427 personsZuidoost-Drenthe-427Noord-Drenthe: -442 personsNoord-Drenthe-442Oost-Groningen: -461 personsOost-Groningen-461Midden-Limburg: -467 personsMidden-Limburg-467Achterhoek: -779 personsAchterhoek-779Zuid-Limburg: -2,325 personsZuid-Limburg-2,325
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2015
persons
Change on 2014
1Groot-Amsterdam6,275-7.1%
2Utrecht4,916-14.9%
3Groot-Rijnmond3,462-28.3%
4Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage3,141-11.1%
5Flevoland2,475-11.2%
6Noord-Overijssel1,358-9.8%
7Veluwe1,329-17.1%
8Oost-Zuid-Holland745-23.4%
9Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland688-48.1%
10Arnhem/Nijmegen668-39.5%
11Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant588-46.4%
12Noordoost-Noord-Brabant585-54.2%
13Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek558-27.9%
14Overig Groningen522-17.3%
15Midden-Noord-Brabant485-31.3%
16Delft en Westland428-18.9%
17Zuidwest-Gelderland417-32.9%
18Twente297-57.8%
19Zaanstreek262-38.2%
20Kop van Noord-Holland222-62.6%
21Alkmaar en omgeving213-57%
22Noord-Friesland145-59.7%
23Zuidwest-Overijssel125-52.1%
24Overig Zeeland48-85%
25Agglomeratie Haarlem-38-113.7%
26West-Noord-Brabant-40-111.4%
27Zuidwest-Drenthe-77-365.5%
27Zuidwest-Friesland-77-213.2%
29IJmond-85-666.7%
30Zuidoost-Friesland-116-216%
31Delfzijl en omgeving-213-34.8%
32Noord-Limburg-283-308.1%
33Het Gooi en Vechtstreek-372-74.6%
34Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-374-84.2%
35Zuidoost-Drenthe-427-44.3%
36Noord-Drenthe-442-802%
37Oost-Groningen-461-21%
38Midden-Limburg-467-31.5%
39Achterhoek-779-56.1%
40Zuid-Limburg-2,325-25.4%

Other periods

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 6,275 in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Zuid-Limburg, with -2,325 in 2015.

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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