NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by natural population change

Groot-Amsterdam had the highest natural population change of 40 areas in 2017, at 6,287. Zuid-Limburg had the lowest, at -2,465. The median was 111 and the figure for the Netherlands was 19,622. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest6,287Groot-Amsterdam
Lowest-2,465Zuid-Limburg
Median11140 areas
Netherlands19,622History

All areas, 2017

Groot-Amsterdam: 6,287 personsGroot-Amsterdam6,287Utrecht: 4,857 personsUtrecht4,857Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 3,027 personsAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage3,027Groot-Rijnmond: 3,020 personsGroot-Rijnmond3,020Flevoland: 2,283 personsFlevoland2,283Veluwe: 1,158 personsVeluwe1,158Noord-Overijssel: 1,131 personsNoord-Overijssel1,131Oost-Zuid-Holland: 844 personsOost-Zuid-Holland844Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 698 personsZuidoost-Zuid-Holland698Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 613 personsAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…613Zuidwest-Gelderland: 470 personsZuidwest-Gelderland470Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: 429 personsNoordoost-Noord-Brabant429Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: 358 personsZuidoost-Noord-Brabant358Zaanstreek: 331 personsZaanstreek331Delft en Westland: 327 personsDelft en Westland327Midden-Noord-Brabant: 266 personsMidden-Noord-Brabant266Arnhem/Nijmegen: 251 personsArnhem/Nijmegen251Alkmaar en omgeving: 197 personsAlkmaar en omgeving197Overig Groningen: 178 personsOverig Groningen178Kop van Noord-Holland: 173 personsKop van Noord-Holland173Zuidwest-Overijssel: 48 personsZuidwest-Overijssel48Zuidwest-Friesland: -25 personsZuidwest-Friesland-25Noord-Friesland: -45 personsNoord-Friesland-45Agglomeratie Haarlem: -52 personsAgglomeratie Haarlem-52Overig Zeeland: -87 personsOverig Zeeland-87Twente: -88 personsTwente-88IJmond: -97 personsIJmond-97Noord-Limburg: -119 personsNoord-Limburg-119Zuidwest-Drenthe: -142 personsZuidwest-Drenthe-142Delfzijl en omgeving: -178 personsDelfzijl en omgeving-178West-Noord-Brabant: -226 personsWest-Noord-Brabant-226Zuidoost-Friesland: -227 personsZuidoost-Friesland-227Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: -312 personsHet Gooi en Vechtstreek-312Noord-Drenthe: -397 personsNoord-Drenthe-397Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: -418 personsZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-418Midden-Limburg: -440 personsMidden-Limburg-440Zuidoost-Drenthe: -472 personsZuidoost-Drenthe-472Oost-Groningen: -572 personsOost-Groningen-572Achterhoek: -962 personsAchterhoek-962Zuid-Limburg: -2,465 personsZuid-Limburg-2,465
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2017
persons
Change on 2016
1Groot-Amsterdam6,287+0.3%
2Utrecht4,857-1.9%
3Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage3,027-3%
4Groot-Rijnmond3,020-17.2%
5Flevoland2,283-2%
6Veluwe1,158-5.6%
7Noord-Overijssel1,131-16.3%
8Oost-Zuid-Holland844+13.4%
9Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland698+17.5%
10Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek613-3%
11Zuidwest-Gelderland470-19.1%
12Noordoost-Noord-Brabant429-33%
13Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant358-33.7%
14Zaanstreek331-15.1%
15Delft en Westland327-43.5%
16Midden-Noord-Brabant266-50.5%
17Arnhem/Nijmegen251-39.2%
18Alkmaar en omgeving197+66.9%
19Overig Groningen178-60.4%
20Kop van Noord-Holland173-48.4%
21Zuidwest-Overijssel48-80.9%
22Zuidwest-Friesland-25-189.3%
23Noord-Friesland-45-193.8%
24Agglomeratie Haarlem-52+5.5%
25Overig Zeeland-87+1.1%
26Twente-88-877.8%
27IJmond-97-11.5%
28Noord-Limburg-119-421.6%
29Zuidwest-Drenthe-142+17.4%
30Delfzijl en omgeving-178-7.9%
31West-Noord-Brabant-226-242.4%
32Zuidoost-Friesland-227+34.2%
33Het Gooi en Vechtstreek-312+16.1%
34Noord-Drenthe-397-41.8%
35Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-418-23.7%
36Midden-Limburg-440-25.7%
37Zuidoost-Drenthe-472-11.3%
38Oost-Groningen-572-23.8%
39Achterhoek-962-13.7%
40Zuid-Limburg-2,465-10.4%

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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 6,287 in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Zuid-Limburg, with -2,465 in 2017.

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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