NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by natural population change

Groot-Amsterdam had the highest natural population change of 40 areas in 2018, at 5,819. Zuid-Limburg had the lowest, at -2,491. The median was 10 and the figure for the Netherlands was 15,162. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest5,819Groot-Amsterdam
Lowest-2,491Zuid-Limburg
Median1040 areas
Netherlands15,162History

All areas, 2018

Groot-Amsterdam: 5,819 personsGroot-Amsterdam5,819Utrecht: 4,538 personsUtrecht4,538Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 2,836 personsAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage2,836Groot-Rijnmond: 2,740 personsGroot-Rijnmond2,740Flevoland: 2,307 personsFlevoland2,307Noord-Overijssel: 1,000 personsNoord-Overijssel1,000Veluwe: 977 personsVeluwe977Oost-Zuid-Holland: 785 personsOost-Zuid-Holland785Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 567 personsZuidoost-Zuid-Holland567Delft en Westland: 458 personsDelft en Westland458Zuidwest-Gelderland: 451 personsZuidwest-Gelderland451Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 345 personsAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…345Zaanstreek: 341 personsZaanstreek341Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: 273 personsZuidoost-Noord-Brabant273Midden-Noord-Brabant: 205 personsMidden-Noord-Brabant205Overig Groningen: 182 personsOverig Groningen182Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: 154 personsNoordoost-Noord-Brabant154Alkmaar en omgeving: 146 personsAlkmaar en omgeving146Zuidwest-Overijssel: 25 personsZuidwest-Overijssel25Kop van Noord-Holland: 18 personsKop van Noord-Holland18Agglomeratie Haarlem: 2 personsAgglomeratie Haarlem2Arnhem/Nijmegen: 2 personsArnhem/Nijmegen2Noord-Limburg: -148 personsNoord-Limburg-148Noord-Friesland: -152 personsNoord-Friesland-152Zuidwest-Friesland: -208 personsZuidwest-Friesland-208Delfzijl en omgeving: -231 personsDelfzijl en omgeving-231IJmond: -244 personsIJmond-244Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: -253 personsHet Gooi en Vechtstreek-253Overig Zeeland: -272 personsOverig Zeeland-272Zuidoost-Friesland: -287 personsZuidoost-Friesland-287West-Noord-Brabant: -290 personsWest-Noord-Brabant-290Zuidwest-Drenthe: -296 personsZuidwest-Drenthe-296Twente: -357 personsTwente-357Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: -393 personsZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-393Noord-Drenthe: -493 personsNoord-Drenthe-493Zuidoost-Drenthe: -559 personsZuidoost-Drenthe-559Midden-Limburg: -567 personsMidden-Limburg-567Oost-Groningen: -668 personsOost-Groningen-668Achterhoek: -1,100 personsAchterhoek-1,100Zuid-Limburg: -2,491 personsZuid-Limburg-2,491
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2018
persons
Change on 2017
1Groot-Amsterdam5,819-7.4%
2Utrecht4,538-6.6%
3Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage2,836-6.3%
4Groot-Rijnmond2,740-9.3%
5Flevoland2,307+1.1%
6Noord-Overijssel1,000-11.6%
7Veluwe977-15.6%
8Oost-Zuid-Holland785-7%
9Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland567-18.8%
10Delft en Westland458+40.1%
11Zuidwest-Gelderland451-4%
12Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek345-43.7%
13Zaanstreek341+3%
14Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant273-23.7%
15Midden-Noord-Brabant205-22.9%
16Overig Groningen182+2.2%
17Noordoost-Noord-Brabant154-64.1%
18Alkmaar en omgeving146-25.9%
19Zuidwest-Overijssel25-47.9%
20Kop van Noord-Holland18-89.6%
21Agglomeratie Haarlem2+103.8%
21Arnhem/Nijmegen2-99.2%
23Noord-Limburg-148-24.4%
24Noord-Friesland-152-237.8%
25Zuidwest-Friesland-208-732%
26Delfzijl en omgeving-231-29.8%
27IJmond-244-151.5%
28Het Gooi en Vechtstreek-253+18.9%
29Overig Zeeland-272-212.6%
30Zuidoost-Friesland-287-26.4%
31West-Noord-Brabant-290-28.3%
32Zuidwest-Drenthe-296-108.5%
33Twente-357-305.7%
34Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-393+6%
35Noord-Drenthe-493-24.2%
36Zuidoost-Drenthe-559-18.4%
37Midden-Limburg-567-28.9%
38Oost-Groningen-668-16.8%
39Achterhoek-1,100-14.3%
40Zuid-Limburg-2,491-1.1%

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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 5,819 in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Zuid-Limburg, with -2,491 in 2018.

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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