NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by natural population change

Groot-Amsterdam had the highest natural population change of 40 areas in 2019, at 5,882. Zuid-Limburg had the lowest, at -2,425. The median was -28 and the figure for the Netherlands was 17,795. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest5,882Groot-Amsterdam
Lowest-2,425Zuid-Limburg
Median-2840 areas
Netherlands17,795History

All areas, 2019

Groot-Amsterdam: 5,882 personsGroot-Amsterdam5,882Utrecht: 4,759 personsUtrecht4,759Groot-Rijnmond: 3,023 personsGroot-Rijnmond3,023Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 2,863 personsAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage2,863Flevoland: 2,423 personsFlevoland2,423Noord-Overijssel: 1,176 personsNoord-Overijssel1,176Veluwe: 935 personsVeluwe935Oost-Zuid-Holland: 838 personsOost-Zuid-Holland838Delft en Westland: 606 personsDelft en Westland606Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 577 personsZuidoost-Zuid-Holland577Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 512 personsAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…512Zuidwest-Gelderland: 463 personsZuidwest-Gelderland463Zaanstreek: 456 personsZaanstreek456Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: 415 personsZuidoost-Noord-Brabant415Midden-Noord-Brabant: 279 personsMidden-Noord-Brabant279Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: 255 personsNoordoost-Noord-Brabant255Overig Groningen: 248 personsOverig Groningen248Alkmaar en omgeving: 172 personsAlkmaar en omgeving172Agglomeratie Haarlem: 93 personsAgglomeratie Haarlem93Zuidwest-Overijssel: -23 personsZuidwest-Overijssel-23Zuidwest-Friesland: -33 personsZuidwest-Friesland-33Overig Zeeland: -36 personsOverig Zeeland-36Kop van Noord-Holland: -58 personsKop van Noord-Holland-58Arnhem/Nijmegen: -59 personsArnhem/Nijmegen-59Noord-Friesland: -61 personsNoord-Friesland-61IJmond: -120 personsIJmond-120Zuidwest-Drenthe: -130 personsZuidwest-Drenthe-130Delfzijl en omgeving: -168 personsDelfzijl en omgeving-168Zuidoost-Friesland: -205 personsZuidoost-Friesland-205Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: -257 personsHet Gooi en Vechtstreek-257Noord-Limburg: -329 personsNoord-Limburg-329West-Noord-Brabant: -376 personsWest-Noord-Brabant-376Twente: -406 personsTwente-406Zuidoost-Drenthe: -442 personsZuidoost-Drenthe-442Noord-Drenthe: -461 personsNoord-Drenthe-461Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: -476 personsZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-476Oost-Groningen: -538 personsOost-Groningen-538Midden-Limburg: -585 personsMidden-Limburg-585Achterhoek: -992 personsAchterhoek-992Zuid-Limburg: -2,425 personsZuid-Limburg-2,425
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2019
persons
Change on 2018
1Groot-Amsterdam5,882+1.1%
2Utrecht4,759+4.9%
3Groot-Rijnmond3,023+10.3%
4Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage2,863+1%
5Flevoland2,423+5%
6Noord-Overijssel1,176+17.6%
7Veluwe935-4.3%
8Oost-Zuid-Holland838+6.8%
9Delft en Westland606+32.3%
10Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland577+1.8%
11Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek512+48.4%
12Zuidwest-Gelderland463+2.7%
13Zaanstreek456+33.7%
14Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant415+52%
15Midden-Noord-Brabant279+36.1%
16Noordoost-Noord-Brabant255+65.6%
17Overig Groningen248+36.3%
18Alkmaar en omgeving172+17.8%
19Agglomeratie Haarlem93+4,550%
20Zuidwest-Overijssel-23-192%
21Zuidwest-Friesland-33+84.1%
22Overig Zeeland-36+86.8%
23Kop van Noord-Holland-58-422.2%
24Arnhem/Nijmegen-59-3,050%
25Noord-Friesland-61+59.9%
26IJmond-120+50.8%
27Zuidwest-Drenthe-130+56.1%
28Delfzijl en omgeving-168+27.3%
29Zuidoost-Friesland-205+28.6%
30Het Gooi en Vechtstreek-257-1.6%
31Noord-Limburg-329-122.3%
32West-Noord-Brabant-376-29.7%
33Twente-406-13.7%
34Zuidoost-Drenthe-442+20.9%
35Noord-Drenthe-461+6.5%
36Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-476-21.1%
37Oost-Groningen-538+19.5%
38Midden-Limburg-585-3.2%
39Achterhoek-992+9.8%
40Zuid-Limburg-2,425+2.6%

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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 5,882 in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Zuid-Limburg, with -2,425 in 2019.

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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