NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by natural population change

Groot-Amsterdam had the highest natural population change of 40 areas in 2020, at 4,876. Zuid-Limburg had the lowest, at -3,494. The median was -198 and the figure for the Netherlands was 3. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4,876Groot-Amsterdam
Lowest-3,494Zuid-Limburg
Median-19840 areas
Netherlands3History

All areas, 2020

Groot-Amsterdam: 4,876 personsGroot-Amsterdam4,876Utrecht: 3,597 personsUtrecht3,597Flevoland: 2,131 personsFlevoland2,131Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 1,685 personsAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage1,685Groot-Rijnmond: 1,140 personsGroot-Rijnmond1,140Noord-Overijssel: 834 personsNoord-Overijssel834Oost-Zuid-Holland: 612 personsOost-Zuid-Holland612Veluwe: 443 personsVeluwe443Delft en Westland: 255 personsDelft en Westland255Zuidwest-Gelderland: 215 personsZuidwest-Gelderland215Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 91 personsAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…91Overig Groningen: 84 personsOverig Groningen84Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 81 personsZuidoost-Zuid-Holland81Zaanstreek: -13 personsZaanstreek-13Alkmaar en omgeving: -116 personsAlkmaar en omgeving-116Zuidwest-Friesland: -118 personsZuidwest-Friesland-118Zuidwest-Overijssel: -139 personsZuidwest-Overijssel-139Agglomeratie Haarlem: -181 personsAgglomeratie Haarlem-181Noord-Friesland: -182 personsNoord-Friesland-182Kop van Noord-Holland: -187 personsKop van Noord-Holland-187Overig Zeeland: -208 personsOverig Zeeland-208Delfzijl en omgeving: -213 personsDelfzijl en omgeving-213Zuidwest-Drenthe: -260 personsZuidwest-Drenthe-260IJmond: -299 personsIJmond-299Zuidoost-Friesland: -312 personsZuidoost-Friesland-312Arnhem/Nijmegen: -431 personsArnhem/Nijmegen-431Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: -507 personsZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-507Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: -530 personsHet Gooi en Vechtstreek-530Midden-Noord-Brabant: -540 personsMidden-Noord-Brabant-540Noord-Drenthe: -549 personsNoord-Drenthe-549Zuidoost-Drenthe: -607 personsZuidoost-Drenthe-607Noord-Limburg: -618 personsNoord-Limburg-618Oost-Groningen: -631 personsOost-Groningen-631Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: -684 personsZuidoost-Noord-Brabant-684Midden-Limburg: -861 personsMidden-Limburg-861Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: -862 personsNoordoost-Noord-Brabant-862West-Noord-Brabant: -1,056 personsWest-Noord-Brabant-1,056Twente: -1,158 personsTwente-1,158Achterhoek: -1,285 personsAchterhoek-1,285Zuid-Limburg: -3,494 personsZuid-Limburg-3,494
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2020
persons
Change on 2019
1Groot-Amsterdam4,876-17.1%
2Utrecht3,597-24.4%
3Flevoland2,131-12.1%
4Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage1,685-41.1%
5Groot-Rijnmond1,140-62.3%
6Noord-Overijssel834-29.1%
7Oost-Zuid-Holland612-27%
8Veluwe443-52.6%
9Delft en Westland255-57.9%
10Zuidwest-Gelderland215-53.6%
11Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek91-82.2%
12Overig Groningen84-66.1%
13Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland81-86%
14Zaanstreek-13-102.9%
15Alkmaar en omgeving-116-167.4%
16Zuidwest-Friesland-118-257.6%
17Zuidwest-Overijssel-139-504.3%
18Agglomeratie Haarlem-181-294.6%
19Noord-Friesland-182-198.4%
20Kop van Noord-Holland-187-222.4%
21Overig Zeeland-208-477.8%
22Delfzijl en omgeving-213-26.8%
23Zuidwest-Drenthe-260-100%
24IJmond-299-149.2%
25Zuidoost-Friesland-312-52.2%
26Arnhem/Nijmegen-431-630.5%
27Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-507-6.5%
28Het Gooi en Vechtstreek-530-106.2%
29Midden-Noord-Brabant-540-293.5%
30Noord-Drenthe-549-19.1%
31Zuidoost-Drenthe-607-37.3%
32Noord-Limburg-618-87.8%
33Oost-Groningen-631-17.3%
34Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant-684-264.8%
35Midden-Limburg-861-47.2%
36Noordoost-Noord-Brabant-862-438%
37West-Noord-Brabant-1,056-180.9%
38Twente-1,158-185.2%
39Achterhoek-1,285-29.5%
40Zuid-Limburg-3,494-44.1%

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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 4,876 in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Zuid-Limburg, with -3,494 in 2020.

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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