NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by natural population change

Groot-Amsterdam had the highest natural population change of 40 areas in 2021, at 5,520. Zuid-Limburg had the lowest, at -3,365. The median was -132 and the figure for the Netherlands was 8,469. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest5,520Groot-Amsterdam
Lowest-3,365Zuid-Limburg
Median-13240 areas
Netherlands8,469History

All areas, 2021

Groot-Amsterdam: 5,520 personsGroot-Amsterdam5,520Utrecht: 4,461 personsUtrecht4,461Groot-Rijnmond: 2,273 personsGroot-Rijnmond2,273Flevoland: 2,234 personsFlevoland2,234Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 1,820 personsAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage1,820Oost-Zuid-Holland: 978 personsOost-Zuid-Holland978Noord-Overijssel: 954 personsNoord-Overijssel954Veluwe: 805 personsVeluwe805Delft en Westland: 471 personsDelft en Westland471Zuidwest-Gelderland: 406 personsZuidwest-Gelderland406Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 379 personsZuidoost-Zuid-Holland379Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 314 personsAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…314Zaanstreek: 241 personsZaanstreek241Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: 239 personsZuidoost-Noord-Brabant239Midden-Noord-Brabant: 198 personsMidden-Noord-Brabant198Overig Groningen: 156 personsOverig Groningen156Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: 42 personsNoordoost-Noord-Brabant42Alkmaar en omgeving: 38 personsAlkmaar en omgeving38Agglomeratie Haarlem: -58 personsAgglomeratie Haarlem-58Zuidwest-Overijssel: -72 personsZuidwest-Overijssel-72IJmond: -191 personsIJmond-191Zuidwest-Friesland: -198 personsZuidwest-Friesland-198Delfzijl en omgeving: -224 personsDelfzijl en omgeving-224Zuidoost-Friesland: -232 personsZuidoost-Friesland-232Kop van Noord-Holland: -247 personsKop van Noord-Holland-247Noord-Limburg: -296 personsNoord-Limburg-296Noord-Friesland: -320 personsNoord-Friesland-320Arnhem/Nijmegen: -326 personsArnhem/Nijmegen-326Zuidwest-Drenthe: -333 personsZuidwest-Drenthe-333Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: -356 personsHet Gooi en Vechtstreek-356Noord-Drenthe: -461 personsNoord-Drenthe-461Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: -500 personsZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-500West-Noord-Brabant: -602 personsWest-Noord-Brabant-602Zuidoost-Drenthe: -639 personsZuidoost-Drenthe-639Overig Zeeland: -641 personsOverig Zeeland-641Oost-Groningen: -827 personsOost-Groningen-827Midden-Limburg: -829 personsMidden-Limburg-829Twente: -942 personsTwente-942Achterhoek: -1,401 personsAchterhoek-1,401Zuid-Limburg: -3,365 personsZuid-Limburg-3,365
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2021
persons
Change on 2020
1Groot-Amsterdam5,520+13.2%
2Utrecht4,461+24%
3Groot-Rijnmond2,273+99.4%
4Flevoland2,234+4.8%
5Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage1,820+8%
6Oost-Zuid-Holland978+59.8%
7Noord-Overijssel954+14.4%
8Veluwe805+81.7%
9Delft en Westland471+84.7%
10Zuidwest-Gelderland406+88.8%
11Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland379+367.9%
12Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek314+245.1%
13Zaanstreek241+1,953.8%
14Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant239+134.9%
15Midden-Noord-Brabant198+136.7%
16Overig Groningen156+85.7%
17Noordoost-Noord-Brabant42+104.9%
18Alkmaar en omgeving38+132.8%
19Agglomeratie Haarlem-58+68%
20Zuidwest-Overijssel-72+48.2%
21IJmond-191+36.1%
22Zuidwest-Friesland-198-67.8%
23Delfzijl en omgeving-224-5.2%
24Zuidoost-Friesland-232+25.6%
25Kop van Noord-Holland-247-32.1%
26Noord-Limburg-296+52.1%
27Noord-Friesland-320-75.8%
28Arnhem/Nijmegen-326+24.4%
29Zuidwest-Drenthe-333-28.1%
30Het Gooi en Vechtstreek-356+32.8%
31Noord-Drenthe-461+16%
32Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-500+1.4%
33West-Noord-Brabant-602+43%
34Zuidoost-Drenthe-639-5.3%
35Overig Zeeland-641-208.2%
36Oost-Groningen-827-31.1%
37Midden-Limburg-829+3.7%
38Twente-942+18.7%
39Achterhoek-1,401-9%
40Zuid-Limburg-3,365+3.7%

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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 5,520 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Zuid-Limburg, with -3,365 in 2021.

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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