NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by natural population change

Groot-Amsterdam had the highest natural population change of 40 areas in 2022, at 4,015. Zuid-Limburg had the lowest, at -2,903. The median was -315 and the figure for the Netherlands was -2,608. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4,015Groot-Amsterdam
Lowest-2,903Zuid-Limburg
Median-31540 areas
Netherlands-2,608History

All areas, 2022

Groot-Amsterdam: 4,015 personsGroot-Amsterdam4,015Utrecht: 2,768 personsUtrecht2,768Flevoland: 2,222 personsFlevoland2,222Groot-Rijnmond: 1,373 personsGroot-Rijnmond1,373Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 1,075 personsAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage1,075Noord-Overijssel: 714 personsNoord-Overijssel714Oost-Zuid-Holland: 609 personsOost-Zuid-Holland609Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 388 personsZuidoost-Zuid-Holland388Zuidwest-Gelderland: 254 personsZuidwest-Gelderland254Veluwe: 223 personsVeluwe223Delft en Westland: 202 personsDelft en Westland202Zaanstreek: 8 personsZaanstreek8Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: -9 personsAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…-9Zuidwest-Overijssel: -68 personsZuidwest-Overijssel-68Kop van Noord-Holland: -193 personsKop van Noord-Holland-193Delfzijl en omgeving: -233 personsDelfzijl en omgeving-233Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: -257 personsNoordoost-Noord-Brabant-257Agglomeratie Haarlem: -276 personsAgglomeratie Haarlem-276Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: -298 personsZuidoost-Noord-Brabant-298IJmond: -309 personsIJmond-309Midden-Noord-Brabant: -320 personsMidden-Noord-Brabant-320Overig Groningen: -320 personsOverig Groningen-320Zuidwest-Friesland: -340 personsZuidwest-Friesland-340Overig Zeeland: -357 personsOverig Zeeland-357Alkmaar en omgeving: -361 personsAlkmaar en omgeving-361Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: -367 personsHet Gooi en Vechtstreek-367Noord-Limburg: -413 personsNoord-Limburg-413Noord-Friesland: -439 personsNoord-Friesland-439Zuidoost-Friesland: -518 personsZuidoost-Friesland-518Zuidwest-Drenthe: -527 personsZuidwest-Drenthe-527Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: -588 personsZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-588Oost-Groningen: -645 personsOost-Groningen-645Noord-Drenthe: -671 personsNoord-Drenthe-671Arnhem/Nijmegen: -742 personsArnhem/Nijmegen-742Midden-Limburg: -783 personsMidden-Limburg-783Zuidoost-Drenthe: -796 personsZuidoost-Drenthe-796West-Noord-Brabant: -1,009 personsWest-Noord-Brabant-1,009Twente: -1,064 personsTwente-1,064Achterhoek: -1,653 personsAchterhoek-1,653Zuid-Limburg: -2,903 personsZuid-Limburg-2,903
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2022
persons
Change on 2021
1Groot-Amsterdam4,015-27.3%
2Utrecht2,768-38%
3Flevoland2,222-0.5%
4Groot-Rijnmond1,373-39.6%
5Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage1,075-40.9%
6Noord-Overijssel714-25.2%
7Oost-Zuid-Holland609-37.7%
8Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland388+2.4%
9Zuidwest-Gelderland254-37.4%
10Veluwe223-72.3%
11Delft en Westland202-57.1%
12Zaanstreek8-96.7%
13Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek-9-102.9%
14Zuidwest-Overijssel-68+5.6%
15Kop van Noord-Holland-193+21.9%
16Delfzijl en omgeving-233-4%
17Noordoost-Noord-Brabant-257-711.9%
18Agglomeratie Haarlem-276-375.9%
19Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant-298-224.7%
20IJmond-309-61.8%
21Midden-Noord-Brabant-320-261.6%
21Overig Groningen-320-305.1%
23Zuidwest-Friesland-340-71.7%
24Overig Zeeland-357+44.3%
25Alkmaar en omgeving-361-1,050%
26Het Gooi en Vechtstreek-367-3.1%
27Noord-Limburg-413-39.5%
28Noord-Friesland-439-37.2%
29Zuidoost-Friesland-518-123.3%
30Zuidwest-Drenthe-527-58.3%
31Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-588-17.6%
32Oost-Groningen-645+22%
33Noord-Drenthe-671-45.6%
34Arnhem/Nijmegen-742-127.6%
35Midden-Limburg-783+5.5%
36Zuidoost-Drenthe-796-24.6%
37West-Noord-Brabant-1,009-67.6%
38Twente-1,064-13%
39Achterhoek-1,653-18%
40Zuid-Limburg-2,903+13.7%

Other periods

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 4,015 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Zuid-Limburg, with -2,903 in 2022.

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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