NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by natural population change

Groot-Amsterdam had the highest natural population change of 40 areas in 2023, at 3,761. Zuid-Limburg had the lowest, at -3,018. The median was -381 and the figure for the Netherlands was -5,034. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest3,761Groot-Amsterdam
Lowest-3,018Zuid-Limburg
Median-38140 areas
Netherlands-5,034History

All areas, 2023

Groot-Amsterdam: 3,761 personsGroot-Amsterdam3,761Utrecht: 2,513 personsUtrecht2,513Flevoland: 2,054 personsFlevoland2,054Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 1,482 personsAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage1,482Groot-Rijnmond: 1,093 personsGroot-Rijnmond1,093Oost-Zuid-Holland: 646 personsOost-Zuid-Holland646Noord-Overijssel: 624 personsNoord-Overijssel624Zuidwest-Gelderland: 392 personsZuidwest-Gelderland392Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 226 personsZuidoost-Zuid-Holland226Delft en Westland: 225 personsDelft en Westland225Veluwe: 176 personsVeluwe176Zaanstreek: 58 personsZaanstreek58Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: -5 personsAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…-5Delfzijl en omgeving: -187 personsDelfzijl en omgeving-187Zuidwest-Overijssel: -188 personsZuidwest-Overijssel-188Midden-Noord-Brabant: -255 personsMidden-Noord-Brabant-255Overig Groningen: -311 personsOverig Groningen-311Alkmaar en omgeving: -314 personsAlkmaar en omgeving-314Agglomeratie Haarlem: -344 personsAgglomeratie Haarlem-344Noord-Friesland: -373 personsNoord-Friesland-373Zuidwest-Friesland: -388 personsZuidwest-Friesland-388Zuidwest-Drenthe: -405 personsZuidwest-Drenthe-405IJmond: -475 personsIJmond-475Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: -511 personsZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-511Overig Zeeland: -549 personsOverig Zeeland-549Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: -552 personsZuidoost-Noord-Brabant-552Zuidoost-Friesland: -574 personsZuidoost-Friesland-574Kop van Noord-Holland: -601 personsKop van Noord-Holland-601Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: -617 personsHet Gooi en Vechtstreek-617Noord-Drenthe: -629 personsNoord-Drenthe-629Noord-Limburg: -644 personsNoord-Limburg-644Arnhem/Nijmegen: -673 personsArnhem/Nijmegen-673Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: -714 personsNoordoost-Noord-Brabant-714Zuidoost-Drenthe: -720 personsZuidoost-Drenthe-720Midden-Limburg: -791 personsMidden-Limburg-791Oost-Groningen: -838 personsOost-Groningen-838Twente: -1,028 personsTwente-1,028West-Noord-Brabant: -1,125 personsWest-Noord-Brabant-1,125Achterhoek: -1,455 personsAchterhoek-1,455Zuid-Limburg: -3,018 personsZuid-Limburg-3,018
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2023
persons
Change on 2022
1Groot-Amsterdam3,761-6.3%
2Utrecht2,513-9.2%
3Flevoland2,054-7.6%
4Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage1,482+37.9%
5Groot-Rijnmond1,093-20.4%
6Oost-Zuid-Holland646+6.1%
7Noord-Overijssel624-12.6%
8Zuidwest-Gelderland392+54.3%
9Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland226-41.8%
10Delft en Westland225+11.4%
11Veluwe176-21.1%
12Zaanstreek58+625%
13Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek-5+44.4%
14Delfzijl en omgeving-187+19.7%
15Zuidwest-Overijssel-188-176.5%
16Midden-Noord-Brabant-255+20.3%
17Overig Groningen-311+2.8%
18Alkmaar en omgeving-314+13%
19Agglomeratie Haarlem-344-24.6%
20Noord-Friesland-373+15%
21Zuidwest-Friesland-388-14.1%
22Zuidwest-Drenthe-405+23.1%
23IJmond-475-53.7%
24Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen-511+13.1%
25Overig Zeeland-549-53.8%
26Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant-552-85.2%
27Zuidoost-Friesland-574-10.8%
28Kop van Noord-Holland-601-211.4%
29Het Gooi en Vechtstreek-617-68.1%
30Noord-Drenthe-629+6.3%
31Noord-Limburg-644-55.9%
32Arnhem/Nijmegen-673+9.3%
33Noordoost-Noord-Brabant-714-177.8%
34Zuidoost-Drenthe-720+9.5%
35Midden-Limburg-791-1%
36Oost-Groningen-838-29.9%
37Twente-1,028+3.4%
38West-Noord-Brabant-1,125-11.5%
39Achterhoek-1,455+12%
40Zuid-Limburg-3,018-4%

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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 3,761 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Zuid-Limburg, with -3,018 in 2023.

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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