# Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by natural population change, 2024

All 12 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `natural_change`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Live births minus deaths during the year. A negative value means more deaths than births (Eurostat).
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-population-change/netherlands-regions

| Rank | Place | persons |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Utrecht | 3,050 |
| 2 | Zuid-Holland | 2,905 |
| 3 | Noord-Holland | 2,028 |
| 4 | Flevoland | 1,857 |
| 5 | Overijssel | -623 |
| 6 | Zeeland | -1,169 |
| 7 | Friesland (NL) | -1,462 |
| 8 | Groningen | -1,478 |
| 9 | Gelderland | -1,985 |
| 10 | Drenthe | -2,008 |
| 11 | Noord-Brabant | -2,287 |
| 12 | Limburg (NL) | -4,850 |