NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by net migration including statistical adjustment

Groot-Amsterdam had the highest net migration including statistical adjustment of 40 areas in 2018, at 7,652. Delfzijl en omgeving had the lowest, at -114. The median was 1,379 and the figure for the Netherlands was 85,917. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest7,652Groot-Amsterdam
Median1,37940 areas
Netherlands85,917History

All areas, 2018

Groot-Amsterdam: 7,652 personsGroot-Amsterdam7,652Groot-Rijnmond: 7,467 personsGroot-Rijnmond7,467Utrecht: 7,102 personsUtrecht7,102Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: 6,112 personsZuidoost-Noord-Brabant6,112Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 5,246 personsAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage5,246Veluwe: 4,582 personsVeluwe4,582Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: 3,586 personsNoordoost-Noord-Brabant3,586Midden-Noord-Brabant: 3,583 personsMidden-Noord-Brabant3,583Arnhem/Nijmegen: 3,231 personsArnhem/Nijmegen3,231Oost-Zuid-Holland: 3,015 personsOost-Zuid-Holland3,015West-Noord-Brabant: 2,897 personsWest-Noord-Brabant2,897Flevoland: 2,569 personsFlevoland2,569Zuidwest-Gelderland: 2,357 personsZuidwest-Gelderland2,357Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 2,215 personsAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…2,215Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: 2,062 personsHet Gooi en Vechtstreek2,062Agglomeratie Haarlem: 2,003 personsAgglomeratie Haarlem2,003Twente: 1,793 personsTwente1,793Noord-Overijssel: 1,789 personsNoord-Overijssel1,789Delft en Westland: 1,616 personsDelft en Westland1,616Alkmaar en omgeving: 1,388 personsAlkmaar en omgeving1,388Achterhoek: 1,369 personsAchterhoek1,369Kop van Noord-Holland: 1,180 personsKop van Noord-Holland1,180Overig Groningen: 1,157 personsOverig Groningen1,157IJmond: 1,050 personsIJmond1,050Zaanstreek: 1,013 personsZaanstreek1,013Overig Zeeland: 939 personsOverig Zeeland939Zuid-Limburg: 834 personsZuid-Limburg834Zuidwest-Drenthe: 824 personsZuidwest-Drenthe824Noord-Limburg: 729 personsNoord-Limburg729Oost-Groningen: 720 personsOost-Groningen720Zuidoost-Drenthe: 685 personsZuidoost-Drenthe685Zuidwest-Overijssel: 680 personsZuidwest-Overijssel680Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 593 personsZuidoost-Zuid-Holland593Midden-Limburg: 582 personsMidden-Limburg582Zuidoost-Friesland: 529 personsZuidoost-Friesland529Noord-Friesland: 510 personsNoord-Friesland510Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: 454 personsZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen454Zuidwest-Friesland: 12 personsZuidwest-Friesland12Noord-Drenthe: -94 personsNoord-Drenthe-94Delfzijl en omgeving: -114 personsDelfzijl en omgeving-114
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2018
persons
Change on 2017
1Groot-Amsterdam7,652+4.4%
2Groot-Rijnmond7,467+29.6%
3Utrecht7,102+10.8%
4Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant6,112+30.1%
5Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage5,246-26.3%
6Veluwe4,582+3.7%
7Noordoost-Noord-Brabant3,586+10.2%
8Midden-Noord-Brabant3,583+8.8%
9Arnhem/Nijmegen3,231-28.6%
10Oost-Zuid-Holland3,015+3.1%
11West-Noord-Brabant2,897-21.3%
12Flevoland2,569+63.7%
13Zuidwest-Gelderland2,357+166.6%
14Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek2,215-19.4%
15Het Gooi en Vechtstreek2,062-6.2%
16Agglomeratie Haarlem2,003+77.4%
17Twente1,793+146.6%
18Noord-Overijssel1,789+30.7%
19Delft en Westland1,616-40.3%
20Alkmaar en omgeving1,388+1.5%
21Achterhoek1,369-6%
22Kop van Noord-Holland1,180+15.5%
23Overig Groningen1,157+1,057%
24IJmond1,050-4.5%
25Zaanstreek1,013-1.7%
26Overig Zeeland939-8.5%
27Zuid-Limburg834-42.6%
28Zuidwest-Drenthe824-27.3%
29Noord-Limburg729+701.1%
30Oost-Groningen720+548.6%
31Zuidoost-Drenthe685+274.3%
32Zuidwest-Overijssel680+8.5%
33Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland593-21%
34Midden-Limburg582-48.6%
35Zuidoost-Friesland529+11.1%
36Noord-Friesland510n/a
37Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen454+111.2%
38Zuidwest-Friesland12-94.4%
39Noord-Drenthe-94-4,800%
40Delfzijl en omgeving-114+58.7%

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About this ranking

Population change during the year minus natural change (live births minus deaths), including statistical adjustment. A negative value means the population fell by more than natural change explains (Eurostat demographic balance).

Eurostat calculates this as a residual, not by counting immigrants and emigrants, so it also absorbs census revisions and other statistical adjustments. For the EU it reflects migration to and from countries outside the EU. net_migration (World Bank, UN estimate) uses a different method, so the two series differ.

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, net migration plus statistical adjustment, 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 net migration including statistical adjustment?

Groot-Amsterdam, with 7,652 in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest net migration including statistical adjustment?

Delfzijl en omgeving, with -114 in 2018.

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, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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