NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by population aged 15 to 64

Groot-Amsterdam had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 40 areas in 2018, at 964,504. Delfzijl en omgeving had the lowest, at 28,489. The median was 206,367 and the figure for the Netherlands was 11.18 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest964,504Groot-Amsterdam
Median206,36740 areas
Netherlands11,179,344History

All areas, 2018

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Groot-AmsterdamGroot-Amsterdam: 964,504 persons964,504Groot-RijnmondGroot-Rijnmond: 941,816 persons941,816UtrechtUtrecht: 876,711 persons876,711Agglomeratie ’s-GravenhageAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 572,540 persons572,540Zuidoost-Noord-BrabantZuidoost-Noord-Brabant: 499,636 persons499,636Arnhem/NijmegenArnhem/Nijmegen: 485,613 persons485,613VeluweVeluwe: 432,966 persons432,966Noordoost-Noord-BrabantNoordoost-Noord-Brabant: 417,894 persons417,894West-Noord-BrabantWest-Noord-Brabant: 407,183 persons407,183TwenteTwente: 400,856 persons400,856Zuid-LimburgZuid-Limburg: 384,419 persons384,419Midden-Noord-BrabantMidden-Noord-Brabant: 315,286 persons315,286Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 278,701 persons278,701FlevolandFlevoland: 277,997 persons277,997Overig GroningenOverig Groningen: 276,212 persons276,212AchterhoekAchterhoek: 249,051 persons249,051Noord-OverijsselNoord-Overijssel: 236,835 persons236,835Kop van Noord-HollandKop van Noord-Holland: 236,800 persons236,800Zuidoost-Zuid-HollandZuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 234,378 persons234,378Oost-Zuid-HollandOost-Zuid-Holland: 209,335 persons209,335Noord-FrieslandNoord-Friesland: 203,398 persons203,398Noord-LimburgNoord-Limburg: 180,230 persons180,230Overig ZeelandOverig Zeeland: 171,050 persons171,050Delft en WestlandDelft en Westland: 155,516 persons155,516Zuidwest-GelderlandZuidwest-Gelderland: 155,393 persons155,393Alkmaar en omgevingAlkmaar en omgeving: 154,890 persons154,890Midden-LimburgMidden-Limburg: 150,235 persons150,235Agglomeratie HaarlemAgglomeratie Haarlem: 143,995 persons143,995Het Gooi en VechtstreekHet Gooi en Vechtstreek: 143,687 persons143,687IJmondIJmond: 126,222 persons126,222Noord-DrentheNoord-Drenthe: 117,960 persons117,960Zuidoost-FrieslandZuidoost-Friesland: 116,903 persons116,903ZaanstreekZaanstreek: 111,165 persons111,165Zuidoost-DrentheZuidoost-Drenthe: 104,984 persons104,984Zuidwest-OverijsselZuidwest-Overijssel: 100,242 persons100,242Zuidwest-FrieslandZuidwest-Friesland: 86,955 persons86,955Oost-GroningenOost-Groningen: 83,011 persons83,011Zuidwest-DrentheZuidwest-Drenthe: 81,852 persons81,852Zeeuwsch-VlaanderenZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: 64,434 persons64,434Delfzijl en omgevingDelfzijl en omgeving: 28,489 persons28,489
persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankAreas2018
persons
Change on 2017
1Groot-Amsterdam964,504+1%
2Groot-Rijnmond941,816+0.4%
3Utrecht876,711+0.7%
4Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage572,540+1%
5Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant499,636+0.5%
6Arnhem/Nijmegen485,613+0.4%
7Veluwe432,966+0.5%
8Noordoost-Noord-Brabant417,894+0.3%
9West-Noord-Brabant407,183+0.4%
10Twente400,856-0.1%
11Zuid-Limburg384,419-0.8%
12Midden-Noord-Brabant315,286+0.5%
13Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek278,701+0.5%
14Flevoland277,997+0.7%
15Overig Groningen276,212-0.2%
16Achterhoek249,051-0.2%
17Noord-Overijssel236,835+0.6%
18Kop van Noord-Holland236,800-0.2%
19Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland234,378+0.2%
20Oost-Zuid-Holland209,335+0.9%
21Noord-Friesland203,398-0.4%
22Noord-Limburg180,230-0.4%
23Overig Zeeland171,0500%
24Delft en Westland155,516+1.3%
25Zuidwest-Gelderland155,393+0.3%
26Alkmaar en omgeving154,890+0.3%
27Midden-Limburg150,235-0.3%
28Agglomeratie Haarlem143,995+0.3%
29Het Gooi en Vechtstreek143,687+0.7%
30IJmond126,222+0.3%
31Noord-Drenthe117,960-0.4%
32Zuidoost-Friesland116,9030%
33Zaanstreek111,165+0.7%
34Zuidoost-Drenthe104,984-0.6%
35Zuidwest-Overijssel100,242+0.4%
36Zuidwest-Friesland86,955-0.2%
37Oost-Groningen83,011-0.8%
38Zuidwest-Drenthe81,852+0.5%
39Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen64,434-0.6%
40Delfzijl en omgeving28,489-1.7%

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About this ranking

Resident population aged 15 to 64 on 1 January (Eurostat).

The working-age band Eurostat uses for EU comparisons. population_16_64 (INE, Spain) starts at 16, 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 on 1 January by broad age group, 15 to 64, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which area has the highest population aged 15 to 64?

Groot-Amsterdam, with 964,504 in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population aged 15 to 64?

Delfzijl en omgeving, with 28,489 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 on 1 January by broad age group, 15 to 64, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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