# NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by population, 2025

All 40 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `population`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: Eurostat. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/netherlands-provinces
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/population/netherlands-provinces.csv

| Rank | Place | persons |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Groot-Rijnmond | 1,511,151 |
| 2 | Groot-Amsterdam | 1,480,814 |
| 3 | Utrecht | 1,409,144 |
| 4 | Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage | 923,493 |
| 5 | Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant | 816,291 |
| 6 | Arnhem/Nijmegen | 769,347 |
| 7 | Veluwe | 726,891 |
| 8 | Noordoost-Noord-Brabant | 681,831 |
| 9 | West-Noord-Brabant | 653,955 |
| 10 | Twente | 643,603 |
| 11 | Zuid-Limburg | 600,149 |
| 12 | Midden-Noord-Brabant | 511,970 |
| 13 | Flevoland | 456,395 |
| 14 | Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek | 447,601 |
| 15 | Overig Groningen | 418,847 |
| 16 | Achterhoek | 407,957 |
| 17 | Noord-Overijssel | 390,259 |
| 18 | Kop van Noord-Holland | 388,726 |
| 19 | Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland | 382,794 |
| 20 | Oost-Zuid-Holland | 351,846 |
| 21 | Noord-Friesland | 329,973 |
| 22 | Noord-Limburg | 291,387 |
| 23 | Overig Zeeland | 286,844 |
| 24 | Alkmaar en omgeving | 257,706 |
| 25 | Zuidwest-Gelderland | 257,163 |
| 26 | Delft en Westland | 246,512 |
| 27 | Het Gooi en Vechtstreek | 245,683 |
| 28 | Midden-Limburg | 243,792 |
| 29 | Agglomeratie Haarlem | 237,347 |
| 30 | IJmond | 202,491 |
| 31 | Noord-Drenthe | 197,110 |
| 32 | Zuidoost-Friesland | 191,480 |
| 33 | Zaanstreek | 179,249 |
| 34 | Zuidoost-Drenthe | 171,587 |
| 35 | Zuidwest-Overijssel | 161,927 |
| 36 | Zuidwest-Friesland | 142,769 |
| 37 | Oost-Groningen | 139,191 |
| 38 | Zuidwest-Drenthe | 137,832 |
| 39 | Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen | 106,125 |
| 40 | Delfzijl en omgeving | 44,795 |