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Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by road deaths per million inhabitants

Drenthe had the highest road deaths per million inhabitants of 12 regions in 2020, at 59 per million inhabitants. Zuid-Holland had the lowest, at 22 per million inhabitants. The median was 41 per million inhabitants and the figure for the Netherlands was 30 per million inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest59Drenthe
Lowest22Zuid-Holland
Median4112 regions
Netherlands30History

All regions, 2020

Drenthe: 59 per million inhabitantsDrenthe59Zeeland: 57 per million inhabitantsZeeland57Friesland (NL): 54 per million inhabitantsFriesland (NL)54Limburg (NL): 47 per million inhabitantsLimburg (NL)47Groningen: 46 per million inhabitantsGroningen46Gelderland: 41 per million inhabitantsGelderland41Overijssel: 40 per million inhabitantsOverijssel40Noord-Brabant: 38 per million inhabitantsNoord-Brabant38Noord-Holland: 30 per million inhabitantsNoord-Holland30Utrecht: 24 per million inhabitantsUtrecht24Flevoland: 23 per million inhabitantsFlevoland23Zuid-Holland: 22 per million inhabitantsZuid-Holland22
per million inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed per million inhabitants (tran_r_acci). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2020
per million inhabitants		Change on 2019
1Drenthe590%
2Zeeland57+67.6%
3Friesland (NL)54+20%
4Limburg (NL)470%
5Groningen46+43.8%
6Gelderland41-2.4%
7Overijssel40-18.4%
8Noord-Brabant38-30.9%
9Noord-Holland300%
10Utrecht24n/a
11Flevoland23-39.5%
12Zuid-Holland22n/a

Other periods

About this ranking

People killed in road traffic accidents within 30 days of the accident, per million inhabitants (Eurostat, police records reported to the EU road accident database CARE). Eurostat publishes whole numbers.

The EU uses this rate to track its road safety targets. The WHO road traffic death rate is per 100,000 people and modelled, so the two differ.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed per million inhabitants (tran_r_acci). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed per million inhabitants (tran_r_acci) (Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by road deaths per million inhabitants, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table

MLA 9

Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed per million inhabitants (tran_r_acci), Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by road deaths per million inhabitants, 2020. Eurostat, European Commission, 31 Aug. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths-per-million/netherlands-regions?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed per million inhabitants (tran_r_acci). Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by road deaths per million inhabitants, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths-per-million/netherlands-regions?period=2020.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed per million inhabitants (tran_r_acci), Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by road deaths per million inhabitants, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths-per-million/netherlands-regions?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which region has the highest road deaths per million inhabitants?

Drenthe, with 59 per million inhabitants in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest road deaths per million inhabitants?

Zuid-Holland, with 22 per million inhabitants in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed per million inhabitants (tran_r_acci). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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