NUTS 3

Arr. Gent

Region of Belgium · NUTS code BE234

Among 44 NUTS 3 regions of Belgium, Arr. Gent ranks best in gdp per capita (3rd).

Over time

The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish it, only the region line is shown.

Arr. Gent vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
66,700 €/inh.
+2,700 vs 2023
3rd of 44 in the country
Belgium 53,930 €/inh. · +24%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
618.2 /km²
+4.5 vs 2023
8th of 36 in the country
Belgium 389.1 /km² · +59%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
8.5 ‰
+2.3 vs 2023
3rd of 44 in the country
Belgium 6.0 ‰ · +42%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
8.1 ‰
+2.0 vs 2023
3rd of 44 in the country
Belgium 6.4 ‰ · +27%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
41.2 years
0 vs 2024
36th of 44 in the country
Belgium 42.1 years · -2%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
19.9 %
+0.2 vs 2024
32nd of 44 in the country
Belgium 20.2 %
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

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Society

Tourist nights
3,320 per 1,000
18th of 44 in the country
Belgium 3,882 per 1,000 · -14%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen

Profile

Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger region Arr. Gent belongs to.

Population
1,586,436
+11,429 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
83.0 years
+0.3 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
4.2 %
+0.8 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
30,800 €/inh.
+600 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
78.8 %
−0.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
38 per mn
−6 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
48.8 %
+0.3 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.45
0 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
5.7 %
−0.4 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
1.9 %
+1.7 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
298 per 100k
+5 vs 2019
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.

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