NUTS 3

Achterhoek

Region of Netherlands · NUTS code NL225

Among 40 NUTS 3 regions of Netherlands, Achterhoek ranks best in gdp per capita (30th).

Over time

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

Achterhoek vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
45,000 €/inh.
+3,000 vs 2023
30th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 64,710 €/inh. · -30%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
262.1 /km²
+0.5 vs 2023
31st of 40 in the country
Netherlands 529.5 /km² · -51%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
2.9 ‰
+1.6 vs 2023
36th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 4.8 ‰ · -40%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
6.6 ‰
+1.7 vs 2023
16th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 5.2 ‰ · +27%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
49.3 years
0 vs 2024
3rd of 40 in the country
Netherlands 42.6 years · +16%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
26.1 %
+0.5 vs 2024
4th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 20.8 % · +25%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

Boundaries: CBS, Kadaster, simplified · sources and licences

Society

Tourist nights
10,503 per 1,000
11th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 8,121 per 1,000 · +29%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Gelderland

Profile

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

Population
2,161,358
+12,287 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
81.9 years
−0.1 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
3.4 %
−0.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
26,500 €/inh.
+2,400 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
84.1 %
−0.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
50 per mn
+4 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
44.1 %
+0.8 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.51
−0.02 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
4.7 %
0 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
1.6 %
+2.9 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
382 per 100k
+11 vs 2019
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

Other regions in Gelderland

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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