World › Europe in detail › Netherlands › Noord-Nederland › Drenthe
Among 12 NUTS 2 regions of Netherlands, Drenthe ranks best in
unemployment (5th) and lowest in road deaths (12th).
Over time
Indicator
The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish
it, only the region line is shown.
Drenthe vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
44,700 €/inh.
+3,100 vs 2023
12th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 64,710 €/inh. · -31%
Income per capita
25,600 €/inh.
+2,300 vs 2022
7th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 26,600 €/inh. · -4%
GDP growth
7th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 1.6 % · -31%
Population
Population
10th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 18,130,208 · -97%
Life expectancy
11th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 81.9 years
Population density
12th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 529.5 /km² · -64%
Population change
8th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 4.8 ‰ · -2%
Net migration
1st of 12 in the country
Netherlands 5.2 ‰ · +67%
Median age
2nd of 12 in the country
Netherlands 42.6 years · +12%
Aged 65+
2nd of 12 in the country
Netherlands 20.8 % · +21%
Fertility
2nd of 12 in the country
Netherlands 1.43 · +11%
Doctors
5th of 10 in the country
Netherlands 396 per 100k · -25%
Labour
Unemployment
5th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 3.9 % · -8%
Employment
8th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 83.4 %
High-tech jobs
9th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 5.4 % · -30%
Society
Tourist nights
15,175 per 1,000
−82 vs 2024
2nd of 12 in the country
Netherlands 8,121 per 1,000 · +87%
Road deaths
12th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 37 per mn · +49%
Tertiary educated
11th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 46.1 % · -21%
Other regions in Noord-Nederland
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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