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Among 12 NUTS 2 regions of Netherlands, Limburg (NL) ranks best in
unemployment (2nd) and lowest in gdp growth (11th).
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.
Limburg (NL) vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
51,400 €/inh.
+2,400 vs 2023
9th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 64,710 €/inh. · -21%
Income per capita
25,400 €/inh.
+2,100 vs 2022
9th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 26,600 €/inh. · -5%
GDP growth
11th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 1.6 % · -150%
Population
Population
7th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 18,130,208 · -94%
Life expectancy
10th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 81.9 years
Population density
5th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 529.5 /km²
Population change
12th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 4.8 ‰ · -63%
Net migration
7th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 5.2 ‰ · +17%
Median age
1st of 12 in the country
Netherlands 42.6 years · +13%
Aged 65+
1st of 12 in the country
Netherlands 20.8 % · +24%
Fertility
10th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 1.43 · -6%
Doctors
4th of 10 in the country
Netherlands 396 per 100k · -8%
Labour
Unemployment
2nd of 12 in the country
Netherlands 3.9 % · -23%
Employment
11th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 83.4 % · -3%
High-tech jobs
10th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 5.4 % · -30%
Society
Tourist nights
12,211 per 1,000
−4 vs 2024
4th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 8,121 per 1,000 · +50%
Road deaths
3rd of 12 in the country
Netherlands 37 per mn · -11%
Tertiary educated
10th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 46.1 % · -19%
Other regions in Zuid-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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