NUTS 3

Noord-Drenthe

Region of Netherlands · NUTS code NL131

Among 40 NUTS 3 regions of Netherlands, Noord-Drenthe ranks best in gdp per capita (32nd).

Over time

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

Noord-Drenthe vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
44,600 €/inh.
+3,700 vs 2023
32nd of 40 in the country
Netherlands 64,710 €/inh. · -31%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
186.3 /km²
+0.8 vs 2023
35th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 529.5 /km² · -65%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
5.3 ‰
+1.5 vs 2023
21st of 40 in the country
Netherlands 4.8 ‰ · +10%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
9.6 ‰
+2.5 vs 2023
2nd of 40 in the country
Netherlands 5.2 ‰ · +85%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
48.2 years
−0.1 vs 2024
7th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 42.6 years · +13%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
25.5 %
+0.3 vs 2024
7th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 20.8 % · +23%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

Boundaries: CBS, Kadaster, simplified · sources and licences

Society

Tourist nights
16,822 per 1,000
6th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 8,121 per 1,000 · +107%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Drenthe

Profile

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

Population
506,529
+2,400 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
81.4 years
−0.1 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
3.6 %
+0.2 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
25,600 €/inh.
+2,300 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
83.2 %
+0.2 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
55 per mn
−6 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
36.3 %
+1.2 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.59
−0.02 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
3.8 %
0 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
1.1 %
−0.4 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
298 per 100k
+2 vs 2019
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

Other regions in Drenthe

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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