World › Europe in detail › Netherlands › West-Nederland › Utrecht
Among 12 NUTS 2 regions of Netherlands, Utrecht ranks best in
life expectancy (1st) and lowest in unemployment (9th).
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.
Utrecht vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
75,600 €/inh.
+5,100 vs 2023
2nd of 12 in the country
Netherlands 64,710 €/inh. · +17%
Income per capita
28,600 €/inh.
+2,100 vs 2022
1st of 12 in the country
Netherlands 26,600 €/inh. · +8%
GDP growth
1st of 12 in the country
Netherlands 1.6 % · +44%
Population
Population
5th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 18,130,208 · -92%
Life expectancy
1st of 12 in the country
Netherlands 81.9 years
Population density
3rd of 12 in the country
Netherlands 529.5 /km² · +77%
Population change
3rd of 12 in the country
Netherlands 4.8 ‰ · +35%
Net migration
12th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 5.2 ‰ · -17%
Median age
11th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 42.6 years · -6%
Aged 65+
11th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 20.8 % · -12%
Fertility
7th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 1.43 · +2%
Labour
Unemployment
9th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 3.9 % · -3%
Employment
1st of 12 in the country
Netherlands 83.4 % · +2%
High-tech jobs
1st of 12 in the country
Netherlands 5.4 % · +50%
Society
Tourist nights
3,303 per 1,000
−2 vs 2024
12th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 8,121 per 1,000 · -59%
Road deaths
4th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 37 per mn · -5%
Tertiary educated
1st of 12 in the country
Netherlands 46.1 % · +26%
Other regions in West-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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