NUTS 1

West-Nederland

Region of Netherlands · NUTS code NL3

Among 4 NUTS 1 regions of Netherlands, West-Nederland ranks best in gdp per capita (1st) and lowest in unemployment (4th).

Over time

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

West-Nederland vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
69,700 €/inh.
+4,000 vs 2023
1st of 4 in the country
Netherlands 64,710 €/inh. · +8%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Income per capita
27,300 €/inh.
+1,600 vs 2022
1st of 4 in the country
Netherlands 26,600 €/inh. · +3%
2023 · NUTS 1 ranking
GDP growth
1.5 %
+1.1 vs 2023
2nd of 4 in the country
Netherlands 1.6 % · -6%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Population

Population
8,657,526
+48,888 vs 2024
1st of 4 in the country
Netherlands 18,130,208 · -52%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Life expectancy
82.1 years
+0.1 vs 2023
1st of 4 in the country
Netherlands 81.9 years
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population density
979.7 /km²
+6.9 vs 2023
1st of 4 in the country
Netherlands 529.5 /km² · +85%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population change
5.7 ‰
−2.7 vs 2023
2nd of 4 in the country
Netherlands 4.8 ‰ · +19%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Net migration
4.9 ‰
−2.8 vs 2023
4th of 4 in the country
Netherlands 5.2 ‰ · -6%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Median age
41.1 years
+0.1 vs 2024
4th of 4 in the country
Netherlands 42.6 years · -4%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Aged 65+
19.3 %
+0.3 vs 2024
4th of 4 in the country
Netherlands 20.8 % · -7%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Fertility
1.39
0 vs 2023
4th of 4 in the country
Netherlands 1.43 · -3%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Regions inside

4 regions

 

Boundaries: CBS, Kadaster, simplified · sources and licences

Labour

Unemployment
4.2 %
+0.3 vs 2024
4th of 4 in the country
Netherlands 3.9 % · +8%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Employment
83.5 %
−0.2 vs 2024
2nd of 4 in the country
Netherlands 83.4 %
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
High-tech jobs
6.2 %
−0.1 vs 2024
1st of 4 in the country
Netherlands 5.4 % · +15%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
8,594 per 1,000
−57 vs 2024
2nd of 4 in the country
Netherlands 8,121 per 1,000 · +6%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Road deaths
30 per mn
+1 vs 2023
1st of 4 in the country
Netherlands 37 per mn · -19%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Tertiary educated
50.2 %
+1.8 vs 2024
1st of 4 in the country
Netherlands 46.1 % · +9%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Smaller regions inside

Other regions in Netherlands

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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