World › Europe in detail › Netherlands › West-Nederland › Zeeland
Among 12 NUTS 2 regions of Netherlands, Zeeland ranks best in
unemployment (1st) and lowest in high-tech jobs (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.
Zeeland vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
52,600 €/inh.
+2,500 vs 2023
8th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 64,710 €/inh. · -19%
Income per capita
25,700 €/inh.
+2,200 vs 2022
6th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 26,600 €/inh. · -3%
GDP growth
6th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 1.6 % · -19%
Population
Population
12th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 18,130,208 · -98%
Life expectancy
3rd of 12 in the country
Netherlands 81.9 years
Population density
10th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 529.5 /km² · -59%
Population change
10th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 4.8 ‰ · -29%
Net migration
5th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 5.2 ‰ · +23%
Median age
3rd of 12 in the country
Netherlands 42.6 years · +11%
Aged 65+
3rd of 12 in the country
Netherlands 20.8 % · +21%
Fertility
1st of 12 in the country
Netherlands 1.43 · +12%
Doctors
9th of 10 in the country
Netherlands 396 per 100k · -58%
Labour
Unemployment
1st of 12 in the country
Netherlands 3.9 % · -44%
Employment
2nd of 12 in the country
Netherlands 83.4 %
High-tech jobs
12th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 5.4 % · -65%
Society
Tourist nights
31,806 per 1,000
−1,964 vs 2024
1st of 12 in the country
Netherlands 8,121 per 1,000 · +292%
Road deaths
9th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 37 per mn · +30%
Tertiary educated
12th 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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