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Among 12 NUTS 2 regions of Netherlands, Zuid-Holland ranks best in
road deaths (2nd) and lowest in unemployment (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.
Zuid-Holland vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
60,000 €/inh.
+3,600 vs 2023
4th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 64,710 €/inh. · -7%
Income per capita
26,500 €/inh.
+1,700 vs 2022
5th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 26,600 €/inh.
GDP growth
4th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 1.6 %
Population
Population
3,863,397
+22,937 vs 2024
1st of 12 in the country
Netherlands 18,130,208 · -79%
Life expectancy
4th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 81.9 years
Population density
1st of 12 in the country
Netherlands 529.5 /km² · +163%
Population change
4th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 4.8 ‰ · +25%
Net migration
9th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 5.2 ‰
Median age
10th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 42.6 years · -4%
Aged 65+
10th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 20.8 % · -8%
Fertility
9th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 1.43
Labour
Unemployment
12th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 3.9 % · +23%
Employment
10th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 83.4 % · -2%
High-tech jobs
5th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 5.4 %
Society
Tourist nights
4,295 per 1,000
+2 vs 2024
10th of 12 in the country
Netherlands 8,121 per 1,000 · -47%
Road deaths
2nd of 12 in the country
Netherlands 37 per mn · -24%
Tertiary educated
3rd of 12 in the country
Netherlands 46.1 % · +3%
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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