NUTS 3

Zuid-Limburg

Region of Netherlands · NUTS code NL423

Among 40 NUTS 3 regions of Netherlands, Zuid-Limburg ranks best in gdp per capita (27th).

Over time

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

Zuid-Limburg vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
48,700 €/inh.
+1,100 vs 2023
27th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 64,710 €/inh. · -25%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
922.0 /km²
+1.9 vs 2023
12th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 529.5 /km² · +74%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
-0.2 ‰
−4.6 vs 2023
39th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 4.8 ‰ · -104%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
5.3 ‰
−4.1 vs 2023
28th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 5.2 ‰ · +2%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
48.1 years
−0.1 vs 2024
8th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 42.6 years · +13%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
26.4 %
+0.5 vs 2024
3rd of 40 in the country
Netherlands 20.8 % · +27%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

Boundaries: CBS, Kadaster, simplified · sources and licences

Society

Tourist nights
9,623 per 1,000
13th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 8,121 per 1,000 · +19%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Limburg (NL)

Profile

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

Population
1,135,328
+2,073 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
81.6 years
+0.1 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
3.0 %
−0.3 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
25,400 €/inh.
+2,100 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
81.0 %
+0.4 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
33 per mn
−17 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
37.3 %
+0.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.35
−0.04 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
3.8 %
−0.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
-0.8 %
+0.8 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
362 per 100k
+8 vs 2019
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

Other regions in Limburg (NL)

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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