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Among 4 NUTS 1 regions of Netherlands, Zuid-Nederland ranks best in
unemployment (1st) and lowest in gdp growth (3rd).
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-Nederland vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
60,700 €/inh.
+3,600 vs 2023
2nd of 4 in the country
Netherlands 64,710 €/inh. · -6%
Income per capita
26,500 €/inh.
+2,100 vs 2022
2nd of 4 in the country
Netherlands 26,600 €/inh.
GDP growth
3rd of 4 in the country
Netherlands 1.6 % · -81%
Population
Population
3,799,375
+21,381 vs 2024
3rd of 4 in the country
Netherlands 18,130,208 · -79%
Life expectancy
3rd of 4 in the country
Netherlands 81.9 years
Population density
2nd of 4 in the country
Netherlands 529.5 /km²
Population change
3rd of 4 in the country
Netherlands 4.8 ‰ · +17%
Net migration
1st of 4 in the country
Netherlands 5.2 ‰ · +44%
Median age
2nd of 4 in the country
Netherlands 42.6 years · +5%
Aged 65+
2nd of 4 in the country
Netherlands 20.8 % · +10%
Fertility
3rd of 4 in the country
Netherlands 1.43
Labour
Unemployment
1st of 4 in the country
Netherlands 3.9 % · -13%
Employment
3rd of 4 in the country
Netherlands 83.4 %
High-tech jobs
2nd of 4 in the country
Netherlands 5.4 % · -7%
Society
Tourist nights
7,323 per 1,000
+18 vs 2024
3rd of 4 in the country
Netherlands 8,121 per 1,000 · -10%
Road deaths
2nd of 4 in the country
Netherlands 37 per mn · +8%
Tertiary educated
3rd of 4 in the country
Netherlands 46.1 % · -9%
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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