NUTS 3

Zuidoost-Friesland

Region of Netherlands · NUTS code NL126

Among 40 NUTS 3 regions of Netherlands, Zuidoost-Friesland ranks best in gdp per capita (24th).

Over time

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

Zuidoost-Friesland vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
51,000 €/inh.
+3,500 vs 2023
24th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 64,710 €/inh. · -21%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
191.3 /km²
+0.7 vs 2023
34th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 529.5 /km² · -64%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
3.5 ‰
−0.3 vs 2023
32nd of 40 in the country
Netherlands 4.8 ‰ · -27%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
6.4 ‰
−0.4 vs 2023
18th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 5.2 ‰ · +23%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
46.7 years
0 vs 2024
11th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 42.6 years · +10%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
24.1 %
+0.3 vs 2024
13th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 20.8 % · +16%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

Boundaries: CBS, Kadaster, simplified · sources and licences

Society

Tourist nights
4,290 per 1,000
25th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 8,121 per 1,000 · -47%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Friesland (NL)

Profile

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

Population
664,222
+2,318 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
81.7 years
−0.1 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
4.0 %
+0.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
24,800 €/inh.
+2,200 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
82.9 %
−0.3 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
53 per mn
−4 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
38.6 %
+2.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.57
−0.02 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
2.6 %
−0.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
-0.8 %
+0.3 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
243 per 100k
+6 vs 2019
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

Other regions in Friesland (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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