NUTS 3

Zuidwest-Friesland

Region of Netherlands · NUTS code NL128

Among 40 NUTS 3 regions of Netherlands, Zuidwest-Friesland ranks best in gdp per capita (37th).

Over time

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

Zuidwest-Friesland vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
42,300 €/inh.
+3,800 vs 2023
37th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 64,710 €/inh. · -35%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
162.4 /km²
39th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 529.5 /km² · -69%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
2.9 ‰
+6.6 vs 2023
34th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 4.8 ‰ · -40%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
5.2 ‰
+6.2 vs 2023
29th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 5.2 ‰
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
47.7 years
0 vs 2024
9th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 42.6 years · +12%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
25.1 %
+0.5 vs 2024
9th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 20.8 % · +21%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

Boundaries: CBS, Kadaster, simplified · sources and licences

Society

Tourist nights
16,203 per 1,000
8th of 40 in the country
Netherlands 8,121 per 1,000 · +100%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Friesland (NL)

Profile

Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger region Zuidwest-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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