Utrecht
NUTS 2 NL35 Part of: Netherlands › West-Nederland
Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-16. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Netherlands →
Population on 1 January1,409,1442025+0.6% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 1001622024 p+5 year on year2 of 12 · NetherlandsUnemployment rate (15–74)3.8%2025+0.1 pp year on year8 of 12 · NetherlandsHousehold disposable income per inhabitant24,700 PPS2023 p+6.5% year on year1 of 12 · NetherlandsLife expectancy at birth82.42024+0.2 year on year1 of 12 · NetherlandsPopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education58.2%2025+1.7 pp year on year1 of 12 · Netherlands
How it compares with the other regions of Netherlands
Each dot is a NUTS 2 region of Netherlands, for the same period. Utrecht in blue; the dark grey line marks Netherlands. Better values to the right.
Compare with
Regional economy
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Netherlands | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2024 p | 106,260 M€ | +8.1% | — | 5 / 12 | 51 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 p | 75,600 € | +7.2% | 62,400 € | 2 / 12 | 9 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 p | 64,900 PPS | +7.6% | 53,500 PPS | 2 / 12 | 12 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 p | 162 | +5 | 134 | 2 / 12 | 12 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 95,362 M€ | +7.8% | — | 5 / 12 | 51 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2023 | 6,486 M€ | +10.5% | — | 8 / 12 | 163 / 276 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2023 | 20,180 M€ | +9.3% | — | 5 / 12 | 43 / 276 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 p | 903.1 | +1.3% | — | 5 / 12 | 83 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 200,842 | +4.4% | — | 5 / 12 | 46 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 9.2% | -0.0 pp | 9.4% | 5 / 12 | 114 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 4,653,854 | +0.6% | — | 10 / 12 | 179 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 3,303 | -0.0% | 8,121 | 12 / 12 | 193 / 293 | |
Regional labour market
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Netherlands | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force | 2025 | 3.8% | +0.1 pp | 3.9% | 8 / 12 | 69 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 | 0.4% | 0.0 pp | 0.5% | 1 / 9 | 2 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 | 9.5% | +0.4 pp | 8.8% | 9 / 11 | 27 / 218 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population7.4 pp above the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 | 85.4% | +0.1 pp | 83.4% | 1 / 12 | 6 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 88.9% | -0.3 pp | 87.2% | 1 / 12 | 6 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 82.1% | +0.7 pp | 79.6% | 1 / 12 | 9 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 | 4.0% | -0.4 pp | 5.3% | 1 / 12 | 2 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 58.2% | +1.7 pp | 46.1% | 1 / 12 | 8 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 | 67.2% | +0.4 pp | 59.1% | 1 / 12 | 11 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2012 b | 1.92% | +0.01 pp | 1.90% | 3 / 12 | 21 / 131 | |
Regional households and well-being
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Netherlands | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant | 2023 p | 24,700 PPS | +6.5% | 23,000 PPS | 1 / 12 | 45 / 244 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 15.8% | +2.9 pp | 15.8% | 7 / 12 | 66 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 | 82.4 | +0.2 | 81.9 | 1 / 12 | 99 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 3.4 | +0.3 | 3.3 | 7 / 12 | 127 / 252 | |
Regional demography
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Netherlands | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 | 1,409,144 | +0.6% | — | 5 / 12 | 150 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 40.0 | +0.1 | 42.6 | 11 / 12 | 256 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 28.2% | +0.6 pp | 32.4% | 2 / 12 | 61 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 p | 938.3 | — | 529.5 | 3 / 12 | 20 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 6.5 | -2.4 | 5.6 | 3 / 12 | 70 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 4.3 | -2.8 | 6.0 | 12 / 12 | 159 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 10.4 | +0.3 | 9.2 | 2 / 12 | 24 / 294 | |