NUTS-3 NL211 · Netherlands
Noord-Overijssel
Opportunity76Momentum65Resilience76Quality of life67vs nearest peer: Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek →
Noord-Overijssel generates €22bn of GDP across 390.3k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 75.7/100 puts it in the upper quartile of EU regions, led by market access and economic scale. Its economy has grown +6.3%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 3.6pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for jobs (80th EU percentile) and weakest for safety (45.5th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Enduring leader79 → 86 EU percentile since 1995 (+7 ranks)
Yearly EU-wide percentile of real GDP per head (ARDECO regional accounts, constant 2020 prices, derived over population). 50 = the EU median that year; percentiles are scale-free, so decades are directly comparable. See the backtest for what long-run prosperity ranks do — and don't — anticipate.
Mandate pillar profile · EU percentiles (screener dimensions)
Digital readiness98
Labour market92
Governance91
Economic base88
Freight intensity88
Talent & skills87
Air quality77
Demographic outlook76
Resilience76
Quality of life67
Growth momentum65
Energy cost61
Connectivity57
Cost advantage42
Industrial base27
Each bar is this region's EU percentile on a screener pillar (higher = better for siting; cost & energy are inverted so cheap scores high). These are the exact weights you tune in the Site Screener.
Opportunity Index · composite triage (experimental)
75.7
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth65.2
Livability67.4
Market access87
Economic scale83
Equal-weighted mean of four EU-percentile pillars (deliberately orthogonal: growth=trend, livability=quality, market=distance-weighted demand proxy, scale=absolute GDP). Experimental — a screening triage, not investment advice.
Resilience Index · downside / risk lens (experimental)
75.5
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability68
Labour stability51
Diversification96
Demographic stability87
Inverse of GDP-growth & unemployment volatility (since 2008, incl. 2009/2020 shocks), economic diversification (inverse HHI) and population stability — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher withstands downturns better. Experimental.
Connectivity Index · transit · air · market access (experimental)
57.3
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density42
Airport access43
Market access87
Public-transport stop density, proximity to a major airport, and gravity access to surrounding economic mass — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = better-connected. Experimental.
Talent & Human Capital Index · skills base (experimental)
87
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary84
Lifelong learning91
Knowledge workers83
Scientists & engineers90
Young tertiary attainment (25–34), adult lifelong learning, knowledge-worker share and scientists & engineers — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = deeper talent pool. Experimental.
Clean-Air Score · air-quality livability (experimental)
76.5
/ 100 · higher = cleaner air than more EU regions · 2/3 pollutants
PM2.5—
PM1013.1 µg/m³
NO26.9 µg/m³
PM2.5, PM10 & NO2 annual means from official monitoring networks, inverted (lower pollution = higher) and EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = cleaner air; ground-level ozone is shown separately. Experimental.
Quality of Life · composite (experimental)
67.4
/ 100 · EU-relative · 7/7 pillars
Economy73
Jobs80
Education78
Health48
Safety45.5
Connectivity70
Environment77.5
Equal-weighted percentile across 6 pillars vs all EU NUTS-3; lower-is-better indicators (crime, unemployment, mortality) inverted. Experimental — regional screening only.
Growth momentum · trend analytics
65.2
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+6.3%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+5.5%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+0.8 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
+0.3 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+0.8%
CAGR
Employment rate
+3.6 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
+0.2 pp
5-yr change
Compound annual growth to the latest available year vs all EU NUTS-3; GDP is nominal EUR (“vs country avg” removes most national inflation). Screening signal, not a forecast.
Economic structure · gross value added by sector
Dominant: Public · health · education · 26.5%Diversified · HHI 1836
Agriculture 2.8%Industry 14.8%Construction 7.4%Trade · transport · ICT 20.3%Finance · real estate · prof. 21.1%Public · health · education 26.5%
Share of total GVA (latest year). HHI = sum of squared sector shares ×10,000; higher means a more concentrated, single-sector-dependent economy (more cyclicality risk).
Trends · 2009–2024
GDP (current prices)
€22,466M2024
8.1% 1y 6.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 83
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€18,587M2025
1.4% 1y 2.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 82
Population
390,2592025
0.7% 1y 0.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 69
Unemployment rate
3.7%2025
8.8% 1y 1.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 34
Employment
237,0002024
1.1% 1y 1.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 78
Productivity / employee
€99,1222025
4.7% 1y 5.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 80
Gross value added
€20,162M2024
7.8% 1y 6.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 83
All indicators · 85 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€20,162M
2024 · EU pctl 83
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€558M
2023 · EU pctl 90
GVA — industry (B–E)
€2,978M
2023 · EU pctl 71
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€2,362M
2023 · EU pctl 73
GVA — construction (F)
€1,495M
2023 · EU pctl 89
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€4,083M
2023 · EU pctl 83
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€25,600
2023 · EU pctl 58 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
49,500 PPS
2024 · EU pctl 88
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€57,800
2024 · EU pctl 91
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€12,713M
2023 · EU pctl 44 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€1,481M
2023 · EU pctl 31 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€29,186M
2023 · EU pctl 45 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€1,352M
2023 · EU pctl 62
GVA — information & communication (J)
€375M
2023 · EU pctl 69
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€4,246M
2023 · EU pctl 81
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€5,341M
2023 · EU pctl 88
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€18,587M
2025 · EU pctl 82
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€99,122
2025 · EU pctl 80
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€4,841M
2025 · EU pctl 82
Labour market
Employment, total persons
237,000
2024 · EU pctl 78
Self-employed persons
36,600
2023 · EU pctl 77
Employment in manufacturing (C)
21,900
2023 · EU pctl 59
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
86.6%
2025 · EU pctl 100 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
8.4%
2025 · EU pctl 30 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
3.7%
2025 · EU pctl 34
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
221,200
2025 · EU pctl 74
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
41,233
2023 · EU pctl 81
Enterprise births
3,509
2023 · EU pctl 77
Enterprise deaths
1,836
2023 · EU pctl 66
3-year enterprise survival rate
6.5%
2023 · EU pctl 94
Innovation & R&D
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
4.6%
2025 · EU pctl 57 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
41.9%
2025 · EU pctl 78 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
51.3%
2025 · EU pctl 84 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
24.4%
2025 · EU pctl 91 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
28.9%
2025 · EU pctl 83 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
12.3%
2025 · EU pctl 90 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
99.7%
2025 · EU pctl 98 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
3,941,297
2024 · EU pctl 83
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
529 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 26 · NUTS-2 src
Distinct public-transport stop locations within the region (GTFS feeds, deduplicated across overlapping feeds by coordinate). A measure of transit-network extent.
1,259
CURRENT · EU pctl 63
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
20,306 kt
2025 · EU pctl 88
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
323
CURRENT · EU pctl 42
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
54 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 88 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
60
CURRENT · EU pctl 57
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
1
CURRENT · EU pctl 15
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
248,071
2025 · EU pctl 70
Population aged 65+
76,583
2025 · EU pctl 63
Population aged under 15
65,605
2025 · EU pctl 74
Median age of population
41.2 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 8
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
30.9%
2025 · EU pctl 17
Crude rate of total population change
6.8 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 83
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
5.3 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 55
Crude birth rate
10.2 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 97
Crude death rate
8.7 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 10
Live births
3,970
2024 · EU pctl 78
Deaths
3,390
2024 · EU pctl 56
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
57.3%
2025 · EU pctl 36
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.64
2024 · EU pctl 91
Population density (persons per km²)
270 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 73
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
385,816
2100 · EU pctl 74
Health
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
1,030 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 52 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
258 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 85 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
18.1 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 44
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
116 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 25
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
908 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 58
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
46 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 51 · NUTS-2 src
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.77
2022 · EU pctl 57
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.72
2022 · EU pctl 93
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.73
2022 · EU pctl 91
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.92
2022 · EU pctl 91
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.63
2022 · EU pctl 82
Energy
Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.142/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 39
Industrial gas price, 10-100k GJ band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.039/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 0
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
1 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 1
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
4 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 22
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
35 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 26
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
3 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 29
Environment
PM10 (coarse particulate matter) annual mean concentration — mean across EEA air-quality monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
13
2024 · EU pctl 31
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) annual mean concentration — a traffic / combustion pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
7
2024 · EU pctl 14
O3 (ground-level ozone) annual mean concentration — a summer-smog pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data).
55
2024 · EU pctl 55
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
177 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 94
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
15.3%
2021 · EU pctl 94
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