NUTS-3 NL411 · Netherlands
West-Noord-Brabant
West-Noord-Brabant generates €39bn of GDP across 654k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 77.6/100 puts it in the upper quartile of EU regions, led by market access and economic scale. Its economy has grown +5.3%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 2.2pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for education (85th EU percentile) and weakest for safety (38th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Enduring leader88 → 88 EU percentile since 1995 (0 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 readiness97
Labour market92
Governance91
Economic base90
Talent & skills90
Freight intensity78
Resilience77
Demographic outlook73
Connectivity64
Quality of life64
Energy cost61
Growth momentum55
Air quality42
Cost advantage33
Industrial base28
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)
77.6
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth55.4
Livability63.8
Market access98
Economic scale93
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)
77.3
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability79
Labour stability60
Diversification93
Demographic stability77
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)
64
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density32
Airport access62
Market access98
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)
89.5
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary90
Lifelong learning92
Knowledge workers84
Scientists & engineers92
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)
41.7
/ 100 · higher = cleaner air than more EU regions · 3/3 pollutants
PM2.58.9 µg/m³
PM1015.1 µg/m³
NO214.1 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)
63.8
/ 100 · EU-relative · 7/7 pillars
Economy78.5
Jobs83
Education85
Health54.5
Safety38
Connectivity64.5
Environment43
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
55.4
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+5.3%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+4.5%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+0.8 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
-0.8 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+0.6%
CAGR
Employment rate
+2.2 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
0.0 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: Trade · transport · ICT · 25.8%Diversified · HHI 1918
Agriculture 2.8%Industry 16.2%Construction 5.2%Trade · transport · ICT 25.8%Finance · real estate · prof. 23.6%Public · health · education 20%
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)
€38,923M2024
7.2% 1y 5.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 93
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€32,514M2025
1.4% 1y 1.9% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 92
Population
653,9552025
0.4% 1y 0.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 86
Unemployment rate
3.5%2025
9.4% 1y 0.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 28
Employment
368,7002024
1.1% 1y 0.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 90
Productivity / employee
€110,3902025
4.7% 1y 5.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 89
Gross value added
€34,931M2024
6.9% 1y 5.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 92
All indicators · 85 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€34,931M
2024 · EU pctl 92
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€965M
2023 · EU pctl 97
GVA — industry (B–E)
€5,649M
2023 · EU pctl 90
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€4,208M
2023 · EU pctl 88
GVA — construction (F)
€1,808M
2023 · EU pctl 92
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€9,007M
2023 · EU pctl 94
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€27,000
2023 · EU pctl 67 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
51,100 PPS
2024 · EU pctl 90
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€59,600
2024 · EU pctl 92
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€30,094M
2023 · EU pctl 81 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€4,238M
2023 · EU pctl 80 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€73,167M
2023 · EU pctl 83 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€2,504M
2023 · EU pctl 79
GVA — information & communication (J)
€784M
2023 · EU pctl 82
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€8,243M
2023 · EU pctl 92
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€6,990M
2023 · EU pctl 92
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€32,514M
2025 · EU pctl 92
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€110,390
2025 · EU pctl 89
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€7,459M
2025 · EU pctl 90
Labour market
Employment, total persons
368,700
2024 · EU pctl 90
Self-employed persons
58,400
2023 · EU pctl 90
Employment in manufacturing (C)
34,700
2023 · EU pctl 76
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
86.3%
2025 · EU pctl 98 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
7.8%
2025 · EU pctl 26 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
3.5%
2025 · EU pctl 28
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
370,200
2025 · EU pctl 90
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
79,951
2023 · EU pctl 93
Enterprise births
7,025
2023 · EU pctl 91
Enterprise deaths
4,045
2023 · EU pctl 84
3-year enterprise survival rate
6.7%
2023 · EU pctl 96
Innovation & R&D
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
5.5%
2025 · EU pctl 73 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
43.9%
2025 · EU pctl 85 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
54.7%
2025 · EU pctl 90 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
25.0%
2025 · EU pctl 92 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
29.5%
2025 · EU pctl 84 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
13.1%
2025 · EU pctl 92 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
99.5%
2025 · EU pctl 97 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
2,289,732
2024 · EU pctl 72
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
565 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 34 · 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.
1,264
CURRENT · EU pctl 63
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
27,864 kt
2025 · EU pctl 94
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
193
CURRENT · EU pctl 32
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
102 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 97 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
44
CURRENT · EU pctl 38
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
4
CURRENT · EU pctl 90
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
413,146
2025 · EU pctl 86
Population aged 65+
146,865
2025 · EU pctl 88
Population aged under 15
93,944
2025 · EU pctl 86
Median age of population
44.8 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 35
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
35.5%
2025 · EU pctl 42
Crude rate of total population change
4.3 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 72
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
6.3 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 63
Crude birth rate
8.7 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 76
Crude death rate
10.8 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 36
Live births
5,702
2024 · EU pctl 89
Deaths
7,029
2024 · EU pctl 87
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
58.3%
2025 · EU pctl 43
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.44
2024 · EU pctl 59
Population density (persons per km²)
528 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 83
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
670,009
2100 · EU pctl 88
Health
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
1,001 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 45 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
249 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 78 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
22.9 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 52
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
189 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 46
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
1,328 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 76
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
43 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 48 · 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)
9 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 5
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
6 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 35
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
29 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 21
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
2 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 9
Environment
PM10 (coarse particulate matter) annual mean concentration — mean across EEA air-quality monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
15
2024 · EU pctl 55
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) annual mean concentration — a traffic / combustion pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
14
2024 · EU pctl 60
O3 (ground-level ozone) annual mean concentration — a summer-smog pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data).
49
2024 · EU pctl 22
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
189 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 94
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
20.0%
2021 · EU pctl 96
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