NUTS-3 NL414 · Netherlands
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant generates €63bn of GDP across 816.3k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 81.7/100 places it in the top tier of EU regions, led by market access and economic scale. Its economy has grown +7.8%/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 (36.5th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Enduring leader88 → 94 EU percentile since 1995 (+6 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
Economic base96
Labour market92
Governance91
Talent & skills90
Industrial base89
Connectivity76
Demographic outlook74
Resilience72
Growth momentum68
Quality of life63
Energy cost61
Freight intensity42
Air quality36
Cost advantage33
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)
81.7
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth67.6
Livability63.3
Market access100
Economic scale96
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)
72
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability59
Labour stability61
Diversification78
Demographic stability90
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)
76.3
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density33
Airport access96
Market access100
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)
36.3
/ 100 · higher = cleaner air than more EU regions · 3/3 pollutants
PM2.59.4 µg/m³
PM1016.2 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)
63.3
/ 100 · EU-relative · 7/7 pillars
Economy81.5
Jobs83
Education85
Health54.5
Safety36.5
Connectivity65
Environment37.3
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
67.6
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+7.8%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+6.8%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+1.1 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
+1.8 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+0.9%
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: Industry · 31.4%Diversified · HHI 2089
Agriculture 1.7%Industry 31.4%Construction 4%Trade · transport · ICT 17.2%Finance · real estate · prof. 23.2%Public · health · education 15.8%
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)
€63,114M2024
7.5% 1y 7.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 96
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€52,722M2025
1.4% 1y 3.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 96
Population
816,2912025
0.9% 1y 0.9% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 91
Unemployment rate
3.5%2025
9.4% 1y 0.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 28
Employment
504,1002024
0.4% 1y 1.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 94
Productivity / employee
€130,9202025
4.7% 1y 7.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 95
Gross value added
€56,641M2024
7.2% 1y 8.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 96
All indicators · 85 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€56,641M
2024 · EU pctl 96
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€970M
2023 · EU pctl 97
GVA — industry (B–E)
€17,788M
2023 · EU pctl 99
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€17,357M
2023 · EU pctl 99
GVA — construction (F)
€2,261M
2023 · EU pctl 95
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€9,739M
2023 · EU pctl 95
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)
66,600 PPS
2024 · EU pctl 96
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€77,600
2024 · EU pctl 97
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)
€3,521M
2023 · EU pctl 85
GVA — information & communication (J)
€1,733M
2023 · EU pctl 87
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€13,146M
2023 · EU pctl 95
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€8,939M
2023 · EU pctl 94
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€52,722M
2025 · EU pctl 96
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€130,920
2025 · EU pctl 95
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€12,095M
2025 · EU pctl 95
Labour market
Employment, total persons
504,100
2024 · EU pctl 94
Self-employed persons
74,700
2023 · EU pctl 94
Employment in manufacturing (C)
80,400
2023 · EU pctl 96
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)
471,500
2025 · EU pctl 93
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
98,694
2023 · EU pctl 95
Enterprise births
8,576
2023 · EU pctl 93
Enterprise deaths
4,852
2023 · EU pctl 88
3-year enterprise survival rate
6.8%
2023 · EU pctl 97
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)
5,792,849
2024 · EU pctl 89
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.
1,735
CURRENT · EU pctl 75
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
20,581 kt
2025 · EU pctl 88
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
102 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 97 · NUTS-2 src
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
213
CURRENT · EU pctl 33
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
10
CURRENT · EU pctl 4
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
6
CURRENT · EU pctl 99
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
526,219
2025 · EU pctl 91
Population aged 65+
171,849
2025 · EU pctl 91
Population aged under 15
118,223
2025 · EU pctl 91
Median age of population
42.6 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 16
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
32.7%
2025 · EU pctl 25
Crude rate of total population change
8.8 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 89
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
9.1 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 83
Crude birth rate
9.1 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 85
Crude death rate
9.5 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 16
Live births
7,400
2024 · EU pctl 93
Deaths
7,696
2024 · EU pctl 90
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
55.1%
2025 · EU pctl 22
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.42
2024 · EU pctl 54
Population density (persons per km²)
559 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 84
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
855,399
2100 · EU pctl 92
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
30.6 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 64
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
226 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 52
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
1,388 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 79
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)
27 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 9
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
8 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 49
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.
16
2024 · EU pctl 63
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).
51
2024 · EU pctl 37
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
519 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 99
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
0.9%
2021 · EU pctl 19
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