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Business locations by province 2026

How many business locations does each province have, how fast is that number growing and how many locations are there per 1,000 inhabitants? Based on official CBS figures on 1 January 2026.

Reference date 1 January 2026 (provisional) · CBS tables retrieved on 25 October 2026 · by Martin Adamec

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  • 2,612,500business locations in the Netherlands on 1 January 2026
  • +2.4%compared with 1 January 2025 (2,551,540)
  • 144.1business locations per 1,000 inhabitants
  • 56.3%in the three largest provinces

Business locations by province

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Business locations by province on 1 January 2026 and 2025, sorted by count. Source: CBS StatLine, table 81578NED “Vestigingen van bedrijven; bedrijfstak, regio” (business locations by industry and region), reference dates 1 January 2025 and 2026 (provisional), table updated 20 April 2026; inhabitants: CBS StatLine, table 03759ned “Bevolking op 1 januari” (population on 1 January), reference date 1 January 2026, table updated 23 June 2026. Shares, growth and values per 1,000 inhabitants calculated by firmdat.nl.
ProvinceLocations 2026Share NLLocations 2025GrowthInhabitantsper 1,000 inh.
South Holland563,05021.6%552,695+1.9%3,882,708145.0
North Holland533,19020.4%517,805+3.0%3,009,386177.2
North Brabant375,53514.4%366,420+2.5%2,676,955140.3
Gelderland298,60511.4%292,045+2.2%2,173,349137.4
Utrecht222,8208.5%217,950+2.2%1,415,104157.5
Overijssel149,0755.7%145,115+2.7%1,202,375124.0
Limburg133,1955.1%129,835+2.6%1,138,374117.0
Friesland (Fryslân)88,0903.4%86,280+2.1%665,208132.4
Groningen71,9802.8%70,460+2.2%601,286119.7
Flevoland64,3952.5%62,990+2.2%462,816139.1
Drenthe60,9752.3%59,660+2.2%508,109120.0
Zeeland51,5902.0%50,280+2.6%394,538130.8
Netherlands2,612,500100.0%2,551,540+2.4%18,130,208144.1

The Netherlands total also includes 4,415 locations that CBS cannot assign to a province. The provincial breakdown follows the municipal classification on 1 January of the year.

What the table shows

  • Three provinces account for 56.3% of locations: South Holland (563,050), North Holland (533,190), North Brabant (375,535).
  • Density: per 1,000 inhabitants the range runs from 117.0 in Limburg to 177.2 in North Holland.
  • Growth: the number of locations rose in every province; most strongly in North Holland (+3.0%) and Overijssel (+2.7%), least in South Holland (+1.9%).

For campaign planning this means that a nationwide selection is dominated by the Randstad provinces and North Brabant. If you want an even spread, name the provinces as a filter.

Definitions

  • A business location is a site where a business is economically active. A business with three shops counts as one business and three locations.
  • Growth: locations on 1 January 2026 divided by locations on 1 January 2025, minus 1.
  • Per 1,000 inhabitants: locations divided by the population on 1 January 2026, multiplied by 1,000, rounded to one decimal place.

How to cite

The figures come from CBS; you may reuse them with attribution (CC BY 4.0). Suggestion:

firmdat.nl: Business locations by province 2026. Based on CBS StatLine, tables 81578NED and 03759ned (retrieved on 25 October 2026). Accessed on 25 October 2026. https://firmdat.nl/en/cijfers/bedrijven-per-provincie/

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