Today on leap day, 315 people from Drenthe celebrate their birthday. That is 6 Drenthe per 10,000 inhabitants. A birthday on leap day is special because it only happens once every four years.
On February 29, 2024, 370 children born in the Netherlands four years ago can celebrate their birthday on leap day for the first time.
In total, more than 11 thousand people in the Netherlands have a birthday on leap day. For comparison: on a ‘normal’ day an average of 40,000 people have a birthday. This year, 8 of them will turn 100 years old.
The province of South Holland has the most birthdays, 2352, followed by North Holland with 1791. Zeeland has the fewest people with 263 birthdays today.