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Population on 31 December in Västra Götalands län

Population on 31 December in Västra Götalands län was 1.78 million in 2025, according to Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån, SCB). That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 21 areas in 2025.

2025, persons1,777,803
Change on 2024+0.3%
Rank2nd of 21NUTS 3 areas of Sweden ranked
Series high1,777,8032025
Series low1,538,2842006

Population on 31 December in Västra Götalands län, 2006 to 2025

1.5M1.55M1.6M1.65M1.7M1.75M1.8M20062009201220152018202120252006: 1,538,284 persons2007: 1,547,298 persons2008: 1,558,130 persons2009: 1,569,458 persons2010: 1,580,297 persons2011: 1,590,604 persons2012: 1,600,447 persons2013: 1,615,084 persons2014: 1,632,012 persons2015: 1,648,682 persons2016: 1,671,783 persons2017: 1,690,782 persons2018: 1,709,814 persons2019: 1,725,881 persons2020: 1,734,443 persons2021: 1,744,859 persons2022: 1,758,656 persons2023: 1,767,016 persons2024: 1,772,821 persons2025: 1,777,803 persons
persons. Source: Statistics Sweden, Statistics Sweden, table TAB628: population by region, sex and year (31 December). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-02-24.
All 20 values
Periodpersons
20251,777,803
20241,772,821
20231,767,016
20221,758,656
20211,744,859
20201,734,443
20191,725,881
20181,709,814
20171,690,782
20161,671,783
20151,648,682
20141,632,012
20131,615,084
20121,600,447
20111,590,604
20101,580,297
20091,569,458
20081,558,130
20071,547,298
20061,538,284

Compared with Sweden

Place2025
Västra Götalands län1,777,803
Sweden10,605,529

Rankings

Definition

Resident population on 31 December of the reported year.

Available for Finland (national total), for Sweden (the country from 1991, its 21 counties and its 290 municipalities from 2006) and for Switzerland (permanent resident population of the country, its cantons and its communes from 2010). The reference date differs from the January 1 or July 1 dates in population.

How to cite

Source: Statistics Sweden. Statistics Sweden, table TAB628: population by region, sex and year (31 December). https://statistikdatabasen.scb.se/api/v2/tables/TAB628/data?lang=en&outputFormat=json-stat2&valuecodes%5BContentsCode%5D=BE0101U2&valuecodes%5BKon%5D=1%2B2&valuecodes%5BRegion%5D=*&valuecodes%5BTid%5D=*. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values.

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What is the population on 31 December in Västra Götalands län?

Population on 31 December in Västra Götalands län was 1.78 million in 2025, according to Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån, SCB). That is up 0.3% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 21 areas in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån, SCB). Statistics Sweden, table TAB628: population by region, sex and year (31 December). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest population on 31 December in Västra Götalands län?

1.78 million in 2025, the highest value since 2006 in this series.

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