NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by birth rate

Stockholms län had the highest birth rate of 21 areas in 2015, at 13.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Gotlands län had the lowest, at 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Sweden was 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest13.3Stockholms län
Lowest8.6Gotlands län
Median1121 areas
Sweden11.7History

All areas, 2015

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Stockholms länStockholms län: 13.3 per 1,000 inhabitants13.3Skåne länSkåne län: 12 per 1,000 inhabitants12Uppsala länUppsala län: 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants11.9Jönköpings länJönköpings län: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants11.8Västra Götalands länVästra Götalands län: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants11.8Östergötlands länÖstergötlands län: 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants11.6Örebro länÖrebro län: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Kronobergs länKronobergs län: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants11.2Södermanlands länSödermanlands län: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants11.2Västerbottens länVästerbottens län: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Västmanlands länVästmanlands län: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Jämtlands länJämtlands län: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9Dalarnas länDalarnas län: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5Gävleborgs länGävleborgs län: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5Hallands länHallands län: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5Kalmar länKalmar län: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4Blekinge länBlekinge län: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Värmlands länVärmlands län: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Västernorrlands länVästernorrlands län: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Norrbottens länNorrbottens län: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Gotlands länGotlands län: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants8.6
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2015
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2014
1Stockholms län13.3-0.2 pts
2Skåne län12-0.3 pts
3Uppsala län11.9+0.4 pts
4Jönköpings län11.80 pts
4Västra Götalands län11.8-0.2 pts
6Östergötlands län11.60 pts
7Örebro län11.3-0.3 pts
8Kronobergs län11.2-0.3 pts
8Södermanlands län11.2-0.1 pts
10Västerbottens län11+0.4 pts
10Västmanlands län11-0.3 pts
12Jämtlands län10.9+0.5 pts
13Dalarnas län10.50 pts
13Gävleborgs län10.5+0.3 pts
13Hallands län10.5-0.4 pts
16Kalmar län10.4+0.3 pts
17Blekinge län10.2-0.3 pts
17Värmlands län10.20 pts
17Västernorrlands län10.2+0.2 pts
20Norrbottens län9.8-0.2 pts
21Gotlands län8.6-0.6 pts

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About this ranking

Live births per 1,000 residents during the year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Crude birth rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which area has the highest birth rate?

Stockholms län, with 13.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest birth rate?

Gotlands län, with 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Crude birth rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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