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NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by birth rate

Stockholms län had the highest birth rate of 21 areas in 2016, at 13.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Gotlands län had the lowest, at 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Sweden was 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest13.1Stockholms län
Lowest8.8Gotlands län
Median11.121 areas
Sweden11.8History

All areas, 2016

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Stockholms länStockholms län: 13.1 per 1,000 inhabitants13.1Kronobergs länKronobergs län: 12.1 per 1,000 inhabitants12.1Skåne länSkåne län: 12.1 per 1,000 inhabitants12.1Västra Götalands länVästra Götalands län: 12.1 per 1,000 inhabitants12.1Jönköpings länJönköpings län: 12 per 1,000 inhabitants12Uppsala länUppsala län: 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants11.9Östergötlands länÖstergötlands län: 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants11.6Södermanlands länSödermanlands län: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4Västerbottens länVästerbottens län: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Västmanlands länVästmanlands län: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants11.2Örebro länÖrebro län: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Hallands länHallands län: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9Dalarnas länDalarnas län: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8Värmlands länVärmlands län: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6Västernorrlands länVästernorrlands län: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5Jämtlands länJämtlands län: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4Kalmar länKalmar län: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4Blekinge länBlekinge län: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Gävleborgs länGävleborgs län: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Norrbottens länNorrbottens län: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Gotlands länGotlands län: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants8.8
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2016
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2015
1Stockholms län13.1-0.2 pts
2Kronobergs län12.1+0.9 pts
2Skåne län12.1+0.1 pts
2Västra Götalands län12.1+0.3 pts
5Jönköpings län12+0.2 pts
6Uppsala län11.90 pts
7Östergötlands län11.60 pts
8Södermanlands län11.4+0.2 pts
9Västerbottens län11.3+0.3 pts
10Västmanlands län11.2+0.2 pts
11Örebro län11.1-0.2 pts
12Hallands län10.9+0.4 pts
13Dalarnas län10.8+0.3 pts
14Värmlands län10.6+0.4 pts
15Västernorrlands län10.5+0.3 pts
16Jämtlands län10.4-0.5 pts
16Kalmar län10.40 pts
18Blekinge län10.3+0.1 pts
18Gävleborgs län10.3-0.2 pts
20Norrbottens län10.2+0.4 pts
21Gotlands län8.8+0.2 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 13.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest birth rate?

Gotlands län, with 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016.

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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