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NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by birth rate

Stockholms län had the highest birth rate of 21 areas in 2017, at 12.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Gotlands län had the lowest, at 9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Sweden was 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest12.6Stockholms län
Lowest9.2Gotlands län
Median11.121 areas
Sweden11.5History

All areas, 2017

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Stockholms länStockholms län: 12.6 per 1,000 inhabitants12.6Skåne länSkåne län: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants11.7Västra Götalands länVästra Götalands län: 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants11.6Jönköpings länJönköpings län: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Kronobergs länKronobergs län: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Södermanlands länSödermanlands län: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4Uppsala länUppsala län: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4Västmanlands länVästmanlands län: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4Jämtlands länJämtlands län: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Örebro länÖrebro län: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Västerbottens länVästerbottens län: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Östergötlands länÖstergötlands län: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Dalarnas länDalarnas län: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Värmlands länVärmlands län: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6Hallands länHallands län: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5Kalmar länKalmar län: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5Gävleborgs länGävleborgs län: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Västernorrlands länVästernorrlands län: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1Blekinge länBlekinge län: 10 per 1,000 inhabitants10Norrbottens länNorrbottens län: 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants9.6Gotlands länGotlands län: 9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants9.2
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2017
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2016
1Stockholms län12.6-0.5 pts
2Skåne län11.7-0.4 pts
3Västra Götalands län11.6-0.5 pts
4Jönköpings län11.5-0.5 pts
4Kronobergs län11.5-0.6 pts
6Södermanlands län11.40 pts
6Uppsala län11.4-0.5 pts
6Västmanlands län11.4+0.2 pts
9Jämtlands län11.3+0.9 pts
10Örebro län11.10 pts
10Västerbottens län11.1-0.2 pts
12Östergötlands län11-0.6 pts
13Dalarnas län10.7-0.1 pts
14Värmlands län10.60 pts
15Hallands län10.5-0.4 pts
15Kalmar län10.5+0.1 pts
17Gävleborgs län10.30 pts
18Västernorrlands län10.1-0.4 pts
19Blekinge län10-0.3 pts
20Norrbottens län9.6-0.6 pts
21Gotlands län9.2+0.4 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 12.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest birth rate?

Gotlands län, with 9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017.

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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