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NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by birth rate

Stockholms län had the highest birth rate of 21 areas in 2018, at 12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Gotlands län had the lowest, at 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Sweden was 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest12.3Stockholms län
Lowest8.6Gotlands län
Median10.921 areas
Sweden11.4History

All areas, 2018

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Stockholms länStockholms län: 12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants12.3Jönköpings länJönköpings län: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants11.7Skåne länSkåne län: 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants11.6Örebro länÖrebro län: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Västra Götalands länVästra Götalands län: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Uppsala länUppsala län: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4Kronobergs länKronobergs län: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Södermanlands länSödermanlands län: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Västmanlands länVästmanlands län: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Gävleborgs länGävleborgs län: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9Östergötlands länÖstergötlands län: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9Jämtlands länJämtlands län: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8Västerbottens länVästerbottens län: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8Dalarnas länDalarnas län: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6Hallands länHallands län: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6Kalmar länKalmar län: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4Västernorrlands länVästernorrlands län: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4Värmlands länVärmlands län: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Blekinge länBlekinge län: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Norrbottens länNorrbottens län: 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants9.5Gotlands länGotlands län: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants8.6
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2018
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2017
1Stockholms län12.3-0.3 pts
2Jönköpings län11.7+0.2 pts
3Skåne län11.6-0.1 pts
4Örebro län11.5+0.4 pts
4Västra Götalands län11.5-0.1 pts
6Uppsala län11.40 pts
7Kronobergs län11.3-0.2 pts
8Södermanlands län11-0.4 pts
8Västmanlands län11-0.4 pts
10Gävleborgs län10.9+0.6 pts
10Östergötlands län10.9-0.1 pts
12Jämtlands län10.8-0.5 pts
12Västerbottens län10.8-0.3 pts
14Dalarnas län10.6-0.1 pts
14Hallands län10.6+0.1 pts
16Kalmar län10.4-0.1 pts
16Västernorrlands län10.4+0.3 pts
18Värmlands län10.3-0.3 pts
19Blekinge län10.2+0.2 pts
20Norrbottens län9.5-0.1 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 12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest birth rate?

Gotlands län, with 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018.

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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