NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by birth rate

Stockholms län had the highest birth rate of 21 areas in 2019, at 12 per 1,000 inhabitants. Gotlands län had the lowest, at 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Sweden was 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Lowest8.7Gotlands län
Median10.621 areas
Sweden11.1History

All areas, 2019

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Stockholms länStockholms län: 12 per 1,000 inhabitants12Kronobergs länKronobergs län: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Skåne länSkåne län: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Västra Götalands länVästra Götalands län: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4Jönköpings länJönköpings län: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Uppsala länUppsala län: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Örebro länÖrebro län: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Östergötlands länÖstergötlands län: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9Västerbottens länVästerbottens län: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8Västmanlands länVästmanlands län: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8Södermanlands länSödermanlands län: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6Hallands länHallands län: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5Jämtlands länJämtlands län: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Dalarnas länDalarnas län: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Gävleborgs länGävleborgs län: 10 per 1,000 inhabitants10Västernorrlands länVästernorrlands län: 10 per 1,000 inhabitants10Värmlands länVärmlands län: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants9.9Kalmar länKalmar län: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Norrbottens länNorrbottens län: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Blekinge länBlekinge län: 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants9.7Gotlands länGotlands län: 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants8.7
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2019
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2018
1Stockholms län12-0.3 pts
2Kronobergs län11.5+0.2 pts
2Skåne län11.5-0.1 pts
4Västra Götalands län11.4-0.1 pts
5Jönköpings län11.3-0.4 pts
5Uppsala län11.3-0.1 pts
7Örebro län11-0.5 pts
8Östergötlands län10.90 pts
9Västerbottens län10.80 pts
9Västmanlands län10.8-0.2 pts
11Södermanlands län10.6-0.4 pts
12Hallands län10.5-0.1 pts
13Jämtlands län10.3-0.5 pts
14Dalarnas län10.2-0.4 pts
15Gävleborgs län10-0.9 pts
15Västernorrlands län10-0.4 pts
17Värmlands län9.9-0.4 pts
18Kalmar län9.8-0.6 pts
18Norrbottens län9.8+0.3 pts
20Blekinge län9.7-0.5 pts
21Gotlands län8.7+0.1 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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Which area has the highest birth rate?

Stockholms län, with 12 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest birth rate?

Gotlands län, with 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019.

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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