NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by birth rate

Stockholms län had the highest birth rate of 21 areas in 2022, at 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Gotlands län had the lowest, at 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Sweden was 10 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest10.9Stockholms län
Lowest7.6Gotlands län
Median9.521 areas
Sweden10History

All areas, 2022

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Stockholms länStockholms län: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9Västra Götalands länVästra Götalands län: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4Skåne länSkåne län: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Jönköpings länJönköpings län: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1Västmanlands länVästmanlands län: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1Kronobergs länKronobergs län: 10 per 1,000 inhabitants10Uppsala länUppsala län: 10 per 1,000 inhabitants10Örebro länÖrebro län: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Hallands länHallands län: 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants9.6Östergötlands länÖstergötlands län: 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants9.6Södermanlands länSödermanlands län: 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants9.5Västerbottens länVästerbottens län: 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants9.5Dalarnas länDalarnas län: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Värmlands länVärmlands län: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Blekinge länBlekinge län: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants8.8Jämtlands länJämtlands län: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants8.8Kalmar länKalmar län: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants8.8Gävleborgs länGävleborgs län: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants8.6Norrbottens länNorrbottens län: 8.4 per 1,000 inhabitants8.4Västernorrlands länVästernorrlands län: 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants8.3Gotlands länGotlands län: 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants7.6
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2022
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2021
1Stockholms län10.9-1.2 pts
2Västra Götalands län10.4-0.9 pts
3Skåne län10.2-1 pts
4Jönköpings län10.1-0.9 pts
4Västmanlands län10.1-0.1 pts
6Kronobergs län10-1.2 pts
6Uppsala län10-0.9 pts
8Örebro län9.8-1 pts
9Hallands län9.6-0.8 pts
9Östergötlands län9.6-1.1 pts
11Södermanlands län9.5-0.6 pts
11Västerbottens län9.5-0.9 pts
13Dalarnas län8.9-0.8 pts
13Värmlands län8.9-0.4 pts
15Blekinge län8.8-0.7 pts
15Jämtlands län8.8-1.3 pts
15Kalmar län8.8-1.2 pts
18Gävleborgs län8.6-0.9 pts
19Norrbottens län8.4-1.4 pts
20Västernorrlands län8.3-1.4 pts
21Gotlands län7.6-1 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 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest birth rate?

Gotlands län, with 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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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