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NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by live births

Stockholms län had the highest live births of 21 areas in 2016, at 29,457. Gotlands län had the lowest, at 509. The median was 2,995 and the figure for Sweden was 117,425. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest29,457Stockholms län
Lowest509Gotlands län
Median2,99521 areas
Sweden117,425History

All areas, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

Stockholms länStockholms län: 29,457 count29,457Västra Götalands länVästra Götalands län: 20,040 count20,040Skåne länSkåne län: 15,955 count15,955Östergötlands länÖstergötlands län: 5,227 count5,227Uppsala länUppsala län: 4,274 count4,274Jönköpings länJönköpings län: 4,192 count4,192Hallands länHallands län: 3,472 count3,472Södermanlands länSödermanlands län: 3,266 count3,266Örebro länÖrebro län: 3,258 count3,258Dalarnas länDalarnas län: 3,063 count3,063Västerbottens länVästerbottens län: 2,995 count2,995Västmanlands länVästmanlands län: 2,974 count2,974Värmlands länVärmlands län: 2,930 count2,930Gävleborgs länGävleborgs län: 2,921 count2,921Västernorrlands länVästernorrlands län: 2,576 count2,576Norrbottens länNorrbottens län: 2,541 count2,541Kalmar länKalmar län: 2,488 count2,488Kronobergs länKronobergs län: 2,331 count2,331Blekinge länBlekinge län: 1,625 count1,625Jämtlands länJämtlands län: 1,331 count1,331Gotlands länGotlands län: 509 count509
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2016
count		Change on 2015
1Stockholms län29,457+0.3%
2Västra Götalands län20,040+3.5%
3Skåne län15,955+2.4%
4Östergötlands län5,227+1.9%
5Uppsala län4,274+2.6%
6Jönköpings län4,192+2.7%
7Hallands län3,472+6%
8Södermanlands län3,266+3.3%
9Örebro län3,258-0.7%
10Dalarnas län3,063+4.2%
11Västerbottens län2,995+3.7%
12Västmanlands län2,974+2.6%
13Värmlands län2,930+4.5%
14Gävleborgs län2,921-0.6%
15Västernorrlands län2,576+3.2%
16Norrbottens län2,541+4.1%
17Kalmar län2,488+1%
18Kronobergs län2,331+9.3%
19Blekinge län1,625+2.7%
20Jämtlands län1,331-4.1%
21Gotlands län509+3.7%

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About this ranking

Live births to mothers resident in the area 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. Live births during the year 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 live births?

Stockholms län, with 29,457 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest live births?

Gotlands län, with 509 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, Live births during the year by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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