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NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by live births

Stockholms län had the highest live births of 21 areas in 2018, at 28,706. Gotlands län had the lowest, at 507. The median was 3,035 and the figure for Sweden was 115,832. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest28,706Stockholms län
Lowest507Gotlands län
Median3,03521 areas
Sweden115,832History

All areas, 2018

CSVChart (SVG)

Stockholms länStockholms län: 28,706 count28,706Västra Götalands länVästra Götalands län: 19,613 count19,613Skåne länSkåne län: 15,742 count15,742Östergötlands länÖstergötlands län: 4,989 count4,989Uppsala länUppsala län: 4,231 count4,231Jönköpings länJönköpings län: 4,201 count4,201Hallands länHallands län: 3,470 count3,470Örebro länÖrebro län: 3,447 count3,447Södermanlands länSödermanlands län: 3,227 count3,227Gävleborgs länGävleborgs län: 3,108 count3,108Dalarnas länDalarnas län: 3,035 count3,035Västmanlands länVästmanlands län: 2,993 count2,993Västerbottens länVästerbottens län: 2,914 count2,914Värmlands länVärmlands län: 2,895 count2,895Västernorrlands länVästernorrlands län: 2,564 count2,564Kalmar länKalmar län: 2,543 count2,543Norrbottens länNorrbottens län: 2,373 count2,373Kronobergs länKronobergs län: 2,248 count2,248Blekinge länBlekinge län: 1,627 count1,627Jämtlands länJämtlands län: 1,399 count1,399Gotlands länGotlands län: 507 count507
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2018
count		Change on 2017
1Stockholms län28,706-0.3%
2Västra Götalands län19,613+0.9%
3Skåne län15,742+0.6%
4Östergötlands län4,989-0.4%
5Uppsala län4,231+2%
6Jönköpings län4,201+2.8%
7Hallands län3,470+2%
8Örebro län3,447+4.3%
9Södermanlands län3,227-1.9%
10Gävleborgs län3,108+5.6%
11Dalarnas län3,035-0.9%
12Västmanlands län2,993-2.7%
13Västerbottens län2,914-1.4%
14Värmlands län2,895-2.5%
15Västernorrlands län2,564+3.7%
16Kalmar län2,543+0.1%
17Norrbottens län2,373-1.7%
18Kronobergs län2,248-0.4%
19Blekinge län1,627+2.1%
20Jämtlands län1,399-3.9%
21Gotlands län507-5.2%

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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 28,706 in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest live births?

Gotlands län, with 507 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, Live births during the year by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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