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NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by median age

Gotlands län had the highest median age of 21 areas in 2016, at 46.5 years. Stockholms län had the lowest, at 38.2 years. The median was 42.7 years and the figure for Sweden was 40.9 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest46.5Gotlands län
Lowest38.2Stockholms län
Median42.721 areas
Sweden40.9History

All areas, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

Gotlands länGotlands län: 46.5 years46.5Kalmar länKalmar län: 45.4 years45.4Norrbottens länNorrbottens län: 45 years45Dalarnas länDalarnas län: 44.9 years44.9Värmlands länVärmlands län: 44.7 years44.7Västernorrlands länVästernorrlands län: 44.7 years44.7Gävleborgs länGävleborgs län: 44.6 years44.6Jämtlands länJämtlands län: 44.1 years44.1Blekinge länBlekinge län: 43.9 years43.9Södermanlands länSödermanlands län: 43.1 years43.1Hallands länHallands län: 42.7 years42.7Västmanlands länVästmanlands län: 42.6 years42.6Örebro länÖrebro län: 41.7 years41.7Jönköpings länJönköpings län: 41.5 years41.5Kronobergs länKronobergs län: 41.4 years41.4Västerbottens länVästerbottens län: 41 years41Östergötlands länÖstergötlands län: 40.9 years40.9Västra Götalands länVästra Götalands län: 40.5 years40.5Skåne länSkåne län: 40.3 years40.3Uppsala länUppsala län: 39.1 years39.1Stockholms länStockholms län: 38.2 years38.2
years. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2016
years		Change on 2015
1Gotlands län46.5+0.1
2Kalmar län45.4-0.1
3Norrbottens län45+0.2
4Dalarnas län44.9-0.1
5Värmlands län44.70
5Västernorrlands län44.7-0.1
7Gävleborgs län44.6-0.1
8Jämtlands län44.1-0.2
9Blekinge län43.9-0.2
10Södermanlands län43.1-0.1
11Hallands län42.7+0.1
12Västmanlands län42.6-0.1
13Örebro län41.7-0.1
14Jönköpings län41.5-0.1
15Kronobergs län41.4-0.2
16Västerbottens län410
17Östergötlands län40.90
18Västra Götalands län40.50
19Skåne län40.30
20Uppsala län39.10
21Stockholms län38.2+0.1

Other periods

About this ranking

Age that divides the resident population into two halves of equal size. Spain and the EU: on 1 January. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

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. Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which area has the highest median age?

Gotlands län, with 46.5 years in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest median age?

Stockholms län, with 38.2 years 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, Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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