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NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by natural change rate, 2024

Stockholms län had the highest natural change rate of 21 areas in 2024, at 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Västernorrlands län had the lowest, at -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Sweden was 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4.2Stockholms län
Lowest-4.5Västernorrlands län
Median-1.421 areas
Sweden0.7History

All areas, 2024

Stockholms län: 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsStockholms län4.2Uppsala län: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsUppsala län1.9Västra Götalands län: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästra Götalands län1.1Skåne län: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSkåne län0.9Jönköpings län: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsJönköpings län0.7Hallands län: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHallands län0.2Östergötlands län: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsÖstergötlands län0.1Örebro län: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsÖrebro län0Kronobergs län: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsKronobergs län-0.1Västmanlands län: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästmanlands län-0.8Västerbottens län: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästerbottens län-1.4Södermanlands län: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSödermanlands län-1.6Jämtlands län: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsJämtlands län-1.7Kalmar län: -2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsKalmar län-2.7Dalarnas län: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsDalarnas län-2.8Värmlands län: -2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsVärmlands län-2.9Gävleborgs län: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsGävleborgs län-3.5Norrbottens län: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsNorrbottens län-3.7Blekinge län: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBlekinge län-3.9Gotlands län: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGotlands län-4.2Västernorrlands län: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästernorrlands län-4.5
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2024
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2023
1Stockholms län4.2+0.2 pts
2Uppsala län1.90 pts
3Västra Götalands län1.1+0.1 pts
4Skåne län0.9+0.1 pts
5Jönköpings län0.7+0.6 pts
6Hallands län0.2+0.6 pts
7Östergötlands län0.1+0.1 pts
8Örebro län0+1 pts
9Kronobergs län-0.1-0.6 pts
10Västmanlands län-0.8-0.1 pts
11Västerbottens län-1.4-0.4 pts
12Södermanlands län-1.6+0.6 pts
13Jämtlands län-1.7+0.5 pts
14Kalmar län-2.7+0.5 pts
15Dalarnas län-2.8-0.3 pts
16Värmlands län-2.9+0.5 pts
17Gävleborgs län-3.5-0.2 pts
18Norrbottens län-3.7+0.2 pts
19Blekinge län-3.9-0.7 pts
20Gotlands län-4.2-0.7 pts
21Västernorrlands län-4.5-0.8 pts

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About this ranking

Live births minus deaths during the year per 1,000 average residents (Eurostat crude rate of natural change).

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 change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Questions

Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Stockholms län, with 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Västernorrlands län, with -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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