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NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by natural change rate

Stockholms län had the highest natural change rate of 21 areas in 2014, at 6.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Västernorrlands län had the lowest, at -2 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Sweden was 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest6.4Stockholms län
Lowest-2Västernorrlands län
Median1.421 areas
Sweden2.7History

All areas, 2014

Stockholms län: 6.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsStockholms län6.4Uppsala län: 3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsUppsala län3.7Skåne län: 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSkåne län3.1Västra Götalands län: 3 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästra Götalands län3Kronobergs län: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsKronobergs län2.2Östergötlands län: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsÖstergötlands län2.2Jönköpings län: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsJönköpings län2Örebro län: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsÖrebro län1.8Hallands län: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsHallands län1.6Västmanlands län: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästmanlands län1.5Södermanlands län: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSödermanlands län1.4Västerbottens län: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästerbottens län0.7Blekinge län: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBlekinge län-0.3Gotlands län: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGotlands län-0.4Dalarnas län: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDalarnas län-0.5Värmlands län: -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsVärmlands län-0.9Kalmar län: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsKalmar län-1.2Norrbottens län: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsNorrbottens län-1.3Gävleborgs län: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGävleborgs län-1.4Jämtlands län: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsJämtlands län-1.4Västernorrlands län: -2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästernorrlands län-2
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

RankAreas2014
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2013
1Stockholms län6.4-0.3 pts
2Uppsala län3.7+0.2 pts
3Skåne län3.1+0.3 pts
4Västra Götalands län3+0.3 pts
5Kronobergs län2.2+0.8 pts
5Östergötlands län2.2+0.5 pts
7Jönköpings län2+0.3 pts
8Örebro län1.8+1.3 pts
9Hallands län1.6+0.2 pts
10Västmanlands län1.5+0.1 pts
11Södermanlands län1.4+0.7 pts
12Västerbottens län0.70 pts
13Blekinge län-0.3+0.6 pts
14Gotlands län-0.4+2 pts
15Dalarnas län-0.5+1.1 pts
16Värmlands län-0.9+1 pts
17Kalmar län-1.2+0.4 pts
18Norrbottens län-1.3-0.1 pts
19Gävleborgs län-1.4+0.1 pts
19Jämtlands län-1.4+0.6 pts
21Västernorrlands län-2+0.2 pts

Other periods

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 6.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Västernorrlands län, with -2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2014.

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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