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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 2015, at 6.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Gotlands län had the lowest, at -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Sweden was 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest6.1Stockholms län
Lowest-2.4Gotlands län
Median0.921 areas
Sweden2.4History

All areas, 2015

Stockholms län: 6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsStockholms län6.1Uppsala län: 4 per 1,000 inhabitantsUppsala län4Skåne län: 2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSkåne län2.9Västra Götalands län: 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästra Götalands län2.7Östergötlands län: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsÖstergötlands län2.2Jönköpings län: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsJönköpings län2Hallands län: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHallands län1.5Kronobergs län: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsKronobergs län1.5Örebro län: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsÖrebro län1.2Västmanlands län: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästmanlands län1.1Västerbottens län: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästerbottens län0.9Södermanlands län: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSödermanlands län0.8Blekinge län: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBlekinge län-0.7Dalarnas län: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsDalarnas län-0.8Jämtlands län: -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsJämtlands län-0.9Kalmar län: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsKalmar län-1.3Gävleborgs län: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsGävleborgs län-1.5Norrbottens län: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsNorrbottens län-1.5Värmlands län: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsVärmlands län-1.6Västernorrlands län: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästernorrlands län-2.1Gotlands län: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGotlands län-2.4
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

RankAreas2015
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2014
1Stockholms län6.1-0.3 pts
2Uppsala län4+0.3 pts
3Skåne län2.9-0.2 pts
4Västra Götalands län2.7-0.3 pts
5Östergötlands län2.20 pts
6Jönköpings län20 pts
7Hallands län1.5-0.1 pts
7Kronobergs län1.5-0.7 pts
9Örebro län1.2-0.6 pts
10Västmanlands län1.1-0.4 pts
11Västerbottens län0.9+0.2 pts
12Södermanlands län0.8-0.6 pts
13Blekinge län-0.7-0.4 pts
14Dalarnas län-0.8-0.3 pts
15Jämtlands län-0.9+0.5 pts
16Kalmar län-1.3-0.1 pts
17Gävleborgs län-1.5-0.1 pts
17Norrbottens län-1.5-0.2 pts
19Värmlands län-1.6-0.7 pts
20Västernorrlands län-2.1-0.1 pts
21Gotlands län-2.4-2 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 6.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Gotlands län, with -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015.

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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