NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by natural change rate
Stockholms län had the highest natural change rate of 21 areas in 2016, at 6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Gotlands län had the lowest, at -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 1 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Sweden was 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
All areas, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2016 | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockholms län | 6 | -0.1 pts |
| 2 | Uppsala län | 4.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 3 | Skåne län | 3.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 4 | Västra Götalands län | 3 | +0.3 pts |
| 5 | Kronobergs län | 2.9 | +1.4 pts |
| 6 | Jönköpings län | 2.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 7 | Östergötlands län | 2.2 | 0 pts |
| 8 | Hallands län | 1.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 9 | Västerbottens län | 1.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 10 | Södermanlands län | 1.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 11 | Västmanlands län | 1 | -0.1 pts |
| 12 | Örebro län | 0.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 13 | Dalarnas län | -0.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 14 | Jämtlands län | -0.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 15 | Gävleborgs län | -0.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 16 | Blekinge län | -0.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 17 | Värmlands län | -1 | +0.6 pts |
| 18 | Norrbottens län | -1.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 19 | Kalmar län | -1.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 19 | Västernorrlands län | -1.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 21 | Gotlands län | -2.3 | +0.1 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.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which area has the highest natural change rate?
Stockholms län, with 6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest natural change rate?
Gotlands län, with -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitants 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 change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.
Natural change rate: other rankings
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