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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 2018, at 5.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Norrbottens län had the lowest, at -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Sweden was 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest5.4Stockholms län
Lowest-1.9Norrbottens län
Median0.721 areas
Sweden2.3History

All areas, 2018

Stockholms län: 5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsStockholms län5.4Uppsala län: 3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsUppsala län3.7Skåne län: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSkåne län2.6Västra Götalands län: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästra Götalands län2.5Jönköpings län: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsJönköpings län2.1Kronobergs län: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsKronobergs län1.7Hallands län: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsHallands län1.6Örebro län: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsÖrebro län1.6Östergötlands län: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsÖstergötlands län1.5Södermanlands län: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSödermanlands län0.7Västmanlands län: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästmanlands län0.7Västerbottens län: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästerbottens län0.6Gävleborgs län: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGävleborgs län0.1Dalarnas län: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsDalarnas län-0.3Jämtlands län: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsJämtlands län-0.3Blekinge län: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBlekinge län-0.6Kalmar län: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsKalmar län-0.8Värmlands län: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsVärmlands län-0.8Västernorrlands län: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästernorrlands län-1Gotlands län: -1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGotlands län-1.7Norrbottens län: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsNorrbottens län-1.9
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

RankAreas2018
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2017
1Stockholms län5.4-0.3 pts
2Uppsala län3.7+0.1 pts
3Skåne län2.6-0.1 pts
4Västra Götalands län2.5+0.1 pts
5Jönköpings län2.1+0.4 pts
6Kronobergs län1.70 pts
7Hallands län1.6+0.4 pts
7Örebro län1.6+0.3 pts
9Östergötlands län1.5+0.1 pts
10Södermanlands län0.7-0.4 pts
10Västmanlands län0.7-0.8 pts
12Västerbottens län0.6-0.7 pts
13Gävleborgs län0.1+1.2 pts
14Dalarnas län-0.3-0.2 pts
14Jämtlands län-0.3-0.2 pts
16Blekinge län-0.6+0.5 pts
17Kalmar län-0.8+0.1 pts
17Värmlands län-0.8-0.2 pts
19Västernorrlands län-1+0.9 pts
20Gotlands län-1.7-0.2 pts
21Norrbottens län-1.9-0.1 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 5.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Norrbottens län, with -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018.

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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