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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 2019, at 5.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Gotlands län had the lowest, at -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Sweden was 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest5.5Stockholms län
Lowest-1.8Gotlands län
Median1.221 areas
Sweden2.5History

All areas, 2019

Stockholms län: 5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsStockholms län5.5Uppsala län: 4 per 1,000 inhabitantsUppsala län4Skåne län: 2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSkåne län2.9Västra Götalands län: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästra Götalands län2.6Jönköpings län: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsJönköpings län2.5Kronobergs län: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsKronobergs län2.4Hallands län: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHallands län2Östergötlands län: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsÖstergötlands län2Örebro län: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsÖrebro län1.6Västerbottens län: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästerbottens län1.2Västmanlands län: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästmanlands län1.2Södermanlands län: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSödermanlands län0.8Dalarnas län: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsDalarnas län-0.3Jämtlands län: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsJämtlands län-0.4Kalmar län: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsKalmar län-0.4Blekinge län: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBlekinge län-0.7Gävleborgs län: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGävleborgs län-0.8Värmlands län: -0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsVärmlands län-0.8Västernorrlands län: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästernorrlands län-1.3Norrbottens län: -1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsNorrbottens län-1.5Gotlands län: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGotlands län-1.8
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

RankAreas2019
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2018
1Stockholms län5.5+0.1 pts
2Uppsala län4+0.3 pts
3Skåne län2.9+0.3 pts
4Västra Götalands län2.6+0.1 pts
5Jönköpings län2.5+0.4 pts
6Kronobergs län2.4+0.7 pts
7Hallands län2+0.4 pts
7Östergötlands län2+0.5 pts
9Örebro län1.60 pts
10Västerbottens län1.2+0.6 pts
10Västmanlands län1.2+0.5 pts
12Södermanlands län0.8+0.1 pts
13Dalarnas län-0.30 pts
14Jämtlands län-0.4-0.1 pts
14Kalmar län-0.4+0.4 pts
16Blekinge län-0.7-0.1 pts
17Gävleborgs län-0.8-0.9 pts
17Värmlands län-0.80 pts
19Västernorrlands län-1.3-0.3 pts
20Norrbottens län-1.5+0.4 pts
21Gotlands län-1.8-0.1 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.

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Questions

Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Stockholms län, with 5.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Gotlands län, with -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019.

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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