NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by natural change rate

Stockholms län had the highest natural change rate of 21 areas in 2020, at 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Västernorrlands län had the lowest, at -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Sweden was 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4.2Stockholms län
Median0.121 areas
Sweden1.4History

All areas, 2020

Stockholms län: 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsStockholms län4.2Uppsala län: 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsUppsala län2.7Skåne län: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSkåne län2Västra Götalands län: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästra Götalands län1.9Jönköpings län: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsJönköpings län1.3Kronobergs län: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsKronobergs län1.3Västerbottens län: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästerbottens län1.2Hallands län: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHallands län1.1Örebro län: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsÖrebro län0.8Östergötlands län: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsÖstergötlands län0.7Västmanlands län: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästmanlands län0.1Södermanlands län: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSödermanlands län-0.6Kalmar län: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsKalmar län-1.3Dalarnas län: -1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsDalarnas län-1.4Värmlands län: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsVärmlands län-1.6Blekinge län: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBlekinge län-1.9Jämtlands län: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsJämtlands län-1.9Gävleborgs län: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGävleborgs län-2.3Norrbottens län: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsNorrbottens län-2.8Gotlands län: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGotlands län-3.1Västernorrlands län: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästernorrlands län-3.3
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

RankAreas2020
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2019
1Stockholms län4.2-1.3 pts
2Uppsala län2.7-1.3 pts
3Skåne län2-0.9 pts
4Västra Götalands län1.9-0.7 pts
5Jönköpings län1.3-1.2 pts
5Kronobergs län1.3-1.1 pts
7Västerbottens län1.20 pts
8Hallands län1.1-0.9 pts
9Örebro län0.8-0.8 pts
10Östergötlands län0.7-1.3 pts
11Västmanlands län0.1-1.1 pts
12Södermanlands län-0.6-1.4 pts
13Kalmar län-1.3-0.9 pts
14Dalarnas län-1.4-1.1 pts
15Värmlands län-1.6-0.8 pts
16Blekinge län-1.9-1.2 pts
16Jämtlands län-1.9-1.5 pts
18Gävleborgs län-2.3-1.5 pts
19Norrbottens län-2.8-1.3 pts
20Gotlands län-3.1-1.3 pts
21Västernorrlands län-3.3-2 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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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Stockholms län, with 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Västernorrlands län, with -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020.

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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