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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 2021, at 5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Västernorrlands län had the lowest, at -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Sweden was 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest5.6Stockholms län
Lowest-2.2Västernorrlands län
Median0.321 areas
Sweden2.1History

All areas, 2021

Stockholms län: 5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsStockholms län5.6Uppsala län: 3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsUppsala län3.3Västra Götalands län: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästra Götalands län2.6Skåne län: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSkåne län2.3Kronobergs län: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsKronobergs län1.9Jönköpings län: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsJönköpings län1.8Hallands län: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsHallands län1.6Östergötlands län: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsÖstergötlands län1.5Örebro län: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsÖrebro län1.4Västerbottens län: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästerbottens län0.3Västmanlands län: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästmanlands län0.3Södermanlands län: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSödermanlands län-0.1Jämtlands län: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsJämtlands län-0.5Kalmar län: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsKalmar län-0.7Dalarnas län: -0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDalarnas län-0.9Blekinge län: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBlekinge län-1.8Gävleborgs län: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGävleborgs län-1.8Gotlands län: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGotlands län-1.8Norrbottens län: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsNorrbottens län-1.9Värmlands län: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVärmlands län-2.2Västernorrlands län: -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästernorrlands län-2.2
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

RankAreas2021
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2020
1Stockholms län5.6+1.4 pts
2Uppsala län3.3+0.6 pts
3Västra Götalands län2.6+0.7 pts
4Skåne län2.3+0.3 pts
5Kronobergs län1.9+0.6 pts
6Jönköpings län1.8+0.5 pts
7Hallands län1.6+0.5 pts
8Östergötlands län1.5+0.8 pts
9Örebro län1.4+0.6 pts
10Västerbottens län0.3-0.9 pts
10Västmanlands län0.3+0.2 pts
12Södermanlands län-0.1+0.5 pts
13Jämtlands län-0.5+1.4 pts
14Kalmar län-0.7+0.6 pts
15Dalarnas län-0.9+0.5 pts
16Blekinge län-1.8+0.1 pts
16Gävleborgs län-1.8+0.5 pts
16Gotlands län-1.8+1.3 pts
19Norrbottens län-1.9+0.9 pts
20Värmlands län-2.2-0.6 pts
20Västernorrlands län-2.2+1.1 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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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Stockholms län, with 5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Västernorrlands län, with -2.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

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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