NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by natural change rate

Stockholms län had the highest natural change rate of 21 areas in 2022, at 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Västernorrlands län had the lowest, at -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Sweden was 1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest4.2Stockholms län
Median-0.721 areas
Sweden1History

All areas, 2022

Stockholms län: 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsStockholms län4.2Uppsala län: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsUppsala län2.2Västra Götalands län: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästra Götalands län1.5Skåne län: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSkåne län1.1Jönköpings län: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsJönköpings län0.9Kronobergs län: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsKronobergs län0.7Östergötlands län: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsÖstergötlands län0.4Hallands län: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHallands län0.2Örebro län: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsÖrebro län0.1Västmanlands län: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästmanlands län-0.2Södermanlands län: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSödermanlands län-0.7Västerbottens län: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästerbottens län-1Dalarnas län: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsDalarnas län-1.8Jämtlands län: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsJämtlands län-2.1Värmlands län: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsVärmlands län-2.1Gotlands län: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGotlands län-2.6Kalmar län: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsKalmar län-2.6Blekinge län: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBlekinge län-2.8Gävleborgs län: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGävleborgs län-3.2Norrbottens län: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsNorrbottens län-3.5Västernorrlands län: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsVästernorrlands län-3.9
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

RankAreas2022
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2021
1Stockholms län4.2-1.4 pts
2Uppsala län2.2-1.1 pts
3Västra Götalands län1.5-1.1 pts
4Skåne län1.1-1.2 pts
5Jönköpings län0.9-0.9 pts
6Kronobergs län0.7-1.2 pts
7Östergötlands län0.4-1.1 pts
8Hallands län0.2-1.4 pts
9Örebro län0.1-1.3 pts
10Västmanlands län-0.2-0.5 pts
11Södermanlands län-0.7-0.6 pts
12Västerbottens län-1-1.3 pts
13Dalarnas län-1.8-0.9 pts
14Jämtlands län-2.1-1.6 pts
14Värmlands län-2.1+0.1 pts
16Gotlands län-2.6-0.8 pts
16Kalmar län-2.6-1.9 pts
18Blekinge län-2.8-1 pts
19Gävleborgs län-3.2-1.4 pts
20Norrbottens län-3.5-1.6 pts
21Västernorrlands län-3.9-1.7 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 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Västernorrlands län, with -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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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