NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by natural population change, 2024

Stockholms län had the highest natural population change of 21 areas in 2024, at 10,247. Västernorrlands län had the lowest, at -1,081. The median was -225 and the figure for Sweden was 7,183. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest10,247Stockholms län
Median-22521 areas
Sweden7,183History

All areas, 2024

Stockholms län: 10,247 personsStockholms län10,247Västra Götalands län: 2,031 personsVästra Götalands län2,031Skåne län: 1,321 personsSkåne län1,321Uppsala län: 755 personsUppsala län755Jönköpings län: 254 personsJönköpings län254Hallands län: 63 personsHallands län63Östergötlands län: 30 personsÖstergötlands län30Örebro län: -14 personsÖrebro län-14Kronobergs län: -23 personsKronobergs län-23Västmanlands län: -218 personsVästmanlands län-218Jämtlands län: -225 personsJämtlands län-225Gotlands län: -256 personsGotlands län-256Västerbottens län: -389 personsVästerbottens län-389Södermanlands län: -493 personsSödermanlands län-493Blekinge län: -622 personsBlekinge län-622Kalmar län: -671 personsKalmar län-671Dalarnas län: -796 personsDalarnas län-796Värmlands län: -834 personsVärmlands län-834Norrbottens län: -910 personsNorrbottens län-910Gävleborgs län: -986 personsGävleborgs län-986Västernorrlands län: -1,081 personsVästernorrlands län-1,081
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2024
persons
Change on 2023
1Stockholms län10,247+5.3%
2Västra Götalands län2,031+17.7%
3Skåne län1,321+10.8%
4Uppsala län755-2.2%
5Jönköpings län254+408%
6Hallands län63+144.7%
7Östergötlands län30+242.9%
8Örebro län-14+95.4%
9Kronobergs län-23-120.7%
10Västmanlands län-218-10.1%
11Jämtlands län-225+22.9%
12Gotlands län-256-20.8%
13Västerbottens län-389-36.5%
14Södermanlands län-493+26.7%
15Blekinge län-622-21%
16Kalmar län-671+14.8%
17Dalarnas län-796-9.5%
18Värmlands län-834+13.9%
19Norrbottens län-910+6.2%
20Gävleborgs län-986-5.3%
21Västernorrlands län-1,081-22%

Other periods

About this ranking

Live births minus deaths during the year. A negative value means more deaths than births (Eurostat).

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, 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 population change?

Stockholms län, with 10,247 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Västernorrlands län, with -1,081 in 2024.

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, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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