NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by natural population change

Stockholms län had the highest natural population change of 21 areas in 2013, at 14,398. Västernorrlands län had the lowest, at -524. The median was 186 and the figure for Sweden was 23,191. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest14,398Stockholms län
Median18621 areas
Sweden23,191History

All areas, 2013

Stockholms län: 14,398 personsStockholms län14,398Västra Götalands län: 4,267 personsVästra Götalands län4,267Skåne län: 3,523 personsSkåne län3,523Uppsala län: 1,199 personsUppsala län1,199Östergötlands län: 757 personsÖstergötlands län757Jönköpings län: 562 personsJönköpings län562Hallands län: 433 personsHallands län433Västmanlands län: 358 personsVästmanlands län358Kronobergs län: 252 personsKronobergs län252Västerbottens län: 192 personsVästerbottens län192Södermanlands län: 186 personsSödermanlands län186Örebro län: 156 personsÖrebro län156Gotlands län: -135 personsGotlands län-135Blekinge län: -144 personsBlekinge län-144Jämtlands län: -248 personsJämtlands län-248Norrbottens län: -299 personsNorrbottens län-299Kalmar län: -372 personsKalmar län-372Gävleborgs län: -415 personsGävleborgs län-415Dalarnas län: -431 personsDalarnas län-431Värmlands län: -524 personsVärmlands län-524Västernorrlands län: -524 personsVästernorrlands län-524
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2013
persons
Change on 2012
1Stockholms län14,398+7.4%
2Västra Götalands län4,267+5.6%
3Skåne län3,523+4.4%
4Uppsala län1,199-12.4%
5Östergötlands län757-5.4%
6Jönköpings län562+26.9%
7Hallands län433+16.7%
8Västmanlands län358+68.9%
9Kronobergs län252+13.5%
10Västerbottens län192+53.6%
11Södermanlands län186+158.3%
12Örebro län156-24.3%
13Gotlands län-135-107.7%
14Blekinge län-144+40%
15Jämtlands län-248-30.5%
16Norrbottens län-299+43.8%
17Kalmar län-372+15.1%
18Gävleborgs län-415+10%
19Dalarnas län-431+15%
20Värmlands län-524-31.3%
20Västernorrlands län-524+7.3%

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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Questions

Which area has the highest natural population change?

Stockholms län, with 14,398 in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Västernorrlands län, with -524 in 2013.

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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