NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by natural population change

Stockholms län had the highest natural population change of 21 areas in 2014, at 13,866. Västernorrlands län had the lowest, at -489. The median was 382 and the figure for Sweden was 25,931. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest13,866Stockholms län
Median38221 areas
Sweden25,931History

All areas, 2014

Stockholms län: 13,866 personsStockholms län13,866Västra Götalands län: 4,863 personsVästra Götalands län4,863Skåne län: 3,997 personsSkåne län3,997Uppsala län: 1,286 personsUppsala län1,286Östergötlands län: 949 personsÖstergötlands län949Jönköpings län: 695 personsJönköpings län695Örebro län: 505 personsÖrebro län505Hallands län: 480 personsHallands län480Kronobergs län: 416 personsKronobergs län416Västmanlands län: 393 personsVästmanlands län393Södermanlands län: 382 personsSödermanlands län382Västerbottens län: 193 personsVästerbottens län193Gotlands län: -25 personsGotlands län-25Blekinge län: -47 personsBlekinge län-47Dalarnas län: -139 personsDalarnas län-139Jämtlands län: -172 personsJämtlands län-172Värmlands län: -240 personsVärmlands län-240Kalmar län: -279 personsKalmar län-279Norrbottens län: -321 personsNorrbottens län-321Gävleborgs län: -382 personsGävleborgs län-382Västernorrlands län: -489 personsVästernorrlands län-489
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2014
persons
Change on 2013
1Stockholms län13,866-3.7%
2Västra Götalands län4,863+14%
3Skåne län3,997+13.5%
4Uppsala län1,286+7.3%
5Östergötlands län949+25.4%
6Jönköpings län695+23.7%
7Örebro län505+223.7%
8Hallands län480+10.9%
9Kronobergs län416+65.1%
10Västmanlands län393+9.8%
11Södermanlands län382+105.4%
12Västerbottens län193+0.5%
13Gotlands län-25+81.5%
14Blekinge län-47+67.4%
15Dalarnas län-139+67.7%
16Jämtlands län-172+30.6%
17Värmlands län-240+54.2%
18Kalmar län-279+25%
19Norrbottens län-321-7.4%
20Gävleborgs län-382+8%
21Västernorrlands län-489+6.7%

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 13,866 in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Västernorrlands län, with -489 in 2014.

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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