NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by natural population change

Stockholms län had the highest natural population change of 21 areas in 2015, at 13,551. Västernorrlands län had the lowest, at -521. The median was 239 and the figure for Sweden was 23,963. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest13,551Stockholms län
Median23921 areas
Sweden23,963History

All areas, 2015

Stockholms län: 13,551 personsStockholms län13,551Västra Götalands län: 4,375 personsVästra Götalands län4,375Skåne län: 3,783 personsSkåne län3,783Uppsala län: 1,413 personsUppsala län1,413Östergötlands län: 971 personsÖstergötlands län971Jönköpings län: 691 personsJönköpings län691Hallands län: 475 personsHallands län475Örebro län: 341 personsÖrebro län341Västmanlands län: 291 personsVästmanlands län291Kronobergs län: 285 personsKronobergs län285Södermanlands län: 239 personsSödermanlands län239Västerbottens län: 227 personsVästerbottens län227Blekinge län: -105 personsBlekinge län-105Jämtlands län: -112 personsJämtlands län-112Gotlands län: -137 personsGotlands län-137Dalarnas län: -234 personsDalarnas län-234Kalmar län: -309 personsKalmar län-309Norrbottens län: -384 personsNorrbottens län-384Gävleborgs län: -432 personsGävleborgs län-432Värmlands län: -445 personsVärmlands län-445Västernorrlands län: -521 personsVästernorrlands län-521
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2015
persons
Change on 2014
1Stockholms län13,551-2.3%
2Västra Götalands län4,375-10%
3Skåne län3,783-5.4%
4Uppsala län1,413+9.9%
5Östergötlands län971+2.3%
6Jönköpings län691-0.6%
7Hallands län475-1%
8Örebro län341-32.5%
9Västmanlands län291-26%
10Kronobergs län285-31.5%
11Södermanlands län239-37.4%
12Västerbottens län227+17.6%
13Blekinge län-105-123.4%
14Jämtlands län-112+34.9%
15Gotlands län-137-448%
16Dalarnas län-234-68.3%
17Kalmar län-309-10.8%
18Norrbottens län-384-19.6%
19Gävleborgs län-432-13.1%
20Värmlands län-445-85.4%
21Västernorrlands län-521-6.5%

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 13,551 in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Västernorrlands län, with -521 in 2015.

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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