NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by natural population change

Stockholms län had the highest natural population change of 21 areas in 2017, at 12,970. Västernorrlands län had the lowest, at -470. The median was 336 and the figure for Sweden was 23,444. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest12,970Stockholms län
Median33621 areas
Sweden23,444History

All areas, 2017

Stockholms län: 12,970 personsStockholms län12,970Västra Götalands län: 4,104 personsVästra Götalands län4,104Skåne län: 3,586 personsSkåne län3,586Uppsala län: 1,320 personsUppsala län1,320Östergötlands län: 632 personsÖstergötlands län632Jönköpings län: 586 personsJönköpings län586Västmanlands län: 405 personsVästmanlands län405Örebro län: 391 personsÖrebro län391Hallands län: 377 personsHallands län377Västerbottens län: 352 personsVästerbottens län352Kronobergs län: 336 personsKronobergs län336Södermanlands län: 323 personsSödermanlands län323Jämtlands län: -13 personsJämtlands län-13Dalarnas län: -27 personsDalarnas län-27Gotlands län: -86 personsGotlands län-86Värmlands län: -162 personsVärmlands län-162Blekinge län: -182 personsBlekinge län-182Kalmar län: -224 personsKalmar län-224Gävleborgs län: -324 personsGävleborgs län-324Norrbottens län: -450 personsNorrbottens län-450Västernorrlands län: -470 personsVästernorrlands län-470
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2017
persons
Change on 2016
1Stockholms län12,970-4.2%
2Västra Götalands län4,104-17.1%
3Skåne län3,586-10.6%
4Uppsala län1,320-13.6%
5Östergötlands län632-35.4%
6Jönköpings län586-38.3%
7Västmanlands län405+56.4%
8Örebro län391+52.1%
9Hallands län377-30.1%
10Västerbottens län352-8.6%
11Kronobergs län336-39%
12Södermanlands län323+4.5%
13Jämtlands län-13+86.5%
14Dalarnas län-27+69.3%
15Gotlands län-86+34.8%
16Värmlands län-162+39.3%
17Blekinge län-182-29.1%
18Kalmar län-224+22.2%
19Gävleborgs län-324-39.1%
20Norrbottens län-450-65.4%
21Västernorrlands län-470-56.1%

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 12,970 in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Västernorrlands län, with -470 in 2017.

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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