NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by natural population change

Stockholms län had the highest natural population change of 21 areas in 2019, at 13,041. Norrbottens län had the lowest, at -383. The median was 312 and the figure for Sweden was 25,757. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest13,041Stockholms län
Median31221 areas
Sweden25,757History

All areas, 2019

Stockholms län: 13,041 personsStockholms län13,041Västra Götalands län: 4,500 personsVästra Götalands län4,500Skåne län: 3,976 personsSkåne län3,976Uppsala län: 1,509 personsUppsala län1,509Jönköpings län: 910 personsJönköpings län910Östergötlands län: 905 personsÖstergötlands län905Hallands län: 677 personsHallands län677Kronobergs län: 491 personsKronobergs län491Örebro län: 490 personsÖrebro län490Västmanlands län: 333 personsVästmanlands län333Västerbottens län: 312 personsVästerbottens län312Södermanlands län: 244 personsSödermanlands län244Jämtlands län: -50 personsJämtlands län-50Dalarnas län: -87 personsDalarnas län-87Gotlands län: -109 personsGotlands län-109Kalmar län: -109 personsKalmar län-109Blekinge län: -119 personsBlekinge län-119Värmlands län: -222 personsVärmlands län-222Gävleborgs län: -237 personsGävleborgs län-237Västernorrlands län: -315 personsVästernorrlands län-315Norrbottens län: -383 personsNorrbottens län-383
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2019
persons
Change on 2018
1Stockholms län13,041+4.2%
2Västra Götalands län4,500+4%
3Skåne län3,976+13.1%
4Uppsala län1,509+10.7%
5Jönköpings län910+18.3%
6Östergötlands län905+34.5%
7Hallands län677+30.9%
8Kronobergs län491+49.7%
9Örebro län490-0.8%
10Västmanlands län333+80%
11Västerbottens län312+81.4%
12Södermanlands län244+11.4%
13Jämtlands län-50-42.9%
14Dalarnas län-87-4.8%
15Gotlands län-109-7.9%
15Kalmar län-109+42.6%
17Blekinge län-119-24%
18Värmlands län-222+5.9%
19Gävleborgs län-237-1,087.5%
20Västernorrlands län-315-25.5%
21Norrbottens län-383+18.5%

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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Which area has the highest natural population change?

Stockholms län, with 13,041 in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Norrbottens län, with -383 in 2019.

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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