NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by natural population change

Stockholms län had the highest natural population change of 21 areas in 2023, at 9,730. Norrbottens län had the lowest, at -970. The median was -285 and the figure for Sweden was 5,666. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest9,730Stockholms län
Median-28521 areas
Sweden5,666History

All areas, 2023

Stockholms län: 9,730 personsStockholms län9,730Västra Götalands län: 1,725 personsVästra Götalands län1,725Skåne län: 1,192 personsSkåne län1,192Uppsala län: 772 personsUppsala län772Kronobergs län: 111 personsKronobergs län111Jönköpings län: 50 personsJönköpings län50Östergötlands län: -21 personsÖstergötlands län-21Hallands län: -141 personsHallands län-141Västmanlands län: -198 personsVästmanlands län-198Gotlands län: -212 personsGotlands län-212Västerbottens län: -285 personsVästerbottens län-285Jämtlands län: -292 personsJämtlands län-292Örebro län: -302 personsÖrebro län-302Blekinge län: -514 personsBlekinge län-514Södermanlands län: -673 personsSödermanlands län-673Dalarnas län: -727 personsDalarnas län-727Kalmar län: -788 personsKalmar län-788Västernorrlands län: -886 personsVästernorrlands län-886Gävleborgs län: -936 personsGävleborgs län-936Värmlands län: -969 personsVärmlands län-969Norrbottens län: -970 personsNorrbottens län-970
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2023
persons
Change on 2022
1Stockholms län9,730-4.3%
2Västra Götalands län1,725-32.5%
3Skåne län1,192-23.2%
4Uppsala län772-12.8%
5Kronobergs län111-21.3%
6Jönköpings län50-84.9%
7Östergötlands län-21-112.6%
8Hallands län-141-316.9%
9Västmanlands län-198-304.1%
10Gotlands län-212-31.7%
11Västerbottens län-285-1.8%
12Jämtlands län-292-5.8%
13Örebro län-302-962.9%
14Blekinge län-514-17.4%
15Södermanlands län-673-200.4%
16Dalarnas län-727-42%
17Kalmar län-788-23.5%
18Västernorrlands län-886+5.9%
19Gävleborgs län-936-3.1%
20Värmlands län-969-62.3%
21Norrbottens län-970-11.1%

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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Which area has the highest natural population change?

Stockholms län, with 9,730 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Norrbottens län, with -970 in 2023.

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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