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NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by population aged 15 to 64

Stockholms län had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 21 areas in 2024, at 1.62 million. Gotlands län had the lowest, at 35,173. The median was 170,384 and the figure for Sweden was 6.57 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,615,285Stockholms län
Lowest35,173Gotlands län
Median170,38421 areas
Sweden6,573,374History

All areas, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Stockholms länStockholms län: 1,615,285 persons1,615,285Västra Götalands länVästra Götalands län: 1,111,411 persons1,111,411Skåne länSkåne län: 888,962 persons888,962Östergötlands länÖstergötlands län: 292,783 persons292,783Uppsala länUppsala län: 258,652 persons258,652Jönköpings länJönköpings län: 224,324 persons224,324Hallands länHallands län: 204,934 persons204,934Örebro länÖrebro län: 188,051 persons188,051Södermanlands länSödermanlands län: 178,900 persons178,900Västerbottens länVästerbottens län: 172,726 persons172,726Västmanlands länVästmanlands län: 170,384 persons170,384Gävleborgs länGävleborgs län: 168,291 persons168,291Värmlands länVärmlands län: 167,871 persons167,871Dalarnas länDalarnas län: 166,147 persons166,147Norrbottens länNorrbottens län: 148,439 persons148,439Kalmar länKalmar län: 142,639 persons142,639Västernorrlands länVästernorrlands län: 142,620 persons142,620Kronobergs länKronobergs län: 123,460 persons123,460Blekinge länBlekinge län: 93,601 persons93,601Jämtlands länJämtlands län: 78,721 persons78,721Gotlands länGotlands län: 35,173 persons35,173
persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankAreas2024
persons		Change on 2023
1Stockholms län1,615,285+0.7%
2Västra Götalands län1,111,411+0.6%
3Skåne län888,962+0.8%
4Östergötlands län292,783+0.1%
5Uppsala län258,652+1.2%
6Jönköpings län224,3240%
7Hallands län204,934+0.1%
8Örebro län188,051+0.4%
9Södermanlands län178,900-0.1%
10Västerbottens län172,726+1.3%
11Västmanlands län170,384+0.1%
12Gävleborgs län168,291-0.7%
13Värmlands län167,871-0.2%
14Dalarnas län166,147-0.4%
15Norrbottens län148,439-0.4%
16Kalmar län142,639-0.6%
17Västernorrlands län142,620-0.4%
18Kronobergs län123,460-0.2%
19Blekinge län93,601-0.5%
20Jämtlands län78,721-0%
21Gotlands län35,173-0.7%

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About this ranking

Resident population aged 15 to 64 on 1 January (Eurostat).

The working-age band Eurostat uses for EU comparisons. population_16_64 (INE, Spain) starts at 16, so the two series differ.

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 on 1 January by broad age group, 15 to 64, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which area has the highest population aged 15 to 64?

Stockholms län, with 1.62 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population aged 15 to 64?

Gotlands län, with 35,173 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by broad age group, 15 to 64, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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