NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by population on 31 December
Stockholms län had the highest population on 31 December of 21 areas in 2016, at 2.27 million. Gotlands län had the lowest, at 58,003. The median was 284,531 and the figure for Sweden was 10 million. Source: Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån, SCB).
All areas, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2016 | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockholms län | 2,269,060 | +1.7% |
| 2 | Västra Götalands län | 1,671,783 | +1.4% |
| 3 | Skåne län | 1,324,565 | +1.6% |
| 4 | Östergötlands län | 452,105 | +1.4% |
| 5 | Uppsala län | 361,373 | +2% |
| 6 | Jönköpings län | 352,735 | +1.4% |
| 7 | Hallands län | 320,333 | +1.8% |
| 8 | Örebro län | 294,941 | +1.4% |
| 9 | Södermanlands län | 288,097 | +1.5% |
| 10 | Gävleborgs län | 284,586 | +1% |
| 11 | Dalarnas län | 284,531 | +1.2% |
| 12 | Värmlands län | 279,334 | +1.2% |
| 13 | Västmanlands län | 267,629 | +1.3% |
| 14 | Västerbottens län | 265,881 | +1% |
| 15 | Norrbottens län | 250,570 | +0.3% |
| 16 | Västernorrlands län | 245,572 | +0.7% |
| 17 | Kalmar län | 242,301 | +1.9% |
| 18 | Kronobergs län | 194,628 | +1.7% |
| 19 | Blekinge län | 158,453 | +1.4% |
| 20 | Jämtlands län | 128,673 | +1% |
| 21 | Gotlands län | 58,003 | +1.1% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Resident population on 31 December of the reported year.
Available for Finland (national total), for Sweden (the country from 1991, its 21 counties and its 290 municipalities from 2006) and for Switzerland (permanent resident population of the country, its cantons and its communes from 2010). The reference date differs from the January 1 or July 1 dates in population.
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
Source: Statistics Sweden. Statistics Sweden, table TAB628: population by region, sex and year (31 December). https://statistikdatabasen.scb.se/api/v2/tables/TAB628/data?lang=en&outputFormat=json-stat2&valuecodes%5BContentsCode%5D=BE0101U2&valuecodes%5BKon%5D=1%2B2&valuecodes%5BRegion%5D=*&valuecodes%5BTid%5D=*. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which area has the highest population on 31 December?
Stockholms län, with 2.27 million in 2016, according to Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån, SCB).
Which area has the lowest population on 31 December?
Gotlands län, with 58,003 in 2016.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån, SCB), Statistics Sweden, table TAB628: population by region, sex and year (31 December). Retrieved 2026-10-11.