NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by population, 2016
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Stockholms län had the highest population of 21 areas in 2016, at 2.23 million. Gotlands län had the lowest, at 57,391. The median was 281,028 and the figure for Sweden was 9.85 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,231,439Stockholms län

Lowest57,391Gotlands län

Median281,02821 areas

Sweden9,851,017History

All areas, 2016

CSV Chart (SVG)

persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2016 persons	Change on 2015
1	Stockholms län	2,231,439	+1.5%
2	Västra Götalands län	1,648,682	+1%
3	Skåne län	1,303,627	+1.1%
4	Östergötlands län	445,661	+0.8%
5	Uppsala län	354,164	+1.5%
6	Jönköpings län	347,837	+1%
7	Hallands län	314,784	+1.3%
8	Örebro län	291,012	+1%
9	Södermanlands län	283,712	+1.1%
10	Gävleborgs län	281,815	+0.7%
11	Dalarnas län	281,028	+0.8%
12	Värmlands län	275,904	+0.4%
13	Västmanlands län	264,276	+1%
14	Västerbottens län	263,378	+0.4%
15	Norrbottens län	249,733	-0.1%
16	Västernorrlands län	243,897	+0.3%
17	Kalmar län	237,679	+0.9%
18	Kronobergs län	191,369	+1.2%
19	Blekinge län	156,253	+1.4%
20	Jämtlands län	127,376	+0.5%
21	Gotlands län	57,391	+0.2%

Other periods

About this ranking

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

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 NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which area has the highest population?

Stockholms län, with 2.23 million in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Gotlands län, with 57,391 in 2016.

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 NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.