NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by population, 2018
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Stockholms län had the highest population of 21 areas in 2018, at 2.31 million. Gotlands län had the lowest, at 58,595. The median was 285,637 and the figure for Sweden was 10.12 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,308,143Stockholms län

Lowest58,595Gotlands län

Median285,63721 areas

Sweden10,120,242History

All areas, 2018

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2018 persons	Change on 2017
1	Stockholms län	2,308,143	+1.7%
2	Västra Götalands län	1,690,782	+1.1%
3	Skåne län	1,344,689	+1.5%
4	Östergötlands län	457,496	+1.2%
5	Uppsala län	368,971	+2.1%
6	Jönköpings län	357,237	+1.3%
7	Hallands län	324,825	+1.4%
8	Örebro län	298,907	+1.3%
9	Södermanlands län	291,341	+1.1%
10	Dalarnas län	286,165	+0.6%
11	Gävleborgs län	285,637	+0.4%
12	Värmlands län	280,399	+0.4%
13	Västmanlands län	271,095	+1.3%
14	Västerbottens län	268,465	+1%
15	Norrbottens län	251,295	+0.3%
16	Västernorrlands län	245,968	+0.2%
17	Kalmar län	243,536	+0.5%
18	Kronobergs län	197,519	+1.5%
19	Blekinge län	159,371	+0.6%
20	Jämtlands län	129,806	+0.9%
21	Gotlands län	58,595	+1%

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 2.31 million in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Gotlands län, with 58,595 in 2018.

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.