NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by population, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Stockholms län had the highest population of 21 areas in 2021, at 2.39 million. Gotlands län had the lowest, at 60,124. The median was 287,502 and the figure for Sweden was 10.38 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,391,990Stockholms län

Lowest60,124Gotlands län

Median287,50221 areas

Sweden10,379,295History

All areas, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2021 persons	Change on 2020
1	Stockholms län	2,391,990	+0.6%
2	Västra Götalands län	1,734,443	+0.5%
3	Skåne län	1,389,336	+0.8%
4	Östergötlands län	467,158	+0.4%
5	Uppsala län	388,394	+1.2%
6	Jönköpings län	365,010	+0.4%
7	Hallands län	336,748	+0.9%
8	Örebro län	305,643	+0.3%
9	Södermanlands län	299,401	+0.6%
10	Dalarnas län	287,676	-0.1%
11	Gävleborgs län	287,502	0%
12	Värmlands län	282,885	+0.2%
13	Västmanlands län	277,141	+0.5%
14	Västerbottens län	273,192	+0.5%
15	Norrbottens län	249,614	-0.2%
16	Kalmar län	246,010	+0.2%
17	Västernorrlands län	244,554	-0.3%
18	Kronobergs län	202,263	+0.4%
19	Blekinge län	159,056	-0.3%
20	Jämtlands län	131,155	+0.3%
21	Gotlands län	60,124	+0.7%

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 2.39 million in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Gotlands län, with 60,124 in 2021.

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.