NUTS 3

Blekinge län

Region of Sweden · NUTS code SE221

Among 21 NUTS 3 regions of Sweden, Blekinge län ranks best in gdp per capita (10th).

Over time

The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish it, only the region line is shown.

Blekinge län vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
45,900 €/inh.
+5,700 vs 2023
10th of 21 in the country
Sweden 56,250 €/inh. · -18%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
53.8 /km²
−0.2 vs 2023
6th of 21 in the country
Sweden 26.0 /km² · +107%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
-4.8 ‰
0 vs 2023
21st of 21 in the country
Sweden 1.7 ‰ · -382%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
-0.8 ‰
+0.8 vs 2023
20th of 21 in the country
Sweden 1.2 ‰ · -167%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
45.1 years
+0.3 vs 2024
6th of 21 in the country
Sweden 41.2 years · +9%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
24.9 %
+0.2 vs 2024
8th of 21 in the country
Sweden 20.8 % · +20%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

Boundaries: Statistiska centralbyrån, simplified · sources and licences

Society

Tourist nights
6,328 per 1,000
11th of 21 in the country
Sweden 6,197 per 1,000 · +2%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Sydsverige

Profile

Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger region Blekinge län belongs to.

Population
1,585,849
+6,095 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
83.7 years
+0.8 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
10.3 %
+0.6 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
22,800 €/inh.
−800 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
80.0 %
−0.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
18 per mn
−4 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
52.2 %
−0.2 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.44
−0.04 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
6.4 %
+0.9 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
2.8 %
+3.0 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
434 per 100k
−6 vs 2018
2019 · NUTS 2 ranking

Other regions in Sydsverige

Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.

© European Union, source: Eurostat - datasets, licence and methods.