NUTS 3

Norrbottens län

Region of Sweden · NUTS code SE332

Among 21 NUTS 3 regions of Sweden, Norrbottens län ranks best in gdp per capita (2nd).

Over time

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

Norrbottens län vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
53,900 €/inh.
−800 vs 2023
2nd of 21 in the country
Sweden 56,250 €/inh. · -4%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
2.6 /km²
0 vs 2023
21st of 21 in the country
Sweden 26.0 /km² · -90%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
0.6 ‰
+3.4 vs 2023
11th of 21 in the country
Sweden 1.7 ‰ · -65%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
4.2 ‰
+3.1 vs 2023
3rd of 21 in the country
Sweden 1.2 ‰ · +250%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
44.9 years
0 vs 2024
7th of 21 in the country
Sweden 41.2 years · +9%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
25.3 %
+0.2 vs 2024
6th of 21 in the country
Sweden 20.8 % · +22%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

Boundaries: Statistiska centralbyrån, simplified · sources and licences

Society

Tourist nights
11,583 per 1,000
4th of 21 in the country
Sweden 6,197 per 1,000 · +87%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Övre Norrland

Profile

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

Population
529,758
+2,549 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
82.7 years
+0.5 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
7.3 %
+2.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
22,600 €/inh.
−400 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
82.0 %
−1.6 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
30 per mn
−4 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
48.3 %
+0.4 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.35
−0.03 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
4.7 %
0 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
0.5 %
+2.7 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
458 per 100k
+10 vs 2018
2019 · NUTS 2 ranking

Other regions in Övre Norrland

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.

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