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Among 8 NUTS 2 regions of Sweden, Östra Mellansverige ranks best in
life expectancy (3rd) and lowest in employment (8th).
Over time
Indicator
The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish
it, only the region line is shown.
Östra Mellansverige vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
45,700 €/inh.
+2,100 vs 2023
5th of 8 in the country
Sweden 56,250 €/inh. · -19%
Income per capita
22,200 €/inh.
−700 vs 2022
5th of 8 in the country
Sweden 23,900 €/inh. · -7%
GDP growth
4th of 8 in the country
Sweden 1.4 % · -36%
Population
Population
3rd of 8 in the country
Sweden 10,605,529 · -83%
Life expectancy
3rd of 8 in the country
Sweden 83.8 years
Population density
4th of 8 in the country
Sweden 26.0 /km² · +77%
Population change
5th of 8 in the country
Sweden 1.7 ‰ · +24%
Net migration
6th of 8 in the country
Sweden 1.2 ‰ · +67%
Median age
5th of 8 in the country
Sweden 41.2 years
Aged 65+
5th of 8 in the country
Sweden 20.8 % · +3%
Fertility
5th of 8 in the country
Sweden 1.43
Doctors
3rd of 8 in the country
Sweden 466 per 100k · -3%
Labour
Unemployment
7th of 8 in the country
Sweden 8.8 % · +7%
Employment
8th of 8 in the country
Sweden 81.8 % · -3%
High-tech jobs
4th of 8 in the country
Sweden 6.9 % · -10%
Society
Tourist nights
3,748 per 1,000
+60 vs 2024
8th of 8 in the country
Sweden 6,197 per 1,000 · -40%
Road deaths
4th of 8 in the country
Sweden 20 per mn · +15%
Tertiary educated
5th of 8 in the country
Sweden 50.8 % · -8%
Other regions in Östra Sverige
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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