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Among 8 NUTS 2 regions of Sweden, Övre Norrland ranks best in
gdp per capita (2nd) and lowest in life expectancy (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.
Övre Norrland vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
51,000 €/inh.
+1,200 vs 2023
2nd of 8 in the country
Sweden 56,250 €/inh. · -9%
Income per capita
22,600 €/inh.
−400 vs 2022
4th of 8 in the country
Sweden 23,900 €/inh. · -5%
GDP growth
5th of 8 in the country
Sweden 1.4 % · -64%
Population
Population
7th of 8 in the country
Sweden 10,605,529 · -95%
Life expectancy
8th of 8 in the country
Sweden 83.8 years
Population density
8th of 8 in the country
Sweden 26.0 /km² · -87%
Population change
2nd of 8 in the country
Sweden 1.7 ‰ · +182%
Net migration
1st of 8 in the country
Sweden 1.2 ‰ · +508%
Median age
4th of 8 in the country
Sweden 41.2 years · +3%
Aged 65+
4th of 8 in the country
Sweden 20.8 % · +13%
Fertility
8th of 8 in the country
Sweden 1.43 · -6%
Doctors
2nd of 8 in the country
Sweden 466 per 100k · -2%
Labour
Unemployment
3rd of 8 in the country
Sweden 8.8 % · -17%
Employment
4th of 8 in the country
Sweden 81.8 %
High-tech jobs
5th of 8 in the country
Sweden 6.9 % · -32%
Society
Tourist nights
8,897 per 1,000
−140 vs 2024
1st of 8 in the country
Sweden 6,197 per 1,000 · +44%
Road deaths
7th of 8 in the country
Sweden 20 per mn · +50%
Tertiary educated
4th of 8 in the country
Sweden 50.8 % · -5%
Other regions in Norra 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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