NUTS 3

Västernorrlands län

Region of Sweden · NUTS code SE321

Among 21 NUTS 3 regions of Sweden, Västernorrlands län ranks best in gdp per capita (5th).

Over time

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

Västernorrlands län vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
49,900 €/inh.
+5,200 vs 2023
5th of 21 in the country
Sweden 56,250 €/inh. · -11%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
11.2 /km²
−0.1 vs 2023
17th of 21 in the country
Sweden 26.0 /km² · -57%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
-2.9 ‰
+1.7 vs 2023
19th of 21 in the country
Sweden 1.7 ‰ · -271%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
1.6 ‰
+2.6 vs 2023
13th of 21 in the country
Sweden 1.2 ‰ · +33%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
45.6 years
+0.2 vs 2024
3rd of 21 in the country
Sweden 41.2 years · +11%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
25.4 %
+0.2 vs 2024
5th 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
5,911 per 1,000
12th of 21 in the country
Sweden 6,197 per 1,000 · -5%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Mellersta Norrland

Profile

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

Population
374,297
−423 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
82.8 years
+0.6 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
6.6 %
−1.0 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
22,000 €/inh.
−500 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
85.0 %
+3.4 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
29 per mn
−6 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
41.8 %
+2.6 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.42
−0.08 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
3.7 %
−0.9 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
5.7 %
+7.2 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
380 per 100k
+1 vs 2018
2019 · NUTS 2 ranking

Other regions in Mellersta 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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