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Among 8 NUTS 2 regions of Sweden, Västsverige ranks best in
income per capita (2nd) and lowest in gdp growth (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.
Västsverige vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
50,600 €/inh.
+300 vs 2023
3rd of 8 in the country
Sweden 56,250 €/inh. · -10%
Income per capita
23,600 €/inh.
−700 vs 2022
2nd of 8 in the country
Sweden 23,900 €/inh.
GDP growth
8th of 8 in the country
Sweden 1.4 % · -236%
Population
Population
2nd of 8 in the country
Sweden 10,605,529 · -80%
Life expectancy
5th of 8 in the country
Sweden 83.8 years
Population density
3rd of 8 in the country
Sweden 26.0 /km² · +178%
Population change
4th of 8 in the country
Sweden 1.7 ‰ · +100%
Net migration
4th of 8 in the country
Sweden 1.2 ‰ · +100%
Median age
7th of 8 in the country
Sweden 41.2 years
Aged 65+
6th of 8 in the country
Sweden 20.8 %
Fertility
2nd of 8 in the country
Sweden 1.43 · +2%
Doctors
5th of 8 in the country
Sweden 466 per 100k · -10%
Labour
Unemployment
5th of 8 in the country
Sweden 8.8 % · -3%
Employment
5th of 8 in the country
Sweden 81.8 %
High-tech jobs
2nd of 8 in the country
Sweden 6.9 % · -4%
Society
Tourist nights
6,801 per 1,000
+277 vs 2024
5th of 8 in the country
Sweden 6,197 per 1,000 · +10%
Road deaths
3rd of 8 in the country
Sweden 20 per mn · -5%
Tertiary educated
3rd of 8 in the country
Sweden 50.8 %
Other regions in Södra 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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