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Population density per sq. km by region, sex, observations and year

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Esbjörn Pettersson, Statistics Sweden
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Stefan Svanström, Statistics Sweden
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2025-02-21
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Population density per sq. km:
Population 31 Dec each year by land area 1 Jan the following year
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Land area sq. km:
Population 31 Dec each year, land area 1 Jan the following year
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Population density per sq. km by region, sex, observations and year

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 Population density per sq. kmPopulationLand area sq. km
202020202020
01 Stockholm county   
Total367.22 391 9906 513.83
03 Uppsala county   
Total47.4388 3948 189.28
04 Södermanland county   
Total49.3299 4016 071.83
05 Östergötland county   
Total44.2467 15810 557.43
06 Jönköping county   
Total35.0365 01010 436.45
07 Kronoberg county   
Total24.0202 2638 423.29
08 Kalmar county   
Total22.0246 01011 159.80
09 Gotland county   
Total19.260 1243 134.44
10 Blekinge county   
Total54.3159 0562 931.25
12 Skåne county   
Total126.71 389 33610 965.03
13 Halland county   
Total62.1336 7485 426.60
14 Västra Götaland county   
Total72.91 734 44323 800.38
17 Värmland county   
Total16.1282 88517 519.24
18 Örebro county   
Total35.9305 6438 503.99
19 Västmanland county   
Total54.2277 1415 117.28
20 Dalarna county   
Total10.3287 67628 030.13
21 Gävleborg county   
Total15.9287 50218 113.25
22 Västernorrland county   
Total11.3244 55421 548.49
23 Jämtland county   
Total2.7131 15548 935.24
24 Västerbotten county   
Total5.0273 19254 664.42
25 Norrbotten county   
Total2.6249 61497 241.89
 

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Land area is calculated as the total area minus the water area.
Data from Lantmäteriet (the Swedish mapping authority) with the scale 1:10 000 is used when calculating areas.
Areas have been calculated using a spherical method until 1 January 2024. From January 2025, the areas are calculated using the orthogonal (flat) method, in coordinate system SWEREF99 TM.
One hectare is 10 000 square metres, or 0.01 m2, that is, the area of a square measuring 100 m x 100 m.

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03 Uppsala county

Since 1 January 2007, Uppsala county has been expanded to include Heby municipality. Please note that the figures for the county are not comparable with earlier figures.

19 Västmanland county

Since 1 January 2007, Västmanland county no longer includes Heby municipality. Please note that the figures for the county are not comparable with earlier figures.

observations

Population density per sq. km

Observations:
When calculating population density (population/km²) the population figure at 31 of December is used together with the land area figure at 1st of January the following year.
Population density was calculated with unrounded values for land area until 2017. From 2018 the land area figures shown in the table where used to calculate the population density.

Land area sq. km

The tables show the conditions on December 31st for each respective year according to administrative subdivisions of January 1st of the following year.

Land area sq. km

Land area includes watercourses of a width of 6 metres or less, and meres and smaller pools of water up to maximum of several 10km² in size.

region

2012-09-12 values were corrected for Hammarö, Karlstad and Säffle concerning year 2012.

observations

Land area sq. km

A new method with more detailed area calculations was implemented from 1 January 2000. For this reason, it is not advisable to compare data before and after year 2000. Yet another change of method with even more detailed area calculations was implemented from 1 January 2012. For this reason, it is not advisable to compare data before and after 2012. Between 2000-01-01 and 2018-01-01 data for municipalities will not match the total for counties, because of enclaves, which have not been possible to divide into municipalities. Land area includes watercourses of a width of 6 metres or less, and meres and smaller pools of water up to a bit more than 10 m² in size.

Land area sq. km

Between 2012 and 2018 the sum of the area figures on municipality level does not match the figures on county level due to enclaves that couldn’t be referred to a municipality. From 2019 all enclaves have been referred to a municipality.
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