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Blekinge population 2026

Blekinge has 157,223 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 750 fewer than a year earlier (−0.47%). It is 19th of Sweden’s 21 counties by population, home to 1.5% of Sweden’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 156 thousand by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Blekinge in numbers

Population
157 thousand 1 January 2025
Change in a year
−0.47% −750 people
Change since 2020
−1.49% from 160 thousand
Share of Sweden
1.5% 19th of 21 counties
Population density
23per km² 6,941 km²

That is about as many people as Guam (170 thousand).

Population of Blekinge by year

Population of Blekinge
157k
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YearPopulation
2012152,979
2013152,315
2014152,757
2015154,157
2016156,253
2017158,453
2018159,371
2019159,684
2020159,606
2021159,056
2022158,937
2023158,740
2024157,973
2025157,223
YearPopulationChange
2025 157,223 −750
2024 157,973 −767
2023 158,740 −197
2022 158,937 −119
2021 159,056 −550
2020 159,606 −78
2019 159,684 +313
2018 159,371 +918
2017 158,453 +2,200
2016 156,253 +2,096
2015 154,157 +1,400
2014 152,757 +442
2013 152,315 −664
2012 152,979 –

Blekinge among Sweden’s counties

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Counties of Sweden by population
#
1 Stockholm County2,473,307+0.75%
2 Västra Götaland1,772,821+0.33%
3 Skåne1,428,626+0.48%
4 Östergötland472,446+0.03%
5 Uppsala County407,912+0.82%
6 Jönköping County370,009+0.31%
7 Halland345,074+0.39%
8 Örebro County308,375+0.08%
9 Södermanland301,542−0.13%
10 Dalarna286,546−0.25%
11 Gävleborg284,558−0.38%
12 Värmland283,384−0.06%
13 Västmanland281,158+0.12%
14 Västerbotten281,138+0.86%
15 Norrbotten248,620+0.06%
16 Kalmar County246,352−0.13%
17 Västernorrland241,458−0.28%
18 Kronoberg203,351−0.16%
19 Blekinge157,223−0.47%
20 Jämtland132,839+0.20%
21 Gotland60,971−0.10%

Largest cities in Blekinge

City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.

  1. Karlskrona66,675
  2. Karlshamn20,112

Questions

What is the population of Blekinge in 2026?
The latest official figure is 157,223, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Blekinge would have about 156 thousand people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Blekinge’s population growing or shrinking?
It shrank by 750 people (−0.47%) in the latest year, and has changed −1.49% since 2020.

How does Blekinge rank in Sweden?
Blekinge is 19th of Sweden’s 21 counties, with 1.5% of the people. Stockholm County is the largest, with 2.5 million.

What is the population density of Blekinge?
About 23 people per km², on 6,941 km². Total area, Wikidata.

What is the largest city in Blekinge?
Karlskrona, with about 67 thousand people in the city proper. Metro areas are larger, and years differ (GeoNames).

Source and method

Eurostat, population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0). Total area, Wikidata. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year. Ranks, shares and changes are our arithmetic on the published figures. National figures can differ from the UN’s projection for Sweden, which uses a different method. The 2026 figure above carries last year’s change forward; it does not come from the source.

Cite this page: Blekinge population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/sweden/blekinge/

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