Sweden · county
Gotland population 2026
Gotland has 60,971 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 58 fewer than a year earlier (−0.10%). It is 21st of Sweden’s 21 counties by population, home to 0.6% of Sweden’s people.
If last year’s change continues: about 61 thousand by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.
Gotland in numbers
- Population
- 61 thousand 1 January 2025
- Change in a year
- −0.10% −58 people
- Change since 2020
- +2.15% from 60 thousand
- Share of Sweden
- 0.6% 21st of 21 counties
- Population density
- 4per km² 15,196 km²
That is about as many people as Bermuda (64 thousand).
Population of Gotland by year
› Show the numbers as a table
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 57,308 |
| 2013 | 57,241 |
| 2014 | 57,161 |
| 2015 | 57,255 |
| 2016 | 57,391 |
| 2017 | 58,003 |
| 2018 | 58,595 |
| 2019 | 59,249 |
| 2020 | 59,686 |
| 2021 | 60,124 |
| 2022 | 61,001 |
| 2023 | 61,173 |
| 2024 | 61,029 |
| 2025 | 60,971 |
| Year | Population | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60,971 | −58 | −0.10% |
| 2024 | 61,029 | −144 | −0.24% |
| 2023 | 61,173 | +172 | +0.28% |
| 2022 | 61,001 | +877 | +1.46% |
| 2021 | 60,124 | +438 | +0.73% |
| 2020 | 59,686 | +437 | +0.74% |
| 2019 | 59,249 | +654 | +1.12% |
| 2018 | 58,595 | +592 | +1.02% |
| 2017 | 58,003 | +612 | +1.07% |
| 2016 | 57,391 | +136 | +0.24% |
| 2015 | 57,255 | +94 | +0.16% |
| 2014 | 57,161 | −80 | −0.14% |
| 2013 | 57,241 | −67 | −0.12% |
| 2012 | 57,308 | – | – |
Gotland among Sweden’s counties
Full ranking →| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockholm County | 2,473,307 | +0.75% | 23.4% | 148 |
| 2 | Västra Götaland | 1,772,821 | +0.33% | 16.7% | 52 |
| 3 | Skåne | 1,428,626 | +0.48% | 13.5% | 84 |
| 4 | Östergötland | 472,446 | +0.03% | 4.5% | 32 |
| 5 | Uppsala County | 407,912 | +0.82% | 3.9% | 34 |
| 6 | Jönköping County | 370,009 | +0.31% | 3.5% | 32 |
| 7 | Halland | 345,074 | +0.39% | 3.3% | 40 |
| 8 | Örebro County | 308,375 | +0.08% | 2.9% | 32 |
| 9 | Södermanland | 301,542 | −0.13% | 2.8% | 35 |
| 10 | Dalarna | 286,546 | −0.25% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 11 | Gävleborg | 284,558 | −0.38% | 2.7% | 11 |
| 12 | Värmland | 283,384 | −0.06% | 2.7% | 13 |
| 13 | Västmanland | 281,158 | +0.12% | 2.7% | 50 |
| 14 | Västerbotten | 281,138 | +0.86% | 2.7% | 4 |
| 15 | Norrbotten | 248,620 | +0.06% | 2.3% | 2 |
| 16 | Kalmar County | 246,352 | −0.13% | 2.3% | 12 |
| 17 | Västernorrland | 241,458 | −0.28% | 2.3% | 9 |
| 18 | Kronoberg | 203,351 | −0.16% | 1.9% | 22 |
| 19 | Blekinge | 157,223 | −0.47% | 1.5% | 23 |
| 20 | Jämtland | 132,839 | +0.20% | 1.3% | 3 |
| 21 | Gotland | 60,971 | −0.10% | 0.6% | 4 |
Questions
What is the population of Gotland in 2026?
Is Gotland’s population growing or shrinking?
How does Gotland rank in Sweden?
What is the population density of Gotland?
What is the largest city in Gotland?
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: Gotland population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/sweden/gotland/
Sweden population by county · Sweden population · All countries’ states and regions