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Kronoberg population 2026
Kronoberg has 203,351 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 335 fewer than a year earlier (−0.16%). It is 18th of Sweden’s 21 counties by population, home to 1.9% of Sweden’s people.
If last year’s change continues: about 203 thousand by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.
Kronoberg in numbers
- Population
- 203 thousand 1 January 2025
- Change in a year
- −0.16% −335 people
- Change since 2020
- +0.93% from 201 thousand
- Share of Sweden
- 1.9% 18th of 21 counties
- Population density
- 22per km² 9,385 km²
That is about as many people as Samoa (221 thousand).
Population of Kronoberg by year
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| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 184,654 |
| 2013 | 185,887 |
| 2014 | 187,156 |
| 2015 | 189,128 |
| 2016 | 191,369 |
| 2017 | 194,628 |
| 2018 | 197,519 |
| 2019 | 199,886 |
| 2020 | 201,469 |
| 2021 | 202,263 |
| 2022 | 203,340 |
| 2023 | 204,335 |
| 2024 | 203,686 |
| 2025 | 203,351 |
| Year | Population | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 203,351 | −335 | −0.16% |
| 2024 | 203,686 | −649 | −0.32% |
| 2023 | 204,335 | +995 | +0.49% |
| 2022 | 203,340 | +1,077 | +0.53% |
| 2021 | 202,263 | +794 | +0.39% |
| 2020 | 201,469 | +1,583 | +0.79% |
| 2019 | 199,886 | +2,367 | +1.20% |
| 2018 | 197,519 | +2,891 | +1.49% |
| 2017 | 194,628 | +3,259 | +1.70% |
| 2016 | 191,369 | +2,241 | +1.18% |
| 2015 | 189,128 | +1,972 | +1.05% |
| 2014 | 187,156 | +1,269 | +0.68% |
| 2013 | 185,887 | +1,233 | +0.67% |
| 2012 | 184,654 | – | – |
Kronoberg 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 |
Largest cities in Kronoberg
City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.
- Växjö71,282
- Ljungby15,785
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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: Kronoberg population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/sweden/kronoberg/
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