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Västmanland population 2026
Västmanland has 281,158 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 345 more than a year earlier (+0.12%). It is 13th of Sweden’s 21 counties by population, home to 2.7% of Sweden’s people.
If last year’s change continues: about 282 thousand by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.
Västmanland in numbers
- Population
- 281 thousand 1 January 2025
- Change in a year
- +0.12% +345 people
- Change since 2020
- +1.93% from 276 thousand
- Share of Sweden
- 2.7% 13th of 21 counties
- Population density
- 50per km² 5,659 km²
That is about as many people as Barbados (283 thousand).
Population of Västmanland by year
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| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 254,257 |
| 2013 | 256,224 |
| 2014 | 259,054 |
| 2015 | 261,703 |
| 2016 | 264,276 |
| 2017 | 267,629 |
| 2018 | 271,095 |
| 2019 | 273,929 |
| 2020 | 275,845 |
| 2021 | 277,141 |
| 2022 | 278,967 |
| 2023 | 280,713 |
| 2024 | 280,813 |
| 2025 | 281,158 |
| Year | Population | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 281,158 | +345 | +0.12% |
| 2024 | 280,813 | +100 | +0.04% |
| 2023 | 280,713 | +1,746 | +0.63% |
| 2022 | 278,967 | +1,826 | +0.66% |
| 2021 | 277,141 | +1,296 | +0.47% |
| 2020 | 275,845 | +1,916 | +0.70% |
| 2019 | 273,929 | +2,834 | +1.05% |
| 2018 | 271,095 | +3,466 | +1.30% |
| 2017 | 267,629 | +3,353 | +1.27% |
| 2016 | 264,276 | +2,573 | +0.98% |
| 2015 | 261,703 | +2,649 | +1.02% |
| 2014 | 259,054 | +2,830 | +1.10% |
| 2013 | 256,224 | +1,967 | +0.77% |
| 2012 | 254,257 | – | – |
Västmanland 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 Västmanland
City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.
- Västerås127,799
- Köping18,355
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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: Västmanland population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/sweden/vastmanland/
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