South Sweden
Sydsverige
Location of South Sweden
Country Sweden
Largest city Malmö
Area
  Total13,968 km2 (5,393 sq mi)
Population
  Total1,548,392
  Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
GDP
  Total€68.460 billion (2021)
ISO 3166 codeSE04

South Sweden (Swedish: Sydsverige) is a national area (riksområde) of Sweden. The national areas are a part of the NUTS statistical regions of Sweden.

Geography

South Sweden is situated in the southern part of its country. It is close to Denmark and it borders with the riksområden of Småland and the islands and West Sweden.

The most populous cities are Malmö, Helsingborg, Lund, Karlskrona, Kristianstad, Landskrona and Trelleborg.

Subdivision

South Sweden includes 2 counties:

Economy

The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 68.460 billion € in 2021, accounting for 12.6% of Swedish economic output.[3] GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 31,100 € or 103% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was also 103% of the EU average.[4]

See also

References

  1. Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region
  2. "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". www.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  3. "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat".
  4. "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat.

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