South Sweden

South Sweden Sydsverige
National area
Country	Sweden
Largest city	Malmö
Area
• Total	13,968 km^2 (5,393 sq mi)
Population [1]
• Total	1,548,392
• Density	110/km^2 (290/sq mi)
GDP [2]
• Total	€68.460 billion (2021)
ISO 3166 code	SE04

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:

• Blekinge (seat: Karlskrona)
• Skåne (seat: Malmö)

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

• Greater Malmö
• Götaland
• NUTS statistical regions of Sweden
• ISO 3166-2:SE
• Administrative divisions of Sweden

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.

External links

Media related to National areas of Sweden at Wikimedia Commons

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