South Sweden | |
Native Name: | Sydsverige |
Native Name Lang: | sv |
Type: | National area |
Mapsize: | 240px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
Iso Code: | SE04 |
Seat Type: | Largest city |
Seat: | Malmö |
Area Total Km2: | 13968 |
Population Total: | 1548392 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type2: | GDP |
Demographics2 Footnotes: | [1] |
Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
Demographics2 Info1: | €68.460 billion (2021) |
South Sweden (Swedish: Sydsverige) is a national area (Swedish: riksområde) of Sweden. The national areas are a part of the NUTS statistical regions of Sweden.
South Sweden is situated in the southern part of its country. It is close to Denmark and it borders with the Swedish: riksområden of Småland and the islands and West Sweden.
The most populous cities are Malmö, Helsingborg, Lund, Karlskrona, Kristianstad, Landskrona and Trelleborg.
South Sweden includes 2 counties:
The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 68.460 billion € in 2021, accounting for 12.6% of Swedish economic output.[2] 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.[3]