NUTS-3 SE214 · Sweden
Gotlands län
Gotlands län generates €2.5bn of GDP across 61k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 24.7/100 sits in the lower tier of EU regions, led by livability and economic growth. Its economy has grown +3.5%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 1.5pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for health (92th EU percentile) and weakest for digital connectivity (20th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Mid-field stable64 → 68 EU percentile since 1995 (+4 ranks)
Yearly EU-wide percentile of real GDP per head (ARDECO regional accounts, constant 2020 prices, derived over population). 50 = the EU median that year; percentiles are scale-free, so decades are directly comparable. See the backtest for what long-run prosperity ranks do — and don't — anticipate.
Mandate pillar profile · EU percentiles (screener dimensions)
Energy cost97
Governance93
Demographic outlook88
Labour market86
Talent & skills77
Cost advantage63
Freight intensity59
Quality of life54
Economic base53
Air quality53
Resilience52
Connectivity39
Growth momentum34
Digital readiness20
Industrial base13
Each bar is this region's EU percentile on a screener pillar (higher = better for siting; cost & energy are inverted so cheap scores high). These are the exact weights you tune in the Site Screener.
Opportunity Index · composite triage (experimental)
24.7
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth34.4
Livability53.5
Market access1
Economic scale10
Equal-weighted mean of four EU-percentile pillars (deliberately orthogonal: growth=trend, livability=quality, market=distance-weighted demand proxy, scale=absolute GDP). Experimental — a screening triage, not investment advice.
Resilience Index · downside / risk lens (experimental)
51.8
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability11
Labour stability80
Diversification46
Demographic stability70
Inverse of GDP-growth & unemployment volatility (since 2008, incl. 2009/2020 shocks), economic diversification (inverse HHI) and population stability — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher withstands downturns better. Experimental.
Connectivity Index · transit · air · market access (experimental)
38.5
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 2/3 facets
Transit density—
Airport access76
Market access1
Public-transport stop density, proximity to a major airport, and gravity access to surrounding economic mass — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = better-connected. Experimental.
Talent & Human Capital Index · skills base (experimental)
77.3
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary67
Lifelong learning99
Knowledge workers80
Scientists & engineers63
Young tertiary attainment (25–34), adult lifelong learning, knowledge-worker share and scientists & engineers — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = deeper talent pool. Experimental.
Clean-Air Score · air-quality livability (experimental)
52.5
/ 100 · higher = cleaner air than more EU regions · 2/3 pollutants
PM2.57.2 µg/m³
PM1017.2 µg/m³
NO2—
PM2.5, PM10 & NO2 annual means from official monitoring networks, inverted (lower pollution = higher) and EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = cleaner air; ground-level ozone is shown separately. Experimental.
Quality of Life · composite (experimental)
53.5
/ 100 · EU-relative · 7/7 pillars
Economy45
Jobs54
Education63.5
Health92
Safety47
Connectivity20
Environment53
Equal-weighted percentile across 6 pillars vs all EU NUTS-3; lower-is-better indicators (crime, unemployment, mortality) inverted. Experimental — regional screening only.
Growth momentum · trend analytics
34.4
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+3.5%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+2.0%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+1.5 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
+0.3 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+0.4%
CAGR
Employment rate
+1.5 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
-0.4 pp
5-yr change
Compound annual growth to the latest available year vs all EU NUTS-3; GDP is nominal EUR (“vs country avg” removes most national inflation). Screening signal, not a forecast.
Economic structure · gross value added by sector
Dominant: Public · health · education · 35.6%Diversified · HHI 2278
Agriculture 6.1%Industry 10.5%Construction 8%Trade · transport · ICT 21.7%Finance · real estate · prof. 18%Public · health · education 35.6%
Share of total GVA (latest year). HHI = sum of squared sector shares ×10,000; higher means a more concentrated, single-sector-dependent economy (more cyclicality risk).
Trends · 2009–2024
GDP (current prices)
€2,455M2024
1.0% 1y 3.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 10
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€2,243M2025
1.6% 1y 1.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 13
Population
60,9712025
0.1% 1y 0.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 5
Unemployment rate
7.1%2025
34.9% 1y 6.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 76
Employment
33,3902024
3.7% 1y 1.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 6
Productivity / employee
€78,2152025
6.3% 1y 3.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 38
Gross value added
€2,199M2024
1.3% 1y 3.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 10
Dwelling price
2,356 kSEK2025
0.9% 1y 2.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 85
All indicators · 85 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€2,199M
2024 · EU pctl 10
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€135M
2024 · EU pctl 47
GVA — industry (B–E)
€231M
2024 · EU pctl 5
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€169M
2024 · EU pctl 7
GVA — construction (F)
€177M
2024 · EU pctl 16
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€478M
2024 · EU pctl 14
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€22,000
2023 · EU pctl 37 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
33,800 PPS
2024 · EU pctl 53
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€40,000
2024 · EU pctl 64
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€8,919M
2023 · EU pctl 31 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€1,769M
2023 · EU pctl 40 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€18,774M
2023 · EU pctl 29 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€207M
2024 · EU pctl 11
GVA — information & communication (J)
€105M
2024 · EU pctl 43
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€395M
2024 · EU pctl 10
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€784M
2024 · EU pctl 22
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€2,243M
2025 · EU pctl 13
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€78,215
2025 · EU pctl 38
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€618M
2025 · EU pctl 12
Labour market
Employment, total persons
33,390
2024 · EU pctl 6
Self-employed persons
4,700
2024 · EU pctl 11
Employment in manufacturing (C)
2,400
2024 · EU pctl 4
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
83.6%
2025 · EU pctl 90 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
22.1%
2025 · EU pctl 78 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
7.1%
2025 · EU pctl 76
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
31,100
2025 · EU pctl 6
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
6,233
2023 · EU pctl 25
Enterprise births
388
2023 · EU pctl 18
Enterprise deaths
349
2023 · EU pctl 17
3-year enterprise survival rate
4.3%
2023 · EU pctl 47
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
1.4%
2023 · EU pctl 44 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
3.2%
2025 · EU pctl 21 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
0.8%
2023 · EU pctl 36 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
43.6%
2025 · EU pctl 83 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
45.1%
2025 · EU pctl 67 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
35.5%
2025 · EU pctl 99 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
28.5%
2025 · EU pctl 80 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
9.4%
2025 · EU pctl 63 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
93.0%
2025 · EU pctl 20 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
946,867
2025 · EU pctl 51
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
530 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 27 · NUTS-2 src
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
1,974 kt
2025 · EU pctl 12
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
6 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 15 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
30
CURRENT · EU pctl 24
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
1
CURRENT · EU pctl 15
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
35,142
2025 · EU pctl 5
Population aged 65+
16,747
2025 · EU pctl 7
Population aged under 15
9,082
2025 · EU pctl 7
Median age of population
47.5 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 63
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
47.7%
2025 · EU pctl 90
Crude rate of total population change
-1.0 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 38
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
3.2 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 36
Crude birth rate
6.8 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 30
Crude death rate
11.0 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 39
Live births
417
2024 · EU pctl 5
Deaths
673
2024 · EU pctl 5
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
73.5%
2025 · EU pctl 94
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.31
2024 · EU pctl 35
Population density (persons per km²)
20 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 3
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
61,808
2100 · EU pctl 8
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
200 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 3 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
819 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 7 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
199 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 9 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
14.8 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 36
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
229 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 54
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
1,570 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 83
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
32 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 23 · NUTS-2 src
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.91
2022 · EU pctl 95
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.62
2022 · EU pctl 91
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.74
2022 · EU pctl 93
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
2.03
2022 · EU pctl 93
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.94
2022 · EU pctl 93
Energy
Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.085/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 3
Industrial gas price, 10-100k GJ band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.073/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 98
Housing market
Average sold price, tenant-owned flats (SEK thousands, Statistics Sweden)
2,356 kSEK
2025 · EU pctl 85
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
43 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 13
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
1 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 7
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
80 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 73
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
1 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 1
Environment
PM10 (coarse particulate matter) annual mean concentration — mean across EEA air-quality monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
17
2024 · EU pctl 69
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
14.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 26
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
0.0%
2021 · EU pctl 0
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