Road accidents by NUTS 3 region in Sweden

Sweden: Road accidents by NUTS 3 region was 11,236 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
11,236 Number
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
16th
of 29 countries
All-time high
18,548 Number
in 2007
All-time low
11,236 Number
in 2024
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Road accidents by NUTS 3 region in Sweden, 1999–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1999201120241999: 15.8k Number2000: 15.8k Number2001: 15.8k Number2002: 16.9k Number2003: 18.4k Number2004: 18.0k Number2005: 18.1k Number2006: 18.2k Number2007: 18.5k Number2008: 18.5k Number2009: 18.0k Number2010: 16.6k Number2011: 16.3k Number2012: 16.6k Number2013: 14.9k Number2014: 13.1k Number2015: 14.7k Number2016: 14.1k Number2017: 15.0k Number2018: 14.2k Number2019: 13.7k Number2020: 12.2k Number2021: 12.6k Number2022: 12.6k Number2023: 11.7k Number2024: 11.2k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 11,236 Number for road accidents by nuts 3 region in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, road accidents by nuts 3 region in Sweden peaked at 18,548 Number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11,236 Number, in 2024.

That places Sweden 16th out of 29 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15,834 Number 15,834 Number 15,834 Number 1
2000s 17,625 Number 15,770 Number 18,548 Number 10
2010s 14,923 Number 13,091 Number 16,636 Number 10
2020s 12,077 Number 11,236 Number 12,612 Number 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 13 Switzerland 17,432 Number compare
  2. 14 Hungary 14,687 Number compare
  3. 15 Serbia 13,573 Number compare
  4. 17 Croatia 10,734 Number compare
  5. 18 Greece 10,553 Number compare
  6. 19 Bulgaria 7,172 Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is road accidents by nuts 3 region in Sweden?
Road accidents by nuts 3 region in Sweden was 11,236 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest road accidents by nuts 3 region recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 18,548 Number in 2007.
What is the lowest road accidents by nuts 3 region recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 11,236 Number in 2024.
How does Sweden rank for road accidents by nuts 3 region?
Sweden ranks 16th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
Is road accidents by nuts 3 region rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Road accidents by NUTS 3 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Road accidents by NUTS 3 region
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,658 places, 27,794 data points, 1999–2024
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