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Gotland

Gotlands län

60,852 residents · 2025

+1.2%

Five-year population change

2020–2025

SEK 31,133/⁠mo

Median earned income

2024

Rank 223 of 290, Median earned income

26.2%

At least three years of post-secondary education

2025

Rank 76 of 290, At least three years of post-secondary education

Statistics from SCB

Democracy in Gotland

Voter turnout and parliamentary election results in Gotland, election year 2022.

Voter turnout

Share of eligible voters who participated in the 2022 elections.

Municipal election

83.8%

Sweden: 80.5%

3.3 percentage points above Sweden

Regional election

Not separately reported by SCB

Sweden: 80.2%

Not separately reported by SCB

Parliamentary election results

Parties’ shares of valid votes in the 2022 parliamentary election.

Social Democratic Party had the largest share of valid votes.

Social Democratic Party 14,361 votes

Gotland 34.6%
Sweden 30.3%

Moderate Party 6,969 votes

Gotland 16.8%
Sweden 19.1%

Sweden Democrats 6,504 votes

Gotland 15.7%
Sweden 20.5%

Centre Party 4,858 votes

Gotland 11.7%
Sweden 6.7%

Green Party 2,683 votes

Gotland 6.5%
Sweden 5.1%

Left Party 2,642 votes

Gotland 6.4%
Sweden 6.7%

Christian Democrats 1,645 votes

Gotland 4.0%
Sweden 5.3%

Liberal Party 1,169 votes

Gotland 2.8%
Sweden 4.6%

Other parties 628 votes

Gotland 1.5%
Sweden 1.5%

Voter turnout over time

Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.

Gotland Sweden
Gotland. Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.77.8%85.5%93.1%1973198219912002201420221973, Gotland: 90.2%1973, Sweden: 90.8%1976, Gotland: 90.7%1976, Sweden: 91.8%1979, Gotland: 90.0%1979, Sweden: 90.7%1982, Gotland: 90.6%1982, Sweden: 91.4%1985, Gotland: 88.9%1985, Sweden: 89.9%1988, Gotland: 85.8%1988, Sweden: 86.0%1991, Gotland: 85.9%1991, Sweden: 86.7%1994, Gotland: 86.1%1994, Sweden: 86.8%1998, Gotland: 79.8%1998, Sweden: 81.4%2002, Gotland: 79.1%2002, Sweden: 80.1%2006, Gotland: 81.4%2006, Sweden: 82.0%2010, Gotland: 84.9%2010, Sweden: 84.6%2014, Gotland: 86.5%2014, Sweden: 85.8%2018, Gotland: 88.7%2018, Sweden: 87.2%2022, Gotland: 87.1%2022, Sweden: 84.2%

Party results over time

Social Democratic Party

Social Democratic Party share of valid votes in parliamentary elections, 1973–2022.

Gotland Sweden
Social Democratic Party. Social Democratic Party share of valid votes in parliamentary elections, 1973–2022.Social Democratic Party share of valid votes in parliamentary elections, 1973–2022.26.5%37.0%47.4%1973198219912002201420221973, Gotland: 37.2%1973, Sweden: 43.6%1976, Gotland: 37.7%1976, Sweden: 42.7%1979, Gotland: 38.7%1979, Sweden: 43.2%1982, Gotland: 42.1%1982, Sweden: 45.6%1985, Gotland: 41.8%1985, Sweden: 44.7%1988, Gotland: 41.0%1988, Sweden: 43.2%1991, Gotland: 36.2%1991, Sweden: 37.7%1994, Gotland: 43.5%1994, Sweden: 45.3%1998, Gotland: 34.8%1998, Sweden: 36.4%2002, Gotland: 40.8%2002, Sweden: 39.9%2006, Gotland: 34.9%2006, Sweden: 35.0%2010, Gotland: 33.3%2010, Sweden: 30.7%2014, Gotland: 32.2%2014, Sweden: 31.0%2018, Gotland: 29.8%2018, Sweden: 28.3%2022, Gotland: 34.6%2022, Sweden: 30.3%

Source: SCB · TAB2707 · TAB2707 · 1973–2022 · updated November 21, 2022.

Source: SCB · TAB2706 · TAB2706 · 1973–2022 · updated November 21, 2022.