How many people live in Gothenburg?
Eurostat reports 721,473 residents in the Gothenburg (Göteborg) greater-city area on 1 January 2025 (estimate).
Gothenburg (Göteborg) Population: 721,473 (Greater City, 2025)
Eurostat estimates the population of Gothenburg at 721,473 on 1 January 2025, counting the Gothenburg (Göteborg) greater-city area as Eurostat defines it. Eurostat or the national office estimated this value.Estimate
Updated September 2026. The population figure is for 1 January 2025. It is the newest population figure in the Eurostat data we retrieved on 1 September 2026 (Eurostat last updated this table on 31 August 2026). Reporting dates and availability vary by area and indicator.
Which Gothenburg population is this?
| Municipal population (a single municipality) | Not in our data yet |
|---|---|
| Gothenburg (Göteborg) greater-city area (Eurostat) | 721,473 (2025, estimate) This figure |
| Metro population (city plus commuting zone) | Not in our data yet |
A Eurostat "greater city" is the area Eurostat uses when a city's urban centre stretches well beyond its administrative boundary. It is a different definition from a single municipality and from a metro area (a city plus its commuting zone), so other population numbers you see may describe a different area. Municipal, greater-city and metro populations are different ways of defining an area, not a population time series. We have not linked a municipal or metro population to this page; adding one needs a verified area relationship and data approved for display.
Source: Eurostat, Population on 1 January by age groups and sex - cities and greater cities · year 2025
About this data
- Population on 1 January by age groups and sex - cities and greater cities (urb_cpop1)
- exact Eurostat query; Eurostat update 31 August 2026; retrieved 1 September 2026.
- Population on 1 January, total (DE1001V), 2025, unit: persons, Eurostat flag e. Residents on 1 January of the year shown, for the area Eurostat defines.
- Area
- the Gothenburg (Göteborg) greater-city area, as defined by Eurostat (Eurostat provider code SE002C). Eurostat does not state which boundary year this area uses.
- Treatment
- Values are shown as published, with digit grouping; counts, euro amounts and lengths drop a decimal part that is all zeros. Each figure keeps its own year, so this is not a like-for-like comparison or ranking.
Jobs and unemployment in Gothenburg (Göteborg)
Unemployment is the share of the labour force without work, as reported to Eurostat. National definitions and sources can differ, and the registered-unemployment rate a national agency publishes may differ too.
Unemployment rate
4.96%
Source: Eurostat, Labour market - cities and greater cities · year 2024
About this data
- Labour market - cities and greater cities (urb_clma)
- exact Eurostat query; Eurostat update 31 August 2026; retrieved 1 September 2026.
- Unemployment rate (EC1020I), 2024, unit: percent. Share of the labour force without a job; national definitions can differ.
- Area
- the Gothenburg (Göteborg) greater-city area, as defined by Eurostat (Eurostat provider code SE002C). Eurostat does not state which boundary year this area uses.
- Treatment
- Values are shown as published, with digit grouping; counts, euro amounts and lengths drop a decimal part that is all zeros. Each figure keeps its own year, so this is not a like-for-like comparison or ranking.
Gothenburg FAQ
Is this the metro-area population of Gothenburg?
This is the figure for the Gothenburg (Göteborg) greater-city area. We have not linked a metro-area population to this page. Eurostat defines a metro area (functional urban area) as a city plus its commuting zone.
Why do other sites show a different population for Gothenburg?
Population figures depend on the area counted (the municipality, a wider greater-city area, or the whole metro area) and on the year. Many sites also show projections for the current year. This page shows the newest population figure in our Eurostat data, for 1 January 2025.
What is the unemployment rate in Gothenburg?
Eurostat reports 4.96% for 2024.
About this page's data
Every figure on this page comes from Eurostat's City Statistics, the EU's official statistics for cities. National statistical offices supply most figures. This page lists 2 of the figures Eurostat publishes for the Gothenburg (Göteborg) greater-city area. Each figure carries its own year, and years differ, so the page is not a ranking or a like-for-like comparison with other cities.
Eurostat and the national statistical offices define the exact area of the Gothenburg (Göteborg) greater-city area; this site does not yet publish a boundary map.
This page uses the established English name Gothenburg. Eurostat's name for this area is Göteborg (greater city) (Eurostat provider code SE002C), and downloads keep Eurostat's spelling.
Updated September 2026: we last refreshed these figures from Eurostat on 1 September 2026. Each one is the newest figure we can show for this area from that data, and each shows its own year. Reporting dates and availability vary by area and indicator.
Missing figures stay missing. We never fill a gap with a regional or national average. We plan to add which country the area is in and a map, climate and metropolitan-area population once each has passed its own source and rights review.
Source: Eurostat. Cities of Europe selected and reformatted these figures; Eurostat is not responsible for this presentation. Read the methodology, the full source list and our corrections log.