Svalbard People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

2,926 (January 2021 est.)

Ethnic groups

Norwegian 58%, foreign population 42% (consists primarily of Russians, Thais, Swedes, Filipinos, and Ukrainians) (2019 est.)

note: foreigners account for almost one third of the population of the Norwegian settlements, Longyearbyen and Ny-Alesund (where the majority of Svalbard's resident population lives), as of mid-2019

Languages

Norwegian, Russian

printed major-language sample:
Verdens Faktabok, den essensielle kilden for grunnleggende informasjon. (Norwegian)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

Population growth rate

-0.03% (2019 est.)

Net migration rate

-5.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

the small population is primarily concentrated on the island of Spitsbergen in a handful of settlements on the south side of the Isfjorden, with Longyearbyen being the largest

Sex ratio

N/A

Infant mortality rate

total: NA

male: NA

female: NA (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: NA

male: NA

female: NA (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

NA (2021 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

N/A

Education expenditures

N/A

HIV/AIDS - deaths

N/A

NOTE: The information regarding Svalbard on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Svalbard 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Svalbard 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.