Svalbard People - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

2,926 (January 2021 est.)

Ethnic groups

Norwegian 61.1%, foreign population 38.9% (consists primarily of Russians, Thais, Swedes, Filipinos, and Ukrainians) (2021 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-2021

Languages

Norwegian, Russian

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

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

Norwegian audio sample:

Age structure

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15-64 years: NA

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Dependency ratios

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youth dependency ratio: NA

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Population growth rate

-0.03% (2019 est.)

Birth rate

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Death rate

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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

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Infant mortality rate

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Life expectancy at birth

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Total fertility rate

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Contraceptive prevalence rate

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Drinking water source

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Current health expenditure

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Physicians density

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Sanitation facility access

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Children under the age of 5 years underweight

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Education expenditures

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Literacy

total population: NA

male: NA

female: NA

NOTE: The information regarding Svalbard on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Svalbard 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Svalbard 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.