Svalbard People - 2024

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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Dependency ratios

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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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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

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