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 major-language sample(s): 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 | NA |
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 | NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
Education expenditures | NA |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021