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Population of Svalbard
The statistics give a view of the population of Longyearbyen and Ny-Ålesund by age, sex and household size, as well as in- and out migration, births and deaths. It additionally gives the number of people in Barentsburg and Hornsund.
Selected figures from these statistics
- Population in Longyearbyen and Ny-Ålesund, by sex and ageDownload table as ...Population in Longyearbyen and Ny-Ålesund, by sex and age
1st half year 2026 Total Males Females Total 2 512 1 329 1 183 0 years 16 5 11 1-5 years 89 43 46 6-12 years 145 71 74 13-15 years 49 26 23 16-19 years 117 57 60 20-44 years 1 398 738 660 45-66 years 652 361 291 67 years or older 46 28 18 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Population and population changes during the year in Longyearbyen and Ny-Ålesund, by place of registered residence outside Svalbard.Download table as ...Population and population changes during the year in Longyearbyen and Ny-Ålesund, by place of registered residence outside Svalbard.
2025 Northern Norway Southern Norway From abroad or with missing mainland municipality of departure Population at the beginning of the year 442 1 158 956 Births 2 14 0 Deaths 2 1 0 Excess of births 0 13 0 Immigration 68 272 179 Emigration 93 291 174 Net migration -25 -19 5 Correction 2 4 12 Population growth -27 -10 -7 Population at the end of the year 415 1 148 949 Due to improvements in the preparation of the statistics, the correction value is unusually high in 2024. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Population in the settlements. SvalbardDownload table as ...Population in the settlements. Svalbard
Longyearbyen and Ny-Ålesund Barentsburg and Pyramiden Hornsund Resident on the mainland From abroad, not resident on the mainland 1st half year 2014 1 662 438 436 10 2nd half year 2014 1 661 457 434 10 1st half year 2015 1 692 493 471 10 2nd half year 2015 1 645 544 468 10 1st half year 2016 1 614 538 492 10 2nd half year 2016 1 595 567 495 10 1st half year 2017 1 565 580 428 10 2nd half year 2017 1 571 639 532 10 1st half year 2018 1 555 659 514 10 2nd half year 2018 1 586 724 467 10 1st half year 2019 1 581 677 458 10 2nd half year 2019 1 672 707 537 10 1st half year 2020 1 697 731 501 10 2nd half year 2020 1 657 760 455 12 1st half year 2021 1 706 753 400 10 2nd half year 2021 1 795 757 378 10 1st half year 2022 1 753 751 391 10 2nd half year 2022 1 654 752 413 10 1st half year 2023 1 717 813 357 10 2nd half year 2023 1 740 856 488 10 1st half year 2024 1 754 863 415 10 2nd half year 2024 1 697 898 340 10 1st half year 2025 1 691 865 297 10 2nd half year 2025 1 661 867 343 10 1st half year 20261 2 1 648 864 392 10 1Number of residents in Longyearbyen and Ny-Ålesund registered resident on the mainland corrected with correct figures 24 August 2022 21. half is defined as 1 January. 2. half is defined as 1 July. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Private households and persons in private households by size of household. Longyearbyen and Ny-ÅlesundDownload table as ...Private households and persons in private households by size of household. Longyearbyen and Ny-Ålesund
1st half year 20261 Private households, number Private households, per cent Persons in private households, number Persons in private households, per cent 1 person 669 51.7 669 26.6 2 persons 328 25.4 656 26.1 3 persons 136 10.5 408 16.2 4 persons 104 8.0 416 16.6 5 persons or more 56 4.3 363 14.5 11. halvår is defined as 1 January. 2. halvår is defined as 1 July. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Population and population changes during half of the year in Longyearbyen and Ny-Ålesund, by place of registered residence outside SvalbardDownload table as ...Population and population changes during half of the year in Longyearbyen and Ny-Ålesund, by place of registered residence outside Svalbard
2nd half year 2025 Northern Norway Southern Norway From abroad or with missing mainland municipality of departure Population at the beginning of the half year 446 1 123 959 Births 2 10 0 Deaths 1 0 0 Excess of births 1 10 0 Immigration 27 166 94 Emigration 59 151 94 Net migration -32 15 0 Correction 0 0 10 Population growth -31 25 -10 Population at the end of the half year 415 1 148 949 Due to improvements in the preparation of the statistics, the correction value is unusually high in 2024H2. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 3 June 2021.
Population
All persons with a personal identification number who are resident in a municipality on the mainland, and persons that have been issued with a D-number for tax purposes in Norway, but who are not deemed to be resident in a Norwegian municipality.
Population growth
There are two ways of calculating population growth; 1) the total of excess of births over deaths and net migration, or 2) the difference between the population at the end of the quarter minus population at the beginning of the half-year. Ideally the two methods should give the same result, but extensive experience in corresponding statistics for the Norwegian mainland shows that there is always a discrepancy between these two methods.
Excess of births over deaths
The difference between births and deaths, also called "net natural increase in the total population". A minus sign means an excess of deaths over births.
Births
Live births
Net migration
The difference between inward migration and outward migration. A minus sign means net outward migration. Inward migration, outward migration: Migration is the relocation of one person between Svalbard and a Norwegian municipality or between Svalbard and abroad.
D-number
Persons subject to taxes who are not resident in Norway are issued with a D-number by the tax authorities. The D-number is also issued to other non-residents when the Norwegian authorities require an unambiguous identification definition.
Name: Population of Svalbard
Topic: Population
Division for Population Statistics
Svalbard
Half-yearly. The statistics are published about two and a half months after the reference periods, which are January 1st and July 1st.
Reported annually to Eurostat together with NUTS code lists.
The half-yearly statistics contain aggregated data and are only stored for a short period of time. Annual population figures and final figures of changes are stored for longer.
Statistics Norway publishes statistics on the number of persons on Svalbard and a census of the Norwegian part of the population in Longyearbyen and Ny-Ålesund by age and sex. In order to provide more and better statistics, half-yearly population statistics is published on these settlements as from 2009.
The statistics show half yearly population changes in the Norwegian settlements, as well as the composition of the population.
The Population Register of Svalbard was started in the summer of 2008, and is structured in the same way as the Central Population Register, which the Svalbard register communicates with.
The statistics are used by the public administration, institutes involved in researching demographics and living conditions, and the Norwegian settlements on Svalbard.
No external users have access to the statistics and analyses before they are published and accessible simultaneously for all users on ssb.no at 08 am. Prior to this, a minimum of three months' advance notice is given inthe Statistics Release Calendar. This is one of Statistics Norway’s key principles for ensuring that all users are treated equally.
Statistics Act § 10
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The Population Register of Svalbard covers persons in Longyearbyen and Ny-Ålesund , i.e. everyone who plans to live on Svalbard for more than six months.
Holders of a personal identification number who are registered as residents in a municipality on the mainland or who have been resident in a Norwegian municipality are included in the Population Register of Svalbard. The register also includes holders of a D-number who are not deemed to be resident in a Norwegian municipality.
Persons that have relocated from Norway to Svalbard are registered in two places; as resident in a Norwegian municipality and with residency on Svalbard with a duration of more than six months.
The Population Register of Svalbard does not cover the settlements of Barentsburg and Hornsund.
Figures for changes in the half-year are based on notifications of events during the half-year (births, deaths, relocations) that are registered within three months of the end of the half-year. Table 1 includes figures for Barentsburg and Hornsund, which have been obtained from the Governor of Svalbard.
The statistics are based on the Population Register of Svalbard (BRSV) and the daily reports used to update the BRSV through communication with the Central Population Register. Figures for residents in Barentsburg and Hornsund are obtained from the Governor of Svalbard.
Statistics Norway receives daily reports from the BRSV
In addition to the controls carried out in the BRSV, Statistics Norway also performs checks for statistical purposes. The Central Population Register and Statistics Norway carry out this work together, which contributes to the high quality of the register.
The population (resident persons), live births, deaths and migration in both directions are aggregated for the Norwegian settlements on Svalbard.
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Where one or two units form the basis of the figures in a cell, and these can be traced to the respondent or other identifiable individual, the cells are rounded off or replaced by dots.
Statistical releases older than 25 April 2017.
Previously published population statistics for the Longyearbyen and Ny-Ålesund only cover persons that live or have been registered as resident on the Norwegian mainland.
Statistical Yearbook 2013 and before - Persons in settlements on Svalbard Statistical Yearbook - Norwegian settlements on Svalbard by age and sex.
Some errors can occur in the collection and processing routines from the point reports are received from the BRSV until statistics are produced.
Other errors can occur, for instance coding errors, revision errors, data processing errors etc. Routines are in place to minimise such errors and Statistics Norway considers these to be of minor importance.
The BRSV contains persons with personal identification numbers and D-numbers. Persons belonging to the Russian and Polish settlements are not included in the BRSV. Persons that do not report relocations to Svalbard are not included in the statistics.
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