Employed people by institutional sector; % of Svalbard employment, 2024.
Employment on Svalbard is divided by institutional sector for 2024. The five non-zero sectors form a complete 100 percent distribution after the zero county-authority segment is omitted. The private sector was largest at 46.1 percent of employment. Central-government enterprises accounted for 21.1 percent, ahead of central government at 17.3 percent.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central government (incl. social security funds) | 17.3% | 2024 |
| 2 | Municipalities | 13.9% | 2024 |
| 3 | Enterprises owned by central government | 21.1% | 2024 |
| 4 | Enterprises owned by local government | 1.6% | 2024 |
| 5 | Private sector | 46.1% | 2024 |
Source 1: Employed persons on Svalbard and nationwide, by institutional sector, contents and year
Publisher: Statistics Norway
Dataset/table: Statbank table 09715: Employed persons on Svalbard and nationwide, by institutional sector, contents and year
Units: percent
Date checked: 2026-07-15
Evidence: Supports the 2024 values used for Svalbard Employment by Institutional Sector, 2024.
The remaining five sectors sum to 100.0 percent.
The Svalbard percentage series is used for each institutional sector. The all-sectors total and the zero-valued county-authority segment are excluded.
All segments use the same Svalbard employment denominator and 2024 period.
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