Births, deaths and migration by population group; people, 2025.
Population change in Longyearbyen and Ny-Ålesund is separated into births, deaths and migration flows for 2025. The comparison separates people linked to Northern Norway, Southern Norway and abroad or an unclassified mainland departure. Immigration from Southern Norway was the largest positive flow at 272 people. Net migration was negative for Northern and Southern Norway, and population growth was negative in all three groups.
Source 1: Population changes in Longyearbyen and Ny-Alesund, by population group, contents and year
Publisher: Statistics Norway
Dataset/table: Statbank table 08739: Population changes in Longyearbyen and Ny-Alesund, by population group, contents and year
Units: persons
Date checked: 2026-07-15
Evidence: Supports the 2025 values used for What Drove Svalbard Population Change in 2025?.
Negative values indicate net losses or population decline within the named group.
Seven core population-change components are retained for the three published population groups. Opening and closing population stocks are excluded from the flow matrix.
Every cell uses the same annual population-accounting frame and person unit.
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