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The population of the archipelagos, settlements and stations of Svalbard.
Norwegian inhabitants of Norwegian settlements are registered as residents of a Norwegian municipality.
Archipelagos
| Name | Abbr. | A (km²) | E 1998-01-01 | E 2004-09-01 | E 2010-09-01 | E 2012-09-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Bjørnøya [Bear Island] {Bjornoya} | BJO | 178 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| i | Hopen | HOP | 47 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| i | Svalbard (Spitsbergen) | SPI | 60,797 | 2,989 | 2,693 | 2,529 | 2,642 |
| Svalbard | SVA | 61,022 | 3,001 | 2,706 | 2,542 | 2,655 |
- (1998) (2004) provided by Celvin Ruisdael.
(2010) (2012) Statistics Norway (web).
Settlements and Stations
| Name | Status | Adm. | C E 1998-01-01 | C E 2004-09-01 | C E 2010-09-01 | C E 2012-09-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Barentsburg [Russian settlement] | ASett | SPI | 791 | 812 | 449 | 439 |
| i | Bjørnøya [Bear Island] {Bjornoya} | Stat | BJO | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| i | Hopen | Stat | HOP | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| i | Hornsund [Polish settlement] | ASett | SPI | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| i | Isfjord | Stat | SPI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| i | Longyearbyen [Norwegian settlement] | Sett | SPI | 1,698 | 1,831 | 2,046 | 2,170 |
| i | Ny-Ålesund [Norwegian settlement] {Ny-Alesund} | Sett | SPI | 27 | 33 | 25 | 25 |
| i | Pyramiden [Russian settlement, closed 1998/99] | ASett | SPI | 451 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| i | Svea (Sveagruva) | Sett | SPI | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
- (1998) (2004) provided by Celvin Ruisdael.
(2010) (2012) Statistics Norway (web). The total 2012 population of the Norwegian settlements is 2,195; the summer population of Ny-Ålesund is up to 150.
About 300 people commute on a daily or weekly basis from Longyearbyen to Svea. Up to 20 Russian settlers work in Pyramiden.