Which has higher population by world region, Falkland Islands or Svalbard and Jan Mayen?

Svalbard and Jan Mayen, at 2,400 people against 2,266 people in Falkland Islands as of 2023.

What is the difference in population by world region between Falkland Islands and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?

134 people, with Svalbard and Jan Mayen ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Falkland Islands and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?

101 years are reported by both, from 1500 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Falkland Islands vs Svalbard and Jan Mayen: Population by world region

Falkland Islands

2,266 people

in 2100

Svalbard and Jan Mayen

2,400 people

in 2023

Falkland Islands rank

237th

Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank

236th

Population by world region over time

Falkland Islands
Svalbard and Jan Mayen

How they compare

Svalbard and Jan Mayen currently reports 2,400 people against 2,266 people in Falkland Islands, a difference of 134 people.

That makes Svalbard and Jan Mayen's figure about 1.1 times Falkland Islands's.

Across all 101 years both countries report, Falkland Islands has been ahead every year.

Falkland Islands ranks 237th and Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 236th of 239 countries.

Falkland Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 35 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Falkland Islands	Svalbard and Jan Mayen	Difference	Ahead
1500s	5 people	1 people	4 people	Falkland Islands
1600s	62 people	1 people	61 people	Falkland Islands
1700s	687 people	2 people	685 people	Falkland Islands
1710s	743 people	2 people	741 people	Falkland Islands
1720s	804 people	2 people	802 people	Falkland Islands
1730s	870 people	2 people	868 people	Falkland Islands
1740s	941 people	3 people	938 people	Falkland Islands
1750s	1,018 people	3 people	1,015 people	Falkland Islands
1760s	1,102 people	3 people	1,099 people	Falkland Islands
1770s	1,192 people	3 people	1,189 people	Falkland Islands
1780s	1,290 people	3 people	1,287 people	Falkland Islands
1790s	1,396 people	4 people	1,392 people	Falkland Islands
1800s	1,510 people	4 people	1,506 people	Falkland Islands
1810s	1,634 people	4 people	1,630 people	Falkland Islands
1820s	1,689 people	5 people	1,684 people	Falkland Islands
1830s	1,745 people	5 people	1,740 people	Falkland Islands
1840s	1,803 people	6 people	1,797 people	Falkland Islands
1850s	1,863 people	6 people	1,857 people	Falkland Islands
1860s	1,925 people	7 people	1,918 people	Falkland Islands
1870s	1,992 people	7 people	1,985 people	Falkland Islands
1880s	2,061 people	7 people	2,054 people	Falkland Islands
1890s	2,132 people	8 people	2,124 people	Falkland Islands
1900s	2,205 people	8 people	2,197 people	Falkland Islands
1910s	2,281 people	8 people	2,273 people	Falkland Islands
1920s	2,286 people	9 people	2,277 people	Falkland Islands
1930s	2,290 people	10 people	2,280 people	Falkland Islands
1940s	2,295 people	11 people	2,284 people	Falkland Islands
1950s	2,225 people	20.6 people	2,205 people	Falkland Islands
1960s	2,311 people	59.7 people	2,251 people	Falkland Islands
1970s	2,304 people	171.9 people	2,132 people	Falkland Islands
1980s	2,279 people	494.2 people	1,785 people	Falkland Islands
1990s	2,721 people	1,418 people	1,303 people	Falkland Islands
2000s	3,214 people	2,402 people	812.3 people	Falkland Islands
2010s	3,386 people	2,400 people	986.1 people	Falkland Islands
2020s	3,518 people	2,400 people	1,118 people	Falkland Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Falkland Islands or Svalbard and Jan Mayen?: Svalbard and Jan Mayen, at 2,400 people against 2,266 people in Falkland Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by world region between Falkland Islands and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?: 134 people, with Svalbard and Jan Mayen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Falkland Islands and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?: 101 years are reported by both, from 1500 to 2023.
How do Falkland Islands and Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank globally for population by world region?: Falkland Islands ranks 237th and Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 236th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population by world region
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.