What is the difference in population between Montserrat and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?

2,040 people, with Montserrat ahead.

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

103 years are reported by both, from 1300 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Montserrat vs Svalbard and Jan Mayen: Population

Montserrat

4,440 people

in 2023

Svalbard and Jan Mayen

2,400 people

in 2023

Montserrat rank

233rd

Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank

236th

Population over time

Montserrat
Svalbard and Jan Mayen

How they compare

Montserrat currently reports 4,440 people against 2,400 people in Svalbard and Jan Mayen, a difference of 2,040 people.

That makes Montserrat's figure about 1.9 times Svalbard and Jan Mayen's.

Across all 103 years both countries report, Montserrat has been ahead every year.

Montserrat ranks 233rd and Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 236th of 238 countries.

Montserrat has averaged higher in every one of the 37 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Montserrat	Svalbard and Jan Mayen	Difference	Ahead
1300s	252 people	1 people	251 people	Montserrat
1400s	504 people	1 people	503 people	Montserrat
1500s	1,009 people	1 people	1,008 people	Montserrat
1600s	2,019 people	1 people	2,018 people	Montserrat
1700s	4,039 people	2 people	4,037 people	Montserrat
1710s	4,370 people	2 people	4,368 people	Montserrat
1720s	4,729 people	2 people	4,727 people	Montserrat
1730s	5,116 people	2 people	5,114 people	Montserrat
1740s	5,536 people	3 people	5,533 people	Montserrat
1750s	5,990 people	3 people	5,987 people	Montserrat
1760s	6,480 people	3 people	6,477 people	Montserrat
1770s	7,012 people	3 people	7,009 people	Montserrat
1780s	7,587 people	3 people	7,584 people	Montserrat
1790s	8,208 people	4 people	8,204 people	Montserrat
1800s	8,881 people	4 people	8,877 people	Montserrat
1810s	9,609 people	4 people	9,605 people	Montserrat
1820s	9,930 people	5 people	9,925 people	Montserrat
1830s	10,261 people	5 people	10,256 people	Montserrat
1840s	10,603 people	6 people	10,597 people	Montserrat
1850s	10,956 people	6 people	10,950 people	Montserrat
1860s	11,321 people	7 people	11,314 people	Montserrat
1870s	11,712 people	7 people	11,705 people	Montserrat
1880s	12,116 people	7 people	12,109 people	Montserrat
1890s	12,533 people	8 people	12,525 people	Montserrat
1900s	12,966 people	8 people	12,958 people	Montserrat
1910s	13,413 people	8 people	13,405 people	Montserrat
1920s	13,440 people	9 people	13,431 people	Montserrat
1930s	13,466 people	10 people	13,456 people	Montserrat
1940s	13,493 people	11 people	13,482 people	Montserrat
1950s	12,547 people	20.6 people	12,526 people	Montserrat
1960s	11,718 people	59.7 people	11,659 people	Montserrat
1970s	11,412 people	171.9 people	11,240 people	Montserrat
1980s	11,064 people	494.2 people	10,570 people	Montserrat
1990s	8,437 people	1,418 people	7,018 people	Montserrat
2000s	4,651 people	2,402 people	2,249 people	Montserrat
2010s	4,714 people	2,400 people	2,314 people	Montserrat
2020s	4,488 people	2,400 people	2,088 people	Montserrat

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Montserrat or Svalbard and Jan Mayen?: Montserrat, at 4,440 people against 2,400 people in Svalbard and Jan Mayen as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Montserrat and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?: 2,040 people, with Montserrat ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Montserrat and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?: 103 years are reported by both, from 1300 to 2023.
How do Montserrat and Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank globally for population?: Montserrat ranks 233rd and Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 236th of 238 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population
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, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.