Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Saint Helena is projected at 6.10 thousand, up by 0.40% compared with 6.07 thousand in 2020. Saint Helena is ranked 229th in terms of population and 168th in terms of population growth rate.
1.67 thousand people are living in urban areas, which is 40.25% of Saint Helena population. Saint Helena is ranked 183rd in terms of urbanization.
Year | Population | Growth (%) |
---|---|---|
1950 | 5,249 | - |
1955 | 5,346 | 0.11 |
1960 | 5,363 | -0.22 |
1965 | 5,325 | 0.28 |
1970 | 5,696 | 1.71 |
1975 | 6,231 | 1.50 |
1980 | 6,584 | 0.95 |
1985 | 6,818 | 0.26 |
1990 | 6,654 | -0.91 |
1995 | 6,244 | -0.97 |
2000 | 6,054 | -1.16 |
2005 | 5,354 | -2.46 |
2010 | 5,183 | 0.93 |
2015 | 5,869 | 2.30 |
2016 | 5,958 | 1.52 |
2017 | 6,008 | 0.84 |
2018 | 6,039 | 0.52 |
2019 | 6,061 | 0.36 |
2020 | 6,071 | 0.16 |
2021 | 6,095 | 0.40 |
Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
1950 | 2,554 | 2,418 | - | 51.358 |
1955 | 2,486 | 2,458 | -1.11 | 50.282 |
1960 | 2,336 | 2,412 | -1.27 | 49.204 |
1965 | 2,228 | 2,401 | -0.36 | 48.129 |
1970 | 2,266 | 2,618 | 0.62 | 46.388 |
1975 | 2,302 | 2,873 | -0.04 | 44.477 |
1980 | 2,332 | 2,995 | 0.60 | 43.785 |
1985 | 2,430 | 3,153 | 0.50 | 43.533 |
1990 | 2,356 | 3,179 | -1.13 | 42.573 |
1995 | 2,183 | 3,106 | -1.31 | 41.273 |
2000 | 2,064 | 3,050 | -1.90 | 40.365 |
2005 | 1,706 | 2,569 | -3.23 | 39.901 |
2010 | 1,650 | 2,527 | -0.12 | 39.500 |
2015 | 1,595 | 2,439 | -0.37 | 39.540 |
2020 | 1,654 | 2,472 | 1.10 | 40.082 |
2021 | 1,669 | 2,478 | 0.91 | 40.251 |