| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Saint Helena is 5,088 as of April 20, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Saint Helena is projected at 6,096 or 6.10 thousands as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Saint Helena is projected at 6,077 or 6.08 thousands people for the year 2020. Saint Helena ranks number 229th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Saint Helena is ranked 58th among 58 countries in Africa.
Saint Helena's population peaked in 1986 with 6.8 thousand people after Saint Helena's population decreased year by year. The Saint Helena population is projected to reach 6.2 thousand in 2030 and decrease further to 5.8 thousand in 2050 and 4.5 thousand by 2100. Saint Helena accounts for a 0.000077 percent of the world population. Its global share has declined since 0.000079% of 2018 and is projected to decline at 0.000041% by 2100.
Saint Helena was at 223rd position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline at 229th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 6,077 | 18 | 0.30 | 0.000076 |
| 2021 | 6,096 | 19 | 0.31 | 0.000076 |
| 2022 | 6,115 | 19 | 0.31 | 0.000075 |
| 2023 | 6,127 | 12 | 0.20 | 0.000075 |
| 2024 | 6,142 | 15 | 0.24 | 0.000074 |
| 2025 | 6,146 | 4 | 0.07 | 0.000074 |
| 2026 | 6,159 | 13 | 0.21 | 0.000073 |
| 2027 | 6,164 | 5 | 0.08 | 0.000073 |
| 2028 | 6,170 | 6 | 0.10 | 0.000072 |
| 2029 | 6,175 | 5 | 0.08 | 0.000072 |
| 2030 | 6,175 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000071 |
| 2031 | 6,177 | 2 | 0.03 | 0.000071 |
| 2032 | 6,176 | -1 | -0.02 | 0.000070 |
| 2033 | 6,173 | -3 | -0.05 | 0.000070 |
| 2034 | 6,163 | -10 | -0.16 | 0.000069 |
| 2035 | 6,149 | -14 | -0.23 | 0.000068 |
| 2036 | 6,134 | -15 | -0.24 | 0.000068 |
| 2037 | 6,123 | -11 | -0.18 | 0.000067 |
| 2038 | 6,102 | -21 | -0.34 | 0.000066 |
| 2039 | 6,084 | -18 | -0.29 | 0.000066 |
| 2040 | 6,059 | -25 | -0.41 | 0.000065 |
| 2041 | 6,036 | -23 | -0.38 | 0.000064 |
| 2042 | 6,013 | -23 | -0.38 | 0.000064 |
| 2043 | 5,990 | -23 | -0.38 | 0.000063 |
| 2044 | 5,959 | -31 | -0.52 | 0.000063 |
| 2045 | 5,931 | -28 | -0.47 | 0.000062 |
| 2046 | 5,902 | -29 | -0.49 | 0.000061 |
| 2047 | 5,872 | -30 | -0.51 | 0.000061 |
| 2048 | 5,844 | -28 | -0.48 | 0.000060 |
| 2049 | 5,817 | -27 | -0.46 | 0.000060 |
| 2050 | 5,783 | -34 | -0.58 | 0.000059 |
| 2051 | 5,755 | -28 | -0.48 | 0.000059 |
| 2052 | 5,723 | -32 | -0.56 | 0.000058 |
| 2053 | 5,694 | -29 | -0.51 | 0.000057 |
| 2054 | 5,666 | -28 | -0.49 | 0.000057 |
| 2055 | 5,637 | -29 | -0.51 | 0.000057 |
| 2056 | 5,606 | -31 | -0.55 | 0.000056 |
| 2057 | 5,576 | -30 | -0.54 | 0.000056 |
| 2058 | 5,545 | -31 | -0.56 | 0.000055 |
| 2059 | 5,520 | -25 | -0.45 | 0.000055 |
| 2060 | 5,487 | -33 | -0.60 | 0.000054 |
| 2061 | 5,459 | -28 | -0.51 | 0.000054 |
| 2062 | 5,433 | -26 | -0.48 | 0.000053 |
| 2063 | 5,404 | -29 | -0.53 | 0.000053 |
| 2064 | 5,377 | -27 | -0.50 | 0.000053 |
| 2065 | 5,349 | -28 | -0.52 | 0.000052 |
| 2066 | 5,322 | -27 | -0.50 | 0.000052 |
| 2067 | 5,299 | -23 | -0.43 | 0.000052 |
| 2068 | 5,264 | -35 | -0.66 | 0.000051 |
| 2069 | 5,237 | -27 | -0.51 | 0.000051 |
| 2070 | 5,212 | -25 | -0.48 | 0.000050 |
| 2071 | 5,181 | -31 | -0.59 | 0.000050 |
| 2072 | 5,156 | -25 | -0.48 | 0.000050 |
| 2073 | 5,130 | -26 | -0.50 | 0.000049 |
| 2074 | 5,104 | -26 | -0.51 | 0.000049 |
| 2075 | 5,078 | -26 | -0.51 | 0.000049 |
| 2076 | 5,055 | -23 | -0.45 | 0.000049 |
| 2077 | 5,030 | -25 | -0.49 | 0.000048 |
| 2078 | 4,997 | -33 | -0.66 | 0.000048 |
| 2079 | 4,975 | -22 | -0.44 | 0.000048 |
| 2080 | 4,954 | -21 | -0.42 | 0.000048 |
| 2081 | 4,928 | -26 | -0.52 | 0.000047 |
| 2082 | 4,903 | -25 | -0.51 | 0.000047 |
| 2083 | 4,876 | -27 | -0.55 | 0.000047 |
| 2084 | 4,848 | -28 | -0.57 | 0.000046 |
| 2085 | 4,829 | -19 | -0.39 | 0.000046 |
| 2086 | 4,806 | -23 | -0.48 | 0.000046 |
| 2087 | 4,783 | -23 | -0.48 | 0.000046 |
| 2088 | 4,755 | -28 | -0.59 | 0.000046 |
| 2089 | 4,730 | -25 | -0.53 | 0.000045 |
| 2090 | 4,710 | -20 | -0.42 | 0.000045 |
| 2091 | 4,689 | -21 | -0.45 | 0.000045 |
| 2092 | 4,661 | -28 | -0.60 | 0.000045 |
| 2093 | 4,638 | -23 | -0.49 | 0.000045 |
| 2094 | 4,616 | -22 | -0.47 | 0.000044 |
| 2095 | 4,594 | -22 | -0.48 | 0.000044 |
| 2096 | 4,572 | -22 | -0.48 | 0.000044 |
| 2097 | 4,549 | -23 | -0.50 | 0.000044 |
| 2098 | 4,530 | -19 | -0.42 | 0.000044 |
| 2099 | 4,509 | -21 | -0.46 | inf |
| 2100 | 4,487 | -22 | -0.49 | inf |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 5,246 | - | - | 0.000210 |
| 1951 | 5,293 | 47 | 0.90 | 0.000208 |
| 1952 | 5,316 | 23 | 0.43 | 0.000205 |
| 1953 | 5,336 | 20 | 0.38 | 0.000202 |
| 1954 | 5,342 | 6 | 0.11 | 0.000198 |
| 1955 | 5,345 | 3 | 0.06 | 0.000195 |
| 1956 | 5,354 | 9 | 0.17 | 0.000191 |
| 1957 | 5,358 | 4 | 0.07 | 0.000187 |
| 1958 | 5,374 | 16 | 0.30 | 0.000184 |
| 1959 | 5,378 | 4 | 0.07 | 0.000181 |
| 1960 | 5,364 | -14 | -0.26 | 0.000178 |
| 1961 | 5,352 | -12 | -0.22 | 0.000174 |
| 1962 | 5,330 | -22 | -0.41 | 0.000170 |
| 1963 | 5,317 | -13 | -0.24 | 0.000166 |
| 1964 | 5,311 | -6 | -0.11 | 0.000163 |
| 1965 | 5,328 | 17 | 0.32 | 0.000160 |
| 1966 | 5,369 | 41 | 0.77 | 0.000158 |
| 1967 | 5,426 | 57 | 1.06 | 0.000156 |
| 1968 | 5,504 | 78 | 1.44 | 0.000155 |
| 1969 | 5,601 | 97 | 1.76 | 0.000155 |
| 1970 | 5,692 | 91 | 1.62 | 0.000154 |
| 1971 | 5,799 | 107 | 1.88 | 0.000154 |
| 1972 | 5,919 | 120 | 2.07 | 0.000154 |
| 1973 | 6,028 | 109 | 1.84 | 0.000154 |
| 1974 | 6,137 | 109 | 1.81 | 0.000154 |
| 1975 | 6,235 | 98 | 1.60 | 0.000153 |
| 1976 | 6,327 | 92 | 1.48 | 0.000153 |
| 1977 | 6,400 | 73 | 1.15 | 0.000152 |
| 1978 | 6,464 | 64 | 1.00 | 0.000151 |
| 1979 | 6,519 | 55 | 0.85 | 0.000149 |
| 1980 | 6,582 | 63 | 0.97 | 0.000148 |
| 1981 | 6,656 | 74 | 1.12 | 0.000147 |
| 1982 | 6,709 | 53 | 0.80 | 0.000146 |
| 1983 | 6,761 | 52 | 0.78 | 0.000144 |
| 1984 | 6,798 | 37 | 0.55 | 0.000142 |
| 1985 | 6,817 | 19 | 0.28 | 0.000140 |
| 1986 | 6,822 | 5 | 0.07 | 0.000138 |
| 1987 | 6,799 | -23 | -0.34 | 0.000135 |
| 1988 | 6,766 | -33 | -0.49 | 0.000132 |
| 1989 | 6,717 | -49 | -0.72 | 0.000129 |
| 1990 | 6,647 | -70 | -1.04 | 0.000125 |
| 1991 | 6,572 | -75 | -1.13 | 0.000122 |
| 1992 | 6,486 | -86 | -1.31 | 0.000118 |
| 1993 | 6,395 | -91 | -1.40 | 0.000115 |
| 1994 | 6,314 | -81 | -1.27 | 0.000112 |
| 1995 | 6,247 | -67 | -1.06 | 0.000109 |
| 1996 | 6,206 | -41 | -0.66 | 0.000107 |
| 1997 | 6,179 | -27 | -0.44 | 0.000105 |
| 1998 | 6,157 | -22 | -0.36 | 0.000103 |
| 1999 | 6,125 | -32 | -0.52 | 0.000101 |
| 2000 | 6,049 | -76 | -1.24 | 0.000098 |
| 2001 | 5,939 | -110 | -1.82 | 0.000095 |
| 2002 | 5,801 | -138 | -2.32 | 0.000092 |
| 2003 | 5,644 | -157 | -2.71 | 0.000088 |
| 2004 | 5,490 | -154 | -2.73 | 0.000085 |
| 2005 | 5,364 | -126 | -2.30 | 0.000082 |
| 2006 | 5,263 | -101 | -1.88 | 0.000079 |
| 2007 | 5,186 | -77 | -1.46 | 0.000077 |
| 2008 | 5,143 | -43 | -0.83 | 0.000076 |
| 2009 | 5,142 | -1 | -0.02 | 0.000075 |
| 2010 | 5,183 | 41 | 0.80 | 0.000074 |
| 2011 | 5,280 | 97 | 1.87 | 0.000075 |
| 2012 | 5,414 | 134 | 2.54 | 0.000076 |
| 2013 | 5,584 | 170 | 3.14 | 0.000077 |
| 2014 | 5,739 | 155 | 2.78 | 0.000078 |
| 2015 | 5,865 | 126 | 2.20 | 0.000079 |
| 2016 | 5,956 | 91 | 1.55 | 0.000079 |
| 2017 | 6,008 | 52 | 0.87 | 0.000079 |
| 2018 | 6,035 | 27 | 0.45 | 0.000079 |
| 2019 | 6,059 | 24 | 0.40 | 0.000078 |