| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 13 Jun 2024 |
The current population of Saint Helena is 5,249 as of July 27, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Saint Helena is projected at 5,253, or 5k, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Saint Helena is projected at 5,314, or 5k people for the year 2023.
Saint Helena ranks 232nd in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Saint Helena is ranked 58th among 58 countries and territories in Africa.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2022 | 5,402 | 5,374 | -56 | -1.042 | 0.00 |
| 2023 | 5,346 | 5,314 | -65 | -1.223 | 0.00 |
| 2024 | 5,281 | 5,253 | -55 | -1.047 | 0.00 |
| 2025 | 5,226 | 5,196 | -60 | -1.155 | 0.00 |
| 2026 | 5,166 | 5,133 | -67 | -1.305 | 0.00 |
| 2027 | 5,099 | 5,072 | -54 | -1.065 | 0.00 |
| 2028 | 5,045 | 5,013 | -63 | -1.257 | 0.00 |
| 2029 | 4,982 | 4,954 | -56 | -1.130 | 0.00 |
| 2030 | 4,926 | 4,895 | -62 | -1.267 | 0.00 |
| 2031 | 4,864 | 4,833 | -62 | -1.283 | 0.00 |
| 2032 | 4,802 | 4,768 | -69 | -1.447 | 0.00 |
| 2033 | 4,733 | 4,705 | -57 | -1.212 | 0.00 |
| 2034 | 4,676 | 4,649 | -55 | -1.183 | 0.00 |
| 2035 | 4,621 | 4,590 | -62 | -1.351 | 0.00 |
| 2036 | 4,559 | 4,530 | -58 | -1.280 | 0.00 |
| 2037 | 4,501 | 4,474 | -54 | -1.207 | 0.00 |
| 2038 | 4,447 | 4,420 | -53 | -1.199 | 0.00 |
| 2039 | 4,394 | 4,365 | -58 | -1.329 | 0.00 |
| 2040 | 4,336 | 4,313 | -46 | -1.067 | 0.00 |
| 2041 | 4,290 | 4,263 | -53 | -1.243 | 0.00 |
| 2042 | 4,237 | 4,216 | -42 | -0.996 | 0.00 |
| 2043 | 4,195 | 4,172 | -46 | -1.103 | 0.00 |
| 2044 | 4,149 | 4,127 | -45 | -1.091 | 0.00 |
| 2045 | 4,104 | 4,080 | -49 | -1.201 | 0.00 |
| 2046 | 4,055 | 4,035 | -41 | -1.016 | 0.00 |
| 2047 | 4,014 | 3,995 | -37 | -0.926 | 0.00 |
| 2048 | 3,977 | 3,955 | -43 | -1.087 | 0.00 |
| 2049 | 3,934 | 3,914 | -41 | -1.048 | 0.00 |
| 2050 | 3,893 | 3,874 | -38 | -0.981 | 0.00 |
| 2051 | 3,855 | 3,836 | -39 | -1.017 | 0.00 |
| 2052 | 3,816 | 3,793 | -47 | -1.239 | 0.00 |
| 2053 | 3,769 | 3,753 | -33 | -0.879 | 0.00 |
| 2054 | 3,736 | 3,716 | -39 | -1.049 | 0.00 |
| 2055 | 3,697 | 3,676 | -41 | -1.115 | 0.00 |
| 2056 | 3,656 | 3,636 | -40 | -1.100 | 0.00 |
| 2057 | 3,616 | 3,595 | -42 | -1.168 | 0.00 |
| 2058 | 3,574 | 3,560 | -28 | -0.787 | 0.00 |
| 2059 | 3,546 | 3,526 | -40 | -1.134 | 0.00 |
| 2060 | 3,506 | 3,489 | -35 | -1.003 | 0.00 |
| 2061 | 3,471 | 3,456 | -30 | -0.868 | 0.00 |
| 2062 | 3,441 | 3,426 | -29 | -0.846 | 0.00 |
| 2063 | 3,412 | 3,398 | -27 | -0.794 | 0.00 |
| 2064 | 3,385 | 3,372 | -27 | -0.801 | 0.00 |
| 2065 | 3,358 | 3,345 | -27 | -0.807 | 0.00 |
| 2066 | 3,331 | 3,317 | -27 | -0.814 | 0.00 |
| 2067 | 3,304 | 3,290 | -28 | -0.851 | 0.00 |
| 2068 | 3,276 | 3,264 | -23 | -0.705 | 0.00 |
| 2069 | 3,253 | 3,242 | -22 | -0.679 | 0.00 |
| 2070 | 3,231 | 3,224 | -14 | -0.434 | 0.00 |
| 2071 | 3,217 | 3,207 | -20 | -0.624 | 0.00 |
| 2072 | 3,197 | 3,186 | -22 | -0.691 | 0.00 |
| 2073 | 3,175 | 3,168 | -13 | -0.410 | 0.00 |
| 2074 | 3,162 | 3,155 | -14 | -0.444 | 0.00 |
| 2075 | 3,148 | 3,139 | -17 | -0.541 | 0.00 |
| 2076 | 3,131 | 3,127 | -9 | -0.288 | 0.00 |
| 2077 | 3,122 | 3,114 | -17 | -0.546 | 0.00 |
| 2078 | 3,105 | 3,097 | -16 | -0.517 | 0.00 |
| 2079 | 3,089 | 3,084 | -9 | -0.292 | 0.00 |
| 2080 | 3,080 | 3,074 | -12 | -0.390 | 0.00 |
| 2081 | 3,068 | 3,062 | -13 | -0.425 | 0.00 |
| 2082 | 3,055 | 3,047 | -15 | -0.492 | 0.00 |
| 2083 | 3,040 | 3,034 | -13 | -0.429 | 0.00 |
| 2084 | 3,027 | 3,025 | -5 | -0.165 | 0.00 |
| 2085 | 3,022 | 3,014 | -17 | -0.564 | 0.00 |
| 2086 | 3,005 | 2,999 | -13 | -0.434 | 0.00 |
| 2087 | 2,992 | 2,987 | -9 | -0.301 | 0.00 |
| 2088 | 2,983 | 2,974 | -17 | -0.572 | 0.00 |
| 2089 | 2,966 | 2,961 | -10 | -0.338 | 0.00 |
| 2090 | 2,956 | 2,947 | -17 | -0.577 | 0.00 |
| 2091 | 2,939 | 2,932 | -15 | -0.512 | 0.00 |
| 2092 | 2,924 | 2,919 | -10 | -0.343 | 0.00 |
| 2093 | 2,914 | 2,906 | -16 | -0.551 | 0.00 |
| 2094 | 2,898 | 2,892 | -12 | -0.415 | 0.00 |
| 2095 | 2,886 | 2,878 | -17 | -0.591 | 0.00 |
| 2096 | 2,869 | 2,862 | -13 | -0.454 | 0.00 |
| 2097 | 2,856 | 2,848 | -16 | -0.562 | 0.00 |
| 2098 | 2,840 | 2,833 | -13 | -0.459 | 0.00 |
| 2099 | 2,827 | 2,819 | -16 | -0.568 | 0.00 |
| 2100 | 2,811 | 2,803 | -16 | -0.571 | 0.00 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 5,192 | 5,224 | 65 | 1.244 | 0.00 |
| 1951 | 5,257 | 5,275 | 36 | 0.682 | 0.00 |
| 1952 | 5,293 | 5,301 | 17 | 0.321 | 0.00 |
| 1953 | 5,310 | 5,316 | 11 | 0.207 | 0.00 |
| 1954 | 5,321 | 5,321 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.00 |
| 1955 | 5,321 | 5,311 | -20 | -0.377 | 0.00 |
| 1956 | 5,301 | 5,299 | -4 | -0.075 | 0.00 |
| 1957 | 5,297 | 5,308 | 21 | 0.396 | 0.00 |
| 1958 | 5,318 | 5,327 | 19 | 0.357 | 0.00 |
| 1959 | 5,337 | 5,347 | 20 | 0.374 | 0.00 |
| 1960 | 5,357 | 5,368 | 22 | 0.410 | 0.00 |
| 1961 | 5,379 | 5,391 | 23 | 0.427 | 0.00 |
| 1962 | 5,402 | 5,417 | 29 | 0.535 | 0.00 |
| 1963 | 5,431 | 5,439 | 17 | 0.313 | 0.00 |
| 1964 | 5,448 | 5,456 | 16 | 0.293 | 0.00 |
| 1965 | 5,464 | 5,469 | 10 | 0.183 | 0.00 |
| 1966 | 5,474 | 5,492 | 35 | 0.637 | 0.00 |
| 1967 | 5,509 | 5,542 | 65 | 1.173 | 0.00 |
| 1968 | 5,574 | 5,609 | 71 | 1.266 | 0.00 |
| 1969 | 5,645 | 5,680 | 69 | 1.215 | 0.00 |
| 1970 | 5,714 | 5,760 | 92 | 1.597 | 0.00 |
| 1971 | 5,806 | 5,845 | 78 | 1.334 | 0.00 |
| 1972 | 5,884 | 5,926 | 84 | 1.418 | 0.00 |
| 1973 | 5,968 | 6,002 | 67 | 1.116 | 0.00 |
| 1974 | 6,035 | 6,066 | 62 | 1.022 | 0.00 |
| 1975 | 6,097 | 6,125 | 55 | 0.898 | 0.00 |
| 1976 | 6,152 | 6,167 | 29 | 0.470 | 0.00 |
| 1977 | 6,181 | 6,220 | 78 | 1.254 | 0.00 |
| 1978 | 6,259 | 6,289 | 60 | 0.954 | 0.00 |
| 1979 | 6,319 | 6,345 | 51 | 0.804 | 0.00 |
| 1980 | 6,370 | 6,397 | 55 | 0.860 | 0.00 |
| 1981 | 6,425 | 6,454 | 57 | 0.883 | 0.00 |
| 1982 | 6,482 | 6,516 | 68 | 1.044 | 0.00 |
| 1983 | 6,550 | 6,574 | 47 | 0.715 | 0.00 |
| 1984 | 6,597 | 6,617 | 41 | 0.620 | 0.00 |
| 1985 | 6,638 | 6,650 | 24 | 0.361 | 0.00 |
| 1986 | 6,662 | 6,679 | 34 | 0.509 | 0.00 |
| 1987 | 6,696 | 6,691 | -9 | -0.134 | 0.00 |
| 1988 | 6,687 | 6,676 | -23 | -0.345 | 0.00 |
| 1989 | 6,664 | 6,644 | -40 | -0.602 | 0.00 |
| 1990 | 6,624 | 6,608 | -32 | -0.484 | 0.00 |
| 1991 | 6,592 | 6,567 | -49 | -0.746 | 0.00 |
| 1992 | 6,543 | 6,518 | -51 | -0.783 | 0.00 |
| 1993 | 6,492 | 6,463 | -59 | -0.913 | 0.00 |
| 1994 | 6,433 | 6,402 | -62 | -0.968 | 0.00 |
| 1995 | 6,371 | 6,344 | -54 | -0.851 | 0.00 |
| 1996 | 6,317 | 6,286 | -62 | -0.986 | 0.00 |
| 1997 | 6,255 | 6,224 | -61 | -0.980 | 0.00 |
| 1998 | 6,194 | 6,160 | -68 | -1.104 | 0.00 |
| 1999 | 6,126 | 6,093 | -66 | -1.083 | 0.00 |
| 2000 | 6,060 | 6,024 | -71 | -1.179 | 0.00 |
| 2001 | 5,989 | 5,944 | -90 | -1.514 | 0.00 |
| 2002 | 5,899 | 5,851 | -97 | -1.658 | 0.00 |
| 2003 | 5,802 | 5,747 | -111 | -1.932 | 0.00 |
| 2004 | 5,691 | 5,638 | -106 | -1.880 | 0.00 |
| 2005 | 5,585 | 5,532 | -105 | -1.898 | 0.00 |
| 2006 | 5,480 | 5,426 | -107 | -1.972 | 0.00 |
| 2007 | 5,373 | 5,313 | -121 | -2.278 | 0.00 |
| 2008 | 5,252 | 5,260 | 15 | 0.285 | 0.00 |
| 2009 | 5,267 | 5,285 | 35 | 0.662 | 0.00 |
| 2010 | 5,302 | 5,321 | 38 | 0.714 | 0.00 |
| 2011 | 5,340 | 5,356 | 31 | 0.579 | 0.00 |
| 2012 | 5,371 | 5,389 | 36 | 0.668 | 0.00 |
| 2013 | 5,407 | 5,422 | 29 | 0.535 | 0.00 |
| 2014 | 5,436 | 5,457 | 41 | 0.751 | 0.00 |
| 2015 | 5,477 | 5,497 | 40 | 0.728 | 0.00 |
| 2016 | 5,517 | 5,510 | -14 | -0.254 | 0.00 |
| 2017 | 5,503 | 5,495 | -16 | -0.291 | 0.00 |
| 2018 | 5,487 | 5,472 | -30 | -0.548 | 0.00 |
| 2019 | 5,457 | 5,447 | -21 | -0.386 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | 5,436 | 5,420 | -31 | -0.572 | 0.00 |
| 2021 | 5,405 | 5,404 | -3 | -0.056 | 0.00 |