Montserrat vs Saint Helena: Population

Montserrat
4,440 people
in 2023
Saint Helena
5,316 people
in 2023
Montserrat rank
233rd
Saint Helena rank
232nd

Population over time

  • Montserrat
  • Saint Helena
05.0k10.0k15.0k100015112023

How they compare

Saint Helena currently reports 5,316 people against 4,440 people in Montserrat, a difference of 876 people.

That makes Saint Helena's figure about 1.2 times Montserrat's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Montserrat ahead.

Montserrat ranks 233rd and Saint Helena ranks 232nd of 238 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Montserrat averaged higher in 7 and Saint Helena in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Montserrat Saint Helena Difference Ahead
1800s 8,881 people 1,997 people 6,884 people Montserrat
1820s 9,930 people 1,997 people 7,933 people Montserrat
1950s 12,547 people 5,324 people 7,222 people Montserrat
1960s 11,718 people 5,513 people 6,206 people Montserrat
1970s 11,412 people 6,101 people 5,311 people Montserrat
1980s 11,064 people 6,616 people 4,448 people Montserrat
1990s 8,437 people 6,394 people 2,042 people Montserrat
2000s 4,651 people 5,633 people 981.5 people Saint Helena
2010s 4,714 people 5,471 people 757.3 people Saint Helena
2020s 4,488 people 5,388 people 899.5 people Saint Helena

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Montserrat or Saint Helena?
Saint Helena, at 5,316 people against 4,440 people in Montserrat as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Montserrat and Saint Helena?
876 people, with Saint Helena ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Montserrat and Saint Helena?
76 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
How do Montserrat and Saint Helena rank globally for population?
Montserrat ranks 233rd and Saint Helena ranks 232nd 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

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