Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.61 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.61 children per women
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
147th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.2 children per women
in 1950
All-time low
1.56 children per women
in 2004
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Saint Helena, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
Saint Helena recorded 1.61 children per women for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Saint Helena peaked at 5.2 children per women in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.56 children per women, in 2004.
That places Saint Helena 147th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Saint Helena, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.2 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 5.18 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 5.15 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 5.11 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 5.09 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 5.11 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 5.09 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 5.08 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 5.06 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 5.03 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 4.98 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 4.92 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 4.85 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 4.78 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 4.73 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 4.7 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 4.69 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 4.67 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 4.62 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 4.51 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 4.2 children per women | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 3.81 children per women | -9.2% |
| 1972 | 3.52 children per women | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 3.33 children per women | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 3.23 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 3.12 children per women | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 2.96 children per women | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 2.83 children per women | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 2.74 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 2.69 children per women | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 2.68 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 2.71 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 2.67 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 2.57 children per women | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 2.45 children per women | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 2.34 children per women | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 2.27 children per women | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 2.21 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 2.17 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 2.14 children per women | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 2.08 children per women | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 2.02 children per women | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 1.96 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.9 children per women | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.83 children per women | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 1.78 children per women | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.73 children per women | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.71 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.68 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.67 children per women | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.64 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.61 children per women | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.58 children per women | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.57 children per women | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.56 children per women | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.56 children per women | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.57 children per women | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.57 children per women | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.58 children per women | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.59 children per women | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.62 children per women | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.64 children per women | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.65 children per women | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.66 children per women | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.66 children per women | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.66 children per women | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.66 children per women | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.66 children per women | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.65 children per women | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.64 children per women | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.63 children per women | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.61 children per women | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.61 children per women | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.61 children per women | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.11 children per women | 5.03 children per women | 5.2 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.74 children per women | 4.51 children per women | 4.98 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.24 children per women | 2.69 children per women | 4.2 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.42 children per women | 2.14 children per women | 2.71 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.83 children per women | 1.67 children per women | 2.08 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 children per women | 1.56 children per women | 1.64 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 children per women | 1.62 children per women | 1.66 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 children per women | 1.61 children per women | 1.63 children per women | 4 |
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More population data for Saint Helena
- Population density 6.81 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4938 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 110 people (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4874 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.5911 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4874 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.6% (2100)
- Population aged 25-64 years (thousands), annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Saint Helena?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Saint Helena was 1.61 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2 children per women in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 children per women in 2004.
- How does Saint Helena rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Saint Helena ranks 147th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Helena data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).