Birth rate in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Birth rate was 7.34 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Saint Helena, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for birth rate in Saint Helena is 7.34 births per 1,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Saint Helena peaked at 38.32 births per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 7.34 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
That places Saint Helena 219th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.62 births per 1,000 people | 30.04 births per 1,000 people | 38.32 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 30.76 births per 1,000 people | 29.58 births per 1,000 people | 31.62 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.68 births per 1,000 people | 22.03 births per 1,000 people | 29.64 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.16 births per 1,000 people | 19.54 births per 1,000 people | 22.96 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.59 births per 1,000 people | 12.65 births per 1,000 people | 19 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.32 births per 1,000 people | 8.57 births per 1,000 people | 12.36 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.73 births per 1,000 people | 8.18 births per 1,000 people | 8.94 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.61 births per 1,000 people | 7.34 births per 1,000 people | 7.93 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
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More population data for Saint Helena
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Population density 6.81 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 110 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.6% (2100)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. median age -0.9% (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 10.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.61 children per women (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Saint Helena?
- Birth rate in Saint Helena was 7.34 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 38.32 births per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.34 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Saint Helena rank for birth rate?
- Saint Helena ranks 219th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Helena data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.