Population aged 65 years or older in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Population aged 65 years or older was 1.43 thousands in 2025. β² Rising
Population aged 65 years or older in Saint Helena, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in thousands.
Analysis
Saint Helena recorded 1.43 thousands for population aged 65 years or older in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population aged 65 years or older in Saint Helena peaked at 1.43 thousands in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.504 thousands, in 1970.
That places Saint Helena 223rd out of 230 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5359 thousands | 0.504 thousands | 0.562 thousands | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5952 thousands | 0.576 thousands | 0.608 thousands | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6168 thousands | 0.588 thousands | 0.656 thousands | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7744 thousands | 0.666 thousands | 0.918 thousands | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 thousands | 0.957 thousands | 1.29 thousands | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 thousands | 1.31 thousands | 1.43 thousands | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Helena
- 220 Anguilla 1.87 thousands compare
- 221 Marshall Islands 1.76 thousands compare
- 222 Wallis and Futuna 1.68 thousands compare
- 224 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.14 thousands compare
- 225 Montserrat 0.852 thousands compare
- 226 Tuvalu 0.652 thousands compare
More population data for Saint Helena
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.607 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 110 (2100)
- Population density 6.81 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.607 (2100)
- Fertility rate by age group 10.94 (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates 1.64 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.61 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.64 (2023)
- Population growth rate vs median age -0.9495 (2023)
- Natural population growth -0.9495 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population aged 65 years or older in Saint Helena?
- Population aged 65 years or older in Saint Helena was 1.43 thousands in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population aged 65 years or older recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 thousands in 2025.
- What is the lowest population aged 65 years or older recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.504 thousands in 1970.
- How does Saint Helena rank for population aged 65 years or older?
- Saint Helena ranks 223rd out of 230 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population aged 65 years or older rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Helena data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population aged 65 years or older (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release