Population density in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Population density was 6.81 in 2100. ▼ Falling
Latest (2100)
6.81
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
224th
of 235 countries
All-time high
17.69
in 1861
All-time low
5.12
in 1800
Years of data
163
1800–2100
Population density in Saint Helena, 1800–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population density in Saint Helena is 6.81, measured in 2100.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in Saint Helena peaked at 17.69 in 1861 and was at its lowest, 5.12, in 1800.
That places Saint Helena 224th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 163 years of available data.
Population density in Saint Helena, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 5.12 | — |
| 1820 | 5.12 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 16.15 | +215.5% |
| 1861 | 17.69 | +9.5% |
| 1871 | 15.9 | -10.1% |
| 1881 | 13.08 | -17.7% |
| 1891 | 10 | -23.5% |
| 1901 | 8.46 | -15.4% |
| 1911 | 8.97 | +6.1% |
| 1921 | 9.49 | +5.7% |
| 1931 | 10.77 | +13.5% |
| 1946 | 12.82 | +19.0% |
| 1950 | 13.46 | +5.0% |
| 1951 | 13.58 | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 13.65 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 13.7 | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 13.7 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 13.66 | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 13.64 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 13.66 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 13.72 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 13.75 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 13.82 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 13.86 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 13.94 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 14 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 14.07 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 14.09 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 14.16 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 14.28 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 14.48 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 14.65 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 14.86 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 15.08 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 15.26 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 15.45 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 15.62 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 15.78 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 15.88 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 16.01 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 16.18 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 16.31 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 16.44 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 16.58 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 16.76 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 16.93 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 17.04 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 17.12 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 17.19 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 17.24 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 17.21 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 17.12 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 17.02 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 16.93 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 16.78 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 16.65 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 16.49 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 16.34 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 16.18 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 16.02 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 15.86 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 15.67 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 15.5 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 15.29 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 15.07 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 14.81 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 14.56 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 14.28 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 13.99 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 13.71 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 13.58 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 13.64 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 13.72 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 13.81 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 13.92 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 14.01 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 14.08 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 14.18 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.22 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 14.17 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 14.12 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 14.06 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 13.98 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 13.88 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 13.77 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 13.63 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 13.49 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 13.38 | -0.8% |
| 2026 | 13.25 | -1.0% |
| 2027 | 13.13 | -1.0% |
| 2028 | 12.98 | -1.1% |
| 2029 | 12.84 | -1.1% |
| 2030 | 12.71 | -1.0% |
| 2031 | 12.56 | -1.1% |
| 2032 | 12.43 | -1.1% |
| 2033 | 12.28 | -1.2% |
| 2034 | 12.14 | -1.1% |
| 2035 | 12 | -1.2% |
| 2036 | 11.88 | -1.0% |
| 2037 | 11.75 | -1.0% |
| 2038 | 11.61 | -1.2% |
| 2039 | 11.49 | -1.0% |
| 2040 | 11.38 | -1.0% |
| 2041 | 11.25 | -1.1% |
| 2042 | 11.15 | -0.9% |
| 2043 | 11.03 | -1.1% |
| 2044 | 10.91 | -1.1% |
| 2045 | 10.8 | -1.0% |
| 2046 | 10.67 | -1.2% |
| 2047 | 10.56 | -1.1% |
| 2048 | 10.46 | -0.9% |
| 2049 | 10.34 | -1.1% |
| 2050 | 10.24 | -1.0% |
| 2051 | 10.12 | -1.1% |
| 2052 | 10.02 | -1.0% |
| 2053 | 9.9 | -1.2% |
| 2054 | 9.78 | -1.2% |
| 2055 | 9.66 | -1.2% |
| 2056 | 9.57 | -1.0% |
| 2057 | 9.46 | -1.1% |
| 2058 | 9.34 | -1.2% |
| 2059 | 9.25 | -1.0% |
| 2060 | 9.14 | -1.2% |
| 2061 | 9.04 | -1.0% |
| 2062 | 8.95 | -1.1% |
| 2063 | 8.86 | -1.0% |
| 2064 | 8.77 | -1.0% |
| 2065 | 8.7 | -0.8% |
| 2066 | 8.62 | -0.9% |
| 2067 | 8.53 | -1.0% |
| 2068 | 8.47 | -0.8% |
| 2069 | 8.38 | -1.0% |
| 2070 | 8.34 | -0.6% |
| 2071 | 8.28 | -0.6% |
| 2072 | 8.22 | -0.7% |
| 2073 | 8.15 | -0.9% |
| 2074 | 8.09 | -0.7% |
| 2075 | 8.05 | -0.6% |
| 2076 | 7.98 | -0.8% |
| 2077 | 7.92 | -0.8% |
| 2078 | 7.88 | -0.5% |
| 2079 | 7.82 | -0.7% |
| 2080 | 7.79 | -0.4% |
| 2081 | 7.73 | -0.7% |
| 2082 | 7.67 | -0.8% |
| 2083 | 7.62 | -0.6% |
| 2084 | 7.55 | -0.9% |
| 2085 | 7.49 | -0.8% |
| 2086 | 7.45 | -0.5% |
| 2087 | 7.4 | -0.7% |
| 2088 | 7.35 | -0.6% |
| 2089 | 7.31 | -0.6% |
| 2090 | 7.25 | -0.7% |
| 2091 | 7.2 | -0.7% |
| 2092 | 7.16 | -0.6% |
| 2093 | 7.11 | -0.6% |
| 2094 | 7.06 | -0.8% |
| 2095 | 7.01 | -0.7% |
| 2096 | 6.98 | -0.4% |
| 2097 | 6.93 | -0.6% |
| 2098 | 6.89 | -0.6% |
| 2099 | 6.84 | -0.8% |
| 2100 | 6.81 | -0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population density in Saint Helena changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1854 | +215.5% | 5.12 | 16.15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 5.12 | 5.12 | 5.12 | 1 |
| 1820s | 5.12 | 5.12 | 5.12 | 1 |
| 1850s | 16.15 | 16.15 | 16.15 | 1 |
| 1860s | 17.69 | 17.69 | 17.69 | 1 |
| 1870s | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 1 |
| 1880s | 13.08 | 13.08 | 13.08 | 1 |
| 1890s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 1900s | 8.46 | 8.46 | 8.46 | 1 |
| 1910s | 8.97 | 8.97 | 8.97 | 1 |
| 1920s | 9.49 | 9.49 | 9.49 | 1 |
| 1930s | 10.77 | 10.77 | 10.77 | 1 |
| 1940s | 12.82 | 12.82 | 12.82 | 1 |
| 1950s | 13.65 | 13.46 | 13.75 | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.14 | 13.82 | 14.65 | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.64 | 14.86 | 16.31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.96 | 16.44 | 17.24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.4 | 15.67 | 17.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.44 | 13.58 | 15.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.03 | 13.72 | 14.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.43 | 12.84 | 13.98 | 10 |
| 2030s | 12.08 | 11.49 | 12.71 | 10 |
| 2040s | 10.86 | 10.34 | 11.38 | 10 |
| 2050s | 9.73 | 9.25 | 10.24 | 10 |
| 2060s | 8.75 | 8.38 | 9.14 | 10 |
| 2070s | 8.07 | 7.82 | 8.34 | 10 |
| 2080s | 7.54 | 7.31 | 7.79 | 10 |
| 2090s | 7.04 | 6.84 | 7.25 | 10 |
| 2100s | 6.81 | 6.81 | 6.81 | 1 |
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More population data for Saint Helena
- Projected population under age 5 110 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.607 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.607 (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4938 % change on previous year (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 aged 25-64 years (thousands), annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population aged 15-24 years (thousands), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in Saint Helena?
- Population density in Saint Helena was 6.81 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 17.69 in 1861.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.12 in 1800.
- How does Saint Helena rank for population density?
- Saint Helena ranks 224th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population density rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Helena data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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