Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 1,400 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Saint Helena, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Saint Helena stood at 1,400 people. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Saint Helena peaked at 1,400 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 406 people, in 1955.
That places Saint Helena 228th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 418.7 people | 406 people | 453 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 455 people | 416 people | 509 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 545.5 people | 517 people | 577 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 602.7 people | 588 people | 615 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 627.8 people | 600 people | 665 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 797.9 people | 688 people | 947 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,137 people | 980 people | 1,311 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,378 people | 1,342 people | 1,400 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Helena
- 225 Anguilla 1,763 people compare
- 226 Marshall Islands 1,709 people compare
- 227 Wallis and Futuna 1,603 people compare
- 229 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1,132 people compare
- 230 Montserrat 852 people compare
- 231 Tuvalu 625 people compare
More population data for Saint Helena
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 110 people (2100)
- Population density 6.81 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Natural population growth rate -0.9% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Children per woman vs. Natural population growth -0.9% (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. median age -0.9% (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Saint Helena?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Saint Helena was 1,400 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 1,400 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 406 people in 1955.
- How does Saint Helena rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Saint Helena ranks 228th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Helena data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.