Share urban and rural population in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Share urban and rural population was 37.23 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share urban and rural population in Saint Helena, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saint Helena recorded 37.23 for share urban and rural population in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share urban and rural population in Saint Helena peaked at 50.96 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 37.23, in 2025.
Saint Helena ranks 191st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.29 | 49.57 | 50.96 | 10 |
| 1960s | 48.23 | 46.76 | 49.37 | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.65 | 43.8 | 46.28 | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.52 | 43.05 | 43.75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.44 | 40.42 | 42.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.94 | 39.34 | 40.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.77 | 37.31 | 38.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.32 | 37.23 | 37.37 | 6 |
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More population data for Saint Helena
- Population growth rate -0.607 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 110 (2100)
- Population density 6.81 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.607 (2100)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.61 (2023)
- Fertility rate by age group 10.94 (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates 1.64 (2023)
- Children per woman vs population growth -0.9495 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.64 (2023)
- Natural population growth -0.9495 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share urban and rural population in Saint Helena?
- Share urban and rural population in Saint Helena was 37.23 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share urban and rural population recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 50.96 in 1950.
- What is the lowest share urban and rural population recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.23 in 2025.
- How does Saint Helena rank for share urban and rural population?
- Saint Helena ranks 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share urban and rural population rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Share urban and rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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