Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 was 37.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Saint Helena, 1950–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Saint Helena stood at 37.2%. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Saint Helena peaked at 51.0% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 2025.
Saint Helena ranks 193rd of 238 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 | 50.3% | 49.6% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 48.2% | 46.8% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.7% | 43.8% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.5% | 43.0% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.4% | 40.4% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 39.3% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 37.3% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 37.2% | 37.4% | 6 |
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More population data for Saint Helena
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 110 people (2100)
- Population density 6.81 people per km² (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.6% (2100)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.61 children per women (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)
- Children per woman vs. Natural population growth -0.9% (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Saint Helena?
- Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Saint Helena was 37.2% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 1950.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 2025.
- How does Saint Helena rank for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Saint Helena ranks 193rd out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 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 HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.