World Factbook
Saint Barthélemy
Collectivité d'outre mer de Saint-Barthélemy
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Languages
Languages
French (primary), English
major-language sample(s)
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Sex ratio
at birth
1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years
1.17 male(s)/female
total population
1.12 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
1.01 male(s)/female
Birth rate
9.32 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
9.75 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
47 years
total
47.7 years (2025 est.)
female
47.8 years
Population
male
3,730
total
7,079 (2025 est.)
female
3,349
Age structure
0-14 years
13.9% (male 506/female 479)
15-64 years
63.1% (male 2,413/female 2,057)
65 years and over
23% (2024 est.) (male 818/female 813)
Ethnic groups
French, Portuguese, Caribbean, Afro-Caribbean
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
60.1 (2025 est.)
youth dependency ratio
22 (2025 est.)
potential support ratio
2.6 (2025 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
38 (2025 est.)
Net migration rate
-0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.64 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: total
total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
7.6 deaths/1,000 live births
total
6.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
5.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
-0.08% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.79 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
most of the populace is concentrated in and around the capital of Gustavia, but scattered settlements exist around the island's periphery
Life expectancy at birth
male
78 years
female
84.2 years
total population
81 years (2024 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: total
total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)