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Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Languages
English
Religions
Anglican 63.2%, unspecified 11.4%, no religion 9%, Jehovah's Witness 3.8%, Baptist 2.3%, Salvation Army 2%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.9%, New Apostolic 1.6%, other Christian 1.4%, other 1.1% (2021 est.)
note: data represent Saint Helena only
Sex ratio
at birth
1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years
0.99 male(s)/female
total population
1 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
1.03 male(s)/female
Birth rate
9.31 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
8.55 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
44.8 years
total
45.5 years (2025 est.)
female
45.4 years
Population
male
3,978
total
7,943 (2024 est.)
female
3,965
Nationality
note
note: referred to locally as "Saints"
noun
Saint Helenian(s)
adjective
Saint Helenian
Urbanization
urban population
40.7% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0.98% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
14.3% (male 579/female 556)
15-64 years
66.5% (male 2,626/female 2,655)
65 years and over
19.2% (2024 est.) (male 773/female 754)
Ethnic groups
St. Helena 82.1%, UK 7.6%, South Africa 3.6%, Ascension 2.8%, other 3.9% (2021 est.)
note: data represent population of Saint Helena by country of birth
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
50.4 (2024 est.)
youth dependency ratio
21.5 (2024 est.)
potential support ratio
3.5 (2024 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
28.9 (2024 est.)
Net migration rate
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.61 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: total
total: 99.1% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 0.9% of population (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
21.7 deaths/1,000 live births
total
17.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
14.2 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
0.08% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.79 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
Saint Helena: population is concentrated in and around the capital of Jamestown in the northwest, with another significant cluster in the interior Longwood area Ascension: most of the population lives in and around Georgetown Tristan da Cunha: most of the nearly 300 inhabitants live in the northern coastal town of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas
Life expectancy at birth
male
78.1 years
female
83.9 years
total population
80.9 years (2024 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: total
total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Major urban areas - population
1,000 JAMESTOWN (capital) (2018)