World Factbook
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Département de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Languages
Languages
French (official)
major-language sample(s)
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Religions
Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%
Sex ratio
at birth
1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years
0.97 male(s)/female
total population
0.93 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.78 male(s)/female
Birth rate
6.31 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
11.83 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
50.5 years
total
51.8 years (2025 est.)
female
51.9 years
Population
male
2,442
total
5,070 (2025 est.)
female
2,628
Nationality
noun
Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women)
adjective
French
Urbanization
urban population
90.1% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0.75% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
13.1% (male 346/female 328)
15-64 years
61.6% (male 1,559/female 1,600)
65 years and over
25.3% (2024 est.) (male 571/female 728)
Ethnic groups
Basques and Bretons (French fishermen)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
63.3 (2025 est.)
youth dependency ratio
21 (2025 est.)
potential support ratio
2.4 (2025 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
42.3 (2025 est.)
Net migration rate
-6.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.6 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
9.6 deaths/1,000 live births
total
7.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
5.8 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
-1.24% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.79 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
most of the population is found on Saint Pierre Island; a small settlement is located on the north end of Miquelon Island
Life expectancy at birth
male
79.5 years
female
84.3 years
total population
81.8 years (2024 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: total
total: 99.9% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 0.1% of population (2022 est.)
Major urban areas - population
6,000 SAINT-PIERRE (capital) (2018)
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
65.2% (2020 est.)