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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 6,657 (July 1990), growth rate 0.6% (1990)
1991 6,695 (July 1991), growth rate 0.6% (1991)
1992 6,698 (July 1992), growth rate 0.3% (1992)
1993 6,720 (July 1993 est.)
1994 6,741 (July 1994 est.)
1995 6,762 (July 1995 est.)
1996 6,782 (July 1996 est.)
1997 7,036 (July 1997 est.)
1998 7,091 (July 1998 est.)
1999 7,145 (July 1999 est.)
2000 7,212 (July 2000 est.)
2001 7,266 (July 2001 est.)
2002 7,317 (July 2002 est.)
2003 7,367 (July 2003 est.)
2004 7,415 (July 2004 est.)
2005 7,460 (July 2005 est.)
2006 7,502 note: only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited (July 2006 est.)
2007 7,543 note: only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited (July 2007 est.)
2008 7,601 note: only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited (July 2008 est.)
2009 7,637 country comparison to the world: 225 note: only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited (July 2009 est.)
2010 7,670 country comparison to the world: 226 note: only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited (July 2010 est.)
2011 7,700 (July 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 226 note: only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited
2012 7,728 (July 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 227 note: only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited
2013 7,754 (July 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 228 note: only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited
2014 7,776 country comparison to the world: 228 note: only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited, not any of the other nearby islands/islets (July 2014 est.)
2015 7,795 | note: only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited, not any of the other nearby islands/islets (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 226
2016 7,795 | note: Saint Helena's statistical agency estimated the enumerated national population (including Ascension Island and Tristan da Cuhna) to be 5,901 in 2016, according to the 2016 census; only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited, none of the other nearby islands/islets (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 226
2017 7,828 | note: Saint Helena's statistical agency estimated the enumerated national population (including Ascension Island and Tristan da Cuhna) to be 5,901 in 2016, according to the 2016 census; only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited, none of the other nearby islands/islets (July 2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 225
2018 7,841 (July 2018 est.) | note: Saint Helena's statistical agency estimated the enumerated national population (including Ascension Island and Tristan da Cuhna) to be 5,901 in 2016, according to the 2016 census; only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited, none of the other nearby islands/islets are
2019 7,841 (July 2018 est.) | note: Saint Helena's statistical agency estimated the enumerated national population (including Ascension Island and Tristan da Cuhna) to be 5,901 in 2016, according to the 2016 census; only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited, none of the other nearby islands/islets are
2020 7,862 (July 2020 est.) | note: Saint Helena's Statistical Office estimated the de facto population to be 4,577 in 2019; only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited, none of the other nearby islands/islets are
2021 7,915 (July 2021 est.) note: Saint Helena's Statistical Office estimated the resident population to be 4,439 in 2021; only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited, none of the other nearby islands/islets are
2022 7,925 (2022 est.) note: Saint Helena's Statistical Office estimated the resident population to be 4,439 in 2021; only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited, none of the other nearby islands/islets are
2023 7,935 (2023 est.) note: Saint Helena's Statistical Office estimated the resident population to be 4,439 in 2021; only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited, none of the other nearby islands/islets are
2024 total: 7,943 male: 3,978 female: 3,965 (2024 est.)
2025 total: 7,943 (2024 est.) male: 3,978 female: 3,965