Saint Helena Demographics Profile 2009

Population

7,637
note: only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 18.3% (male 712/female 685)
15-64 years: 70.4% (male 2,744/female 2,629)
65 years and over: 11.4% (male 412/female 455) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 37.6 years
male: 37.7 years
female: 37.5 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

0.445% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

11.13 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

6.68 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

NA (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 39% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 17.63 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 20.71 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 14.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 78.44 years
male: 75.52 years
female: 81.5 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.56 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Nationality

noun: Saint Helenian(s)
adjective: Saint Helenian
note: referred to locally as "Saints"

Ethnic groups

African descent 50%, white 25%, Chinese 25%

Religions

Anglican (majority), Baptist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic

Languages

English

Literacy

definition: age 20 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 98% (1987 est.)

Education expenditures

NA