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General Information

Region		Western Africa
Population (000, 2025)		5^a,b
Pop. density (per km2, 2025)		13.3^a,b
Capital city		Jamestown
Capital city pop. (000, 2025)		0.6^f
Surface area (km2)		309^c,d,e
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		98.4^a,b
National currency		Saint Helena Pound (SHP)
Exchange rate (per US$)		0.8^g

Economic indicators

	2015	2020	2025
International trade: exports^h (million current US$)	~0	~0	~0ⁱ
International trade: imports^h (million current US$)	41	81	93ⁱ
International trade: balance^h (million current US$)	-40	-81	-93ⁱ

Social indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Population growth rate^a (average annual %)	0.8	-0.7	-0.8^b
Urban population^c (% of total population)	39.5	39.9^j	...
Urban population growth rate (average annual %)	-0.7^c,k	...	...
Fertility rate, total^a (live births per woman)	1.7	1.7	1.6^b
Life expectancy at birth^a (females/males, years)	78.6 / 72.6	80.7 / 74.1	80.9 / 74.2^b
Population age distribution^a,l (0-14/60+ years old, %)	13.7 / 27.8	14.0 / 33.3	13.4 / 36.4^b
International migrant stock^m,n (000/% of total pop.)	0.4 / 6.8	0.4 / 8.0	0.5 / 9.4^g
Under five mortality rate^a (per 1000 live births)	16.9	13.7	13.3^b

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)	37.6^h,o	...	...
Threatened species^c (number)	80	173	265^g
Forested area (% of land area)	5.1^h	5.1^h	5.1^p
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	~0.0 / 1.9	~0.0 / 2.0	~0.0 / 2.0^p
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	0	0	0^p
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	29	31	30^p
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	38.5	42.2	42.2^g

Footnotes

a		Including Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. For statistical purposes, the data for United Kingdom do not include this area.
b		Projected est. (medium fertility variant).
c		Including Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.
d		St. Helena Island has no substantial natural inland waters however there are 15 reservoirs and similar open water storage features on island.
e		2023
f		2018
g		2024
h		Estimate.
i		2021
j		2019
k		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
l		Calculated by the UN Statistics Division.
m		Refers to foreign citizens.
n		For statistical purposes, the foreign-born population includes persons born in United Kingdom, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Channel Islands, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Montserrat, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
o		2012
p		2022