Total fertility rate in Saint Helena
Total fertility rate in Saint Helena was 1.64 children per woman in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is unchanged from 2022.
Total fertility rate in Saint Helena, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | children per woman |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.64 Estimated |
| 2022 | 1.64 Estimated |
| 2021 | 1.64 Estimated |
| 2020 | 1.66 Estimated |
| 2019 | 1.67 Estimated |
| 2018 | 1.68 Estimated |
| 2017 | 1.69 Estimated |
| 2016 | 1.7 Estimated |
| 2015 | 1.7 Estimated |
| 2014 | 1.7 Estimated |
| 2013 | 1.69 Estimated |
| 2012 | 1.69 Estimated |
| 2011 | 1.67 Estimated |
| 2010 | 1.65 Estimated |
| 2009 | 1.63 Estimated |
| 2008 | 1.62 Estimated |
| 2007 | 1.61 Estimated |
| 2006 | 1.6 Estimated |
| 2005 | 1.59 Estimated |
| 2004 | 1.59 Estimated |
| 2003 | 1.6 Estimated |
| 2002 | 1.62 Estimated |
| 2001 | 1.65 Estimated |
| 2000 | 1.68 Estimated |
| 1999 | 1.7 Estimated |
| 1998 | 1.72 Estimated |
| 1997 | 1.75 Estimated |
| 1996 | 1.77 Estimated |
| 1995 | 1.83 Estimated |
| 1994 | 1.88 Estimated |
| 1993 | 1.95 Estimated |
| 1992 | 2.02 Estimated |
| 1991 | 2.08 Estimated |
| 1990 | 2.14 Estimated |
| 1989 | 2.21 Estimated |
| 1988 | 2.25 Estimated |
| 1987 | 2.29 Estimated |
| 1986 | 2.35 Estimated |
| 1985 | 2.42 Estimated |
| 1984 | 2.54 Estimated |
| 1983 | 2.67 Estimated |
| 1982 | 2.77 Estimated |
| 1981 | 2.81 Estimated |
| 1980 | 2.79 Estimated |
| 1979 | 2.81 Estimated |
| 1978 | 2.86 Estimated |
| 1977 | 2.95 Estimated |
| 1976 | 3.09 Estimated |
| 1975 | 3.26 Estimated |
| 1974 | 3.38 Estimated |
| 1973 | 3.49 Estimated |
| 1972 | 3.7 Estimated |
| 1971 | 4 Estimated |
| 1970 | 4.41 Estimated |
| 1969 | 4.74 Estimated |
| 1968 | 4.86 Estimated |
| 1967 | 4.92 Estimated |
| 1966 | 4.94 Estimated |
| 1965 | 4.96 Estimated |
| 1964 | 4.99 Estimated |
| 1963 | 5.06 Estimated |
| 1962 | 5.14 Estimated |
| 1961 | 5.22 Estimated |
| 1960 | 5.29 Estimated |
| 1959 | 5.35 Estimated |
| 1958 | 5.38 Estimated |
| 1957 | 5.42 Estimated |
| 1956 | 5.44 Estimated |
| 1955 | 5.47 Estimated |
| 1954 | 5.45 Estimated |
| 1953 | 5.49 Estimated |
| 1952 | 5.54 Estimated |
| 1951 | 5.58 Estimated |
| 1950 | 5.62 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Average number of children a woman would have over her lifetime at current age-specific fertility rates.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total fertility rate, live births per woman, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TFR). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total fertility rate, live births per woman, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TFR) (Total fertility rate, Saint Helena, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total fertility rate, live births per woman, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TFR), Total fertility rate, Saint Helena, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fertility-rate/saint-helena. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total fertility rate, live births per woman, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TFR). Total fertility rate, Saint Helena, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fertility-rate/saint-helena.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total fertility rate, live births per woman, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TFR), Total fertility rate, Saint Helena, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/fertility-rate/saint-helena (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_total_fertility_rate_saint_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total fertility rate, live births per woman, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TFR): Total fertility rate, Saint Helena, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/fertility-rate/saint-helena. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total fertility rate, live births per woman, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TFR). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the fertility rate in Saint Helena?
Total fertility rate in Saint Helena was 1.64 children per woman in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is unchanged from 2022.
Where does this figure come from?
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total fertility rate, live births per woman, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TFR). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest fertility rate in Saint Helena?
5.62 children per woman in 1950, the highest value since 1950 in this series.