# Population in Saint Helena

Population in Saint Helena was 5,288 in 2023 (estimated). Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.

- Indicator id: `population`
- Place id: `sh`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January. Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January. United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.
- Note: The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.
- Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July) (https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/un-population-division
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Citation: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July). 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population/saint-helena
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population&place=sh

| Period | persons |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 5,288 (estimated) |
| 2022 | 5,343 (estimated) |
| 2021 | 5,390 (estimated) |
| 2020 | 5,430 (estimated) |
| 2019 | 5,458 (estimated) |
| 2018 | 5,481 (estimated) |
| 2017 | 5,501 (estimated) |
| 2016 | 5,517 (estimated) |
| 2015 | 5,505 (estimated) |
| 2014 | 5,466 (estimated) |
| 2013 | 5,435 (estimated) |
| 2012 | 5,403 (estimated) |
| 2011 | 5,364 (estimated) |
| 2010 | 5,329 (estimated) |
| 2009 | 5,296 (estimated) |
| 2008 | 5,272 (estimated) |
| 2007 | 5,322 (estimated) |
| 2006 | 5,432 (estimated) |
| 2005 | 5,543 (estimated) |
| 2004 | 5,651 (estimated) |
| 2003 | 5,753 (estimated) |
| 2002 | 5,850 (estimated) |
| 2001 | 5,938 (estimated) |
| 2000 | 6,016 (estimated) |
| 1999 | 6,090 (estimated) |
| 1998 | 6,158 (estimated) |
| 1997 | 6,224 (estimated) |
| 1996 | 6,287 (estimated) |
| 1995 | 6,348 (estimated) |
| 1994 | 6,412 (estimated) |
| 1993 | 6,473 (estimated) |
| 1992 | 6,524 (estimated) |
| 1991 | 6,572 (estimated) |
| 1990 | 6,617 (estimated) |
| 1989 | 6,655 (estimated) |
| 1988 | 6,686 (estimated) |
| 1987 | 6,699 (estimated) |
| 1986 | 6,682 (estimated) |
| 1985 | 6,654 (estimated) |
| 1984 | 6,624 (estimated) |
| 1983 | 6,574 (estimated) |
| 1982 | 6,511 (estimated) |
| 1981 | 6,446 (estimated) |
| 1980 | 6,391 (estimated) |
| 1979 | 6,339 (estimated) |
| 1978 | 6,286 (estimated) |
| 1977 | 6,223 (estimated) |
| 1976 | 6,173 (estimated) |
| 1975 | 6,128 (estimated) |
| 1974 | 6,067 (estimated) |
| 1973 | 6,002 (estimated) |
| 1972 | 5,932 (estimated) |
| 1971 | 5,858 (estimated) |
| 1970 | 5,776 (estimated) |
| 1969 | 5,696 (estimated) |
| 1968 | 5,622 (estimated) |
| 1967 | 5,552 (estimated) |
| 1966 | 5,500 (estimated) |
| 1965 | 5,476 (estimated) |
| 1964 | 5,460 (estimated) |
| 1963 | 5,439 (estimated) |
| 1962 | 5,414 (estimated) |
| 1961 | 5,389 (estimated) |
| 1960 | 5,362 (estimated) |
| 1959 | 5,340 (estimated) |
| 1958 | 5,324 (estimated) |
| 1957 | 5,306 (estimated) |
| 1956 | 5,296 (estimated) |
| 1955 | 5,308 (estimated) |
| 1954 | 5,319 (estimated) |
| 1953 | 5,314 (estimated) |
| 1952 | 5,301 (estimated) |
| 1951 | 5,274 (estimated) |
| 1950 | 5,224 (estimated) |