Saint Helena Demographics Profile 2006

Population

7,502
note: only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited (July 2006 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 18.8% (male 717/female 692)
15-64 years: 71.2% (male 2,751/female 2,593)
65 years and over: 10% (male 342/female 407) (2006 est.)

Median age

total: 36 years
male: 36.2 years
female: 35.8 years (2006 est.)

Population growth rate

0.56% (2006 est.)

Birth rate

12.13 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death rate

6.53 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Net migration rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 18.34 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 21.96 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 14.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 77.93 years
male: 75.02 years
female: 80.98 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.55 children born/woman (2006 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.)