Statistics

St Helena in Figures

Charts and commentaries on key topics, using the latest statistics

Census 2021

The latest Population and Housing Census was taken on February 7, 2021

Population

Resident on-island, end of February 2024

4,120

-72 on end of February 2023 (4,192)

Gross Domestic Product

Annual, 2021/22, market prices

£39.0 million

-1.7% on 2020/21 (£39.6m, 2021/22 prices)

Inflation

Retail Price Index, annual change Q4 2023

0.1%

-2.6 percentage points on Q3 2023 (2.7%)

Median Income

Annual, full-time employment, 2021/22

£9,460

-1.5% on 2020/21 (£9,600, 2021/22 prices)

Arrivals

Annual total, March 2023 to February 2024

4,427

+905 on March 2022 to February 2023 (3,522)

Departures

Annual total, March 2023 to February 2024

4,449

+956 on March 2022 to February 2023 (3,493)

Imports

Goods, FY22/23

£23.8m

+£2.9m on FY21/22

Exports

Visitor expenses, range estimate, 2023

£4.6m to £6.4m

+£0.8m to £1.1m on 2022

Births

On-Island, March 2023 to February 2024

17

-6 on March 2022 to February 2023 (23)

Deaths

On-Island, March 2023 to February 2024

60

+0 on March 2022 to February 2023 (60)

Population Projections

Estimated size of different population groups using five different migration scenarios.

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