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  • Statistical Update: Population

    The St Helena Statistics Office has released new provisional estimates of the number of people on St Helena by age, sex, residency and nationality, and the number of births and deaths. At the end of July 2024 there were an estimated 4,103 people on the island, a decrease of 36 from the end of June, […]

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  • Statistical Update: Gross Domestic Product

    New estimates of economic activity on St Helena for 2022/23 This release presents new estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross National Income (GNI) for 2022/23; some small revisions to previous estimates have also been made. All estimates presented in this release should be considered provisional: GDP estimation is a complex task, and developing […]

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  • Statistical Update: Arrivals and Departures

    The latest provisional estimates have been released for the numbers of passenger arrivals and departures to and from St Helena. Arrivals In July 2024, there were an estimated 238 arrivals, with 212 arriving by air. 96 people arrived for leisure, including 23 non-St Helenians and 73 St Helenians visiting family and friends on the island. […]

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  • 2023 Household Expenditure Survey: Report

    The St Helena Statistics Office has released a report and an accompanying data file containing the results from the 2023 Household Expenditure Survey (HES). The survey was conducted between August and November 2023 and was designed to provide an updated estimate of the average weekly consumption expenditure of households, or ‘shopping basket’ for short, for […]

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  • Statistical Update: Population

    The St Helena Statistics Office has released new provisional estimates of the number of people on St Helena by age, sex, residency and nationality, and the number of births and deaths. At the end of June 2024 there were an estimated 4,139 people on the island, a decrease of 54 from the end of May, […]

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  • Statistical Update: Arrivals and Departures

    The latest provisional estimates have been released for the numbers of passenger arrivals and departures to and from St Helena. Arrivals In June 2024, there were an estimated 196 arrivals, with 184 arriving by air. 76 people arrived for leisure, including 41 non-St Helenians and 35 St Helenians visiting family and friends on the island. […]

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  • Statistical Update: Price Inflation

    Latest index value and inflation rates for Q2 2024 The Statistics Office has released new estimates of the Retail Price Index (RPI) and the annual inflation rate for Q2, 2024. For the second quarter of 2024 the RPI has been measured at 117.3; in Q2 2023 the RPI was 115.3, resulting in an annual inflation […]

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  • Statistical Update: Population

    The St Helena Statistics Office has released new estimates for the total population of St Helena, and the number of births and deaths. Please note that these population estimates are provisional. At the end of May 2024 there were an estimated 4,193 people on the island, a decrease from the end of April, when there […]

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  • Statistical Update: Arrivals & Departures

    The latest estimates have been released for the numbers of passenger arrivals and departures to and from St Helena. Please note that these estimates are provisional. Arrivals In May 2024, there were an estimated 274 arrivals, with 242 arriving by air. 101 people arrived for leisure, including 37 non-St Helenians, and 64 St Helenians visiting […]

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  • Statistical Update: Population

    The St Helena Statistics Office has released new estimates for the total population of St Helena, and the number of births and deaths. Please note that these population estimates are provisional. At the end of April 2024 there were an estimated 4,223 people on the island, a decrease from the end of March, when there […]

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