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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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  • Statistical Update: Arrivals and 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 April 2024, there were an estimated 352 arrivals, with 230 arriving by air. 151 people arrived for leisure, including 97 non-St Helenians, and 54 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 March 2024 there were an estimated 4,279 people on the island, a decrease from the end of February, when there […]

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  • Statistical Update: Arrivals and 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 March 2024, there were an estimated 314 arrivals, with 267 arriving by air. 139 people arrived for leisure, including 58 non-St Helenians, and 81 St Helenians visiting […]

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  • Statistical Update: Price Inflation

    The Statistics Office has released new estimates of the Retail Price Index (RPI) and the annual inflation rate for Q1, 2024. The RPI is a statistical measure of the change in retail prices on St Helena; an increase in the RPI means that, on average, prices have gone up since the last time they were […]

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