Birth rate vs. death rate in Saint Helena

Saint Helena: Birth rate vs. death rate was 7.34 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
7.34 births per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
219th
of 236 countries
All-time high
38.32 births per 1,000 people
in 1950
All-time low
7.34 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Birth rate vs. death rate in Saint Helena, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, birth rate vs. death rate in Saint Helena stood at 7.34 births per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate vs. death rate in Saint Helena peaked at 38.32 births per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 7.34 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

Saint Helena ranks 219th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 33.62 births per 1,000 people 30.04 births per 1,000 people 38.32 births per 1,000 people 10
1960s 30.76 births per 1,000 people 29.58 births per 1,000 people 31.62 births per 1,000 people 10
1970s 24.68 births per 1,000 people 22.03 births per 1,000 people 29.64 births per 1,000 people 10
1980s 21.16 births per 1,000 people 19.54 births per 1,000 people 22.96 births per 1,000 people 10
1990s 15.59 births per 1,000 people 12.65 births per 1,000 people 19 births per 1,000 people 10
2000s 10.32 births per 1,000 people 8.57 births per 1,000 people 12.36 births per 1,000 people 10
2010s 8.73 births per 1,000 people 8.18 births per 1,000 people 8.94 births per 1,000 people 10
2020s 7.61 births per 1,000 people 7.34 births per 1,000 people 7.93 births per 1,000 people 4

Countries ranked near Saint Helena

  1. 216 Latvia 7.57 births per 1,000 people compare
  2. 217 Curacao 7.52 births per 1,000 people compare
  3. 218 Lithuania 7.51 births per 1,000 people compare
  4. 220 Greece 7.19 births per 1,000 people compare
  5. 221 Belarus 7.14 births per 1,000 people compare
  6. 222 Spain 7.03 births per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate vs. death rate in Saint Helena?
Birth rate vs. death rate in Saint Helena was 7.34 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Saint Helena?
The highest recorded value was 38.32 births per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Saint Helena?
The lowest recorded value was 7.34 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Saint Helena rank for birth rate vs. death rate?
Saint Helena ranks 219th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Saint Helena?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saint Helena data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.