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St Helena
Community
Area 308 square kilometres (land area 308 square kilometres)
St Helena, 122 square kilometres
Ascension Island, 88 square kilometres
Tristan da Cunha group, 98 square kilometres
Population,
6,444 (1871)
4,116 (1891)
3,342 (1900)
3,600 (1910)
4,710 (1940)
5,250 (1950) +11.5%
5,364 (1960) +2.2%
5,692 (1970) +6.1%
6,582 (1980) +15.6%
6,647 (1990) +1.0%
6,049 (2000) -9.0%
5,183 (2010) -14.3%
6,100 (2020) +17.7%
Birth and death rates Below replacement rate = 2.1
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Fertility Rate |
Birth Rate |
Infant Mortality |
Death Rate |
% Aged Under 15 |
% Aged Over 65 |
% Urban |
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1946 |
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29.0 |
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1950 |
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28.0 (+19.0) |
|
9.0 |
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1960 |
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28.0 (+18.0) |
|
10.0 |
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1966 |
|
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17.7 |
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1970 |
|
25.0 (+15.0) |
|
10.0 |
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2000 |
1.5 |
13.4 (+7.3) |
23.3 |
6.1 |
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2003 |
1.5 |
12.9 (+6.7) |
20.7 |
6.2 |
18.9 |
9.5 |
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2010 |
1.6 |
10.7 (+3.8) |
17.0 |
6.9 |
17.8 |
12.3 |
40.0 |
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2014 |
1.6 |
10.0 (+2.7) |
14.7 |
7.3 |
16.9 |
13.7 |
39.4 |
Life expectancy,
56.8 (1960); 55.1 (M), 58.5 (F)
65.3 (1970)
69.1 (1980); 66.8 (M), 71.4 (F)
72.1 (1985); 68.6 (M), 75.5 (F)
72.2 (2000); 70.5 (M), 73.8 (F)
78.8 (2010); 75.8 (M), 81.8 (F)
79.2 (2014); 76.3 (M), 82.3 (F)
Population of principal cities, MA = Metropolitan Area
JAMESTOWN, Jamestown was an important port of call for ships sailing between Europe� and Asia, until the Suez canal opened in 1869.
1,547 (1946)
1,475 (1966)
1,516 (1976)
1,500 (1992)
1,300 (1998)
714 (2008)
1,000 (2009)
1,614 (2016) MA
Wealth; Gross Domestic Product (nominal values)
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GDP, US$ million |
Total GDP, % of USA |
GDP per capita, US$ |
GDP per capita % of USA |
|
1988 |
|
|
2,565 |
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|
2015 |
50 |
|
10,100 |
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GDP per capita,
US$ 2,565 (1988)
GDP by primary sector
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Agriculture % GDP |
Agriculture % employed |
Industry % GDP |
Industry % employed |
Services % GDP |
Services % employed |
|
1987 |
|
6.0 |
|
48.0 |
|
46.0 |
Communications
Language Official; English
Literacy,
97.0% (1987); 97.0% (M), 98.0% (F)
Physical communications � roads (surfaced roads)
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Roads (km) Total |
Roads (km) St Helena |
Roads (km) Ascension |
Roads (km) T da Cunha |
Motor Vehicles |
|
1938 |
65 |
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|
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1980 |
85 |
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|
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1987 |
|
|
|
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1,301 |
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1988 |
94 |
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2002 |
138 |
138 |
40 |
20 |
1,931 |
Railways; none. In 1829 the Saint Helena Railway Company laid a funicular railway to carry cargo up from the harbour to the fort; the line was 282 metres long, with an angle of around 40 degrees. In 1871 it was closed due to termite damage, and is now the 700 step (now 699 step) Jacobs Ladder stairway.
Electronic communications, �TV
broadcasting began 1995
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Telephones (landlines) |
Mobile Telephones |
Radios |
Televisions |
PCs |
Internet Users |
|
1981 |
1,310 |
|
1,500 |
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|
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1993 |
|
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2,500 |
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|
|
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1997 |
|
|
3,000 |
2,000 |
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|
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2002 |
2,200 |
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|
|
|
500 |
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2009 |
2,900 |
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|
|
|
900 |
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2010 |
3,000 |
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|
|
|
990 |
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2016 |
2,758 |
2,500 |
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|
1,800 |
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2017 |
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2,000 |