Saint Helena People 2007

Population:
7,543
note: only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited (July 2007 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 18.7% (male 716/female 691)
15-64 years: 71.1% (male 2,755/female 2,608)
65 years and over: 10.2% (male 358/female 415) (2007 est.)

Median age:
total: 36.5 years
male: 36.7 years
female: 36.3 years (2007 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.53% (2007 est.)

Birth rate:
11.93 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death rate:
6.63 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.036 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.056 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.863 male(s)/female
total population: 1.031 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 17.67 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 21.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.09 years
male: 75.19 years
female: 81.15 years (2007 est.)

See also: Healthy Life Expectancy

See also: Health Performance

Total fertility rate:
1.55 children born/woman (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA

Nationality:
noun: Saint Helenian(s)
adjective: Saint Helenian
note: referred to locally as "Saints"

Ethnic groups:
African descent 50%, white 25%, Chinese 25%

Religions:
Anglican (majority), Baptist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic

Languages:
English