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Saint Helena:
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Other pages in this profile of Saint Helena:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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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.) |
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 |
Literacy |
definition: age 20 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97% female: 98% (1987 est.) |
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