Demographics of Saint Helena
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Population: 7,212 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
19% (male 705; female 691)
15-64 years:
72% (male 2,691; female 2,472)
65 years and over:
9% (male 274; female 379) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.76% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 13.73 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.09 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.72 male(s)/female
total population:
1.04 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 23.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
76.83 years
male:
73.95 years
female:
79.85 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.53 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Saint Helenian(s)
adjective:
Saint Helenian
Ethnic groups: African descent, white
Religions: Anglican (majority), Baptist, Seventh-day Adventist, Roman Catholic
Literacy:
definition:
age 20 and over can read and write
total population:
97%
male:
97%
female:
98% (1987 est.)
- See also : Saint Helena