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St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha according to census results and latest estimates.</p> <table id="tl" class="data"> <thead> <tr id="tlh"><th class="ri" data-coltype="other"></th><th title="Sort" class="rname" data-coltype="name" onclick="javascript:sort('tl',1,false)"><a href="javascript:sort('tl',1,false)">Name</a></th><th title="Sort" class="rabbr" data-coltype="abbr" onclick="javascript:sort('tl',2,false)"><a href="javascript:sort('tl',2,false)">Abbr.</a></th><th class="rarea" data-coltype="other" onclick="javascript:sort('tl',3,true)"><a title="Sort" href="javascript:sort('tl',3,true)">Area</a><br><span data-inv="A-L (km虏)" class="unit">A-L (km虏)</span></th><th class="rpop prio6" data-coltype="pop" data-coldate="1987-02-22" data-colhead="C 1987-02-22 r" onclick="javascript:sort('tl',4,true)"><a title="Sort" href="javascript:sort('tl',4,true)">Population</a><br><span class="cat">Census (C)</span><br><span data-inv="C" class="unit">1987-02-22</span></th><th class="rpop prio5" data-coltype="pop" data-coldate="1998-03-08" data-colhead="C 1998-03-08 r" onclick="javascript:sort('tl',5,true)"><a title="Sort" href="javascript:sort('tl',5,true)">Population</a><br><span class="cat">Census (C)</span><br><span data-inv="C" class="unit">1998-03-08</span></th><th class="rpop prio4" data-coltype="pop" data-coldate="2008-02-10" data-colhead="C 2008-02-10 r" onclick="javascript:sort('tl',6,true)"><a title="Sort" href="javascript:sort('tl',6,true)">Population</a><br><span class="cat">Census (C)</span><br><span data-inv="C" class="unit">2008-02-10</span></th><th class="rpop prio3" data-coltype="pop" data-coldate="2016-02-07" data-colhead="C 2016-02-07 r" onclick="javascript:sort('tl',7,true)"><a title="Sort" href="javascript:sort('tl',7,true)">Population</a><br><span class="cat">Census (C)</span><br><span data-inv="C" class="unit">2016-02-07</span></th><th class="rpop prio2" data-coltype="pop" data-coldate="2021-02-07" data-colhead="C 2021-02-07 r" onclick="javascript:sort('tl',8,true)"><a title="Sort" href="javascript:sort('tl',8,true)">Population</a><br><span class="cat">Census (C)</span><br><span data-inv="C" class="unit">2021-02-07</span></th><th class="rpop prio1" data-coltype="pop" data-coldate="2023-03-31" data-colhead="E 2023-03-31 r" onclick="javascript:sort('tl',9,true)"><a title="Sort" href="javascript:sort('tl',9,true)">Population</a><br><span class="cat">Estimate (E)</span><br><span data-inv="E" class="unit">2023-03-31</span></th><th class="noviz" data-coltype="area"></th></tr> </thead> <tfoot> <tr itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Country"><th class="ri"></th><th class="rname wrap" itemprop="name" id="i98" data-wd="Q192184">St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha</th><th class="rabbr">SHN</th><th class="rarea">416</th><th class="rpop prio6">6,750</th><th class="rpop prio5">...</th><th class="rpop prio4">5,319</th><th class="rpop prio3">5,633</th><th class="rpop prio2">5,722</th><th class="rpop prio1">5,391</th><td class="noviz"></td><td class="sc"></td></tr> </tfoot> <tbody> <tr itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/AdministrativeArea" onclick="javascript:sym(8531)"><td class="ri"></td><td id="i8531" class="rname" data-wd="Q46197" data-status="Isl"><a href="javascript:sym(8531)"><span itemprop="name">Ascension</span></a></td><td class="rabbr">AC</td><td class="rarea">88</td><td class="rpop prio6"><em data-status="e">960</em></td><td class="rpop prio5"><em data-status="e">950</em></td><td class="rpop prio4"><em data-status="$">973</em></td><td class="rpop prio3">806</td><td class="rpop prio2"><em data-status="$">1,023</em></td><td class="rpop prio1">894</td><td class="noviz">8800</td></tr> <tr itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/AdministrativeArea" onclick="javascript:sym(8538)"><td class="ri"></td><td id="i8538" class="rname" data-wd="Q505935" data-status="Isl"><a href="javascript:sym(8538)"><span itemprop="name">Gough Island</span></a></td><td class="rabbr">GO</td><td class="rarea">91</td><td class="rpop prio6">...</td><td class="rpop prio5">...</td><td class="rpop prio4">...</td><td class="rpop prio3">...</td><td class="rpop prio2">...</td><td class="rpop prio1">...</td><td class="noviz">9100</td></tr> <tr itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/AdministrativeArea" onclick="javascript:sym(8539)"><td class="ri"></td><td id="i8539" class="rname" data-wd="Q914225" data-status="Isl"><a href="javascript:sym(8539)"><span itemprop="name">Inaccessible Island</span></a></td><td class="rabbr">IN</td><td class="rarea">14</td><td class="rpop prio6">0</td><td class="rpop prio5">0</td><td class="rpop prio4">0</td><td class="rpop prio3">0</td><td class="rpop prio2">0</td><td class="rpop prio1">0</td><td class="noviz">1400</td></tr> <tr itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/AdministrativeArea" onclick="javascript:sym(8540)"><td class="ri"></td><td id="i8540" class="rname" data-wd="Q615054" data-status="Isl"><a href="javascript:sym(8540)"><span itemprop="name">Nightingale Islands</span></a></td><td class="rabbr">NG</td><td class="rarea">3</td><td class="rpop prio6">0</td><td class="rpop prio5">0</td><td class="rpop prio4">0</td><td class="rpop prio3">0</td><td class="rpop prio2">0</td><td class="rpop prio1">0</td><td class="noviz">300</td></tr> <tr itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/AdministrativeArea" onclick="javascript:sym(7359)"><td class="ri"></td><td id="i7359" class="rname" data-wiki="Saint Helena" data-wd="Q34497" data-status="Isl"><a href="javascript:sym(7359)"><span itemprop="name">St. Helena</span></a></td><td class="rabbr">SH</td><td class="rarea">122</td><td class="rpop prio6">5,495</td><td class="rpop prio5">4,916</td><td class="rpop prio4">4,077</td><td class="rpop prio3">4,534</td><td class="rpop prio2">4,439</td><td class="rpop prio1">4,233</td><td class="noviz">12200</td></tr> <tr itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/AdministrativeArea" onclick="javascript:sym(8541)"><td class="ri"></td><td id="i8541" class="rname" data-wd="Q220982" data-status="Isl"><a href="javascript:sym(8541)"><span itemprop="name">Tristan da Cunha</span></a></td><td class="rabbr">TC</td><td class="rarea">98</td><td class="rpop prio6"><em data-status="j">296</em></td><td class="rpop prio5">...</td><td class="rpop prio4">269</td><td class="rpop prio3">293</td><td class="rpop prio2"><em data-status="$">260</em></td><td class="rpop prio1">264</td><td class="noviz">9800</td></tr> </tbody> </table> <ul class="source"><li>The resident population of St. Helena does not includes St Helenians on-board the RMS St Helena (5 in 1987, 55 in in 1998, 114 in 2008 and 81 in 2016). Tabulated figures do not include visitors or foreigners on-board the RMS St Helena or on yachts in Jamestown Harbour. The same holds for the staff (about 6 to 9 people) of the South African weather station on Gough Island. The 2016 and 2021 figures for Ascension and Tristan da Cunha refer to March 2016 and March 2021, respectively.</li> <li>(mostly) St. Helena Statistics Office.</li></ul> </section> <section id="citysection"> <h2><span class="noviz">Contents: </span>Places</h2> <p>The resident population of the places on St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha by census years.</p> <table id="ts" class="data"> <thead> <tr id="tsh"><th class="ri" data-coltype="other"></th><th title="Sort" class="rname" data-coltype="name" onclick="javascript:sort('ts',1,false)"><a href="javascript:sort('ts',1,false)">Name</a></th><th title="Sort" class="rstatus" data-coltype="status" onclick="javascript:sort('ts',2,false)"><a href="javascript:sort('ts',2,false)">Status</a></th><th title="Sort" class="radm" data-coltype="adm" onclick="javascript:sort('ts',3,false)"><a href="javascript:sort('ts',3,false)">Adm.</a></th><th class="rpop prio6" data-coltype="pop" data-coldate="1976-10-31" data-colhead="C C 1976-10-31 r" onclick="javascript:sort('ts',4,true,0)"><a title="Sort" href="javascript:sort('ts',4,true,0)">Population</a><br><span class="cat">Census (C)</span><br><span data-inv="C" class="unit">1976-10-31</span></th><th class="rpop prio5" data-coltype="pop" data-coldate="1987-02-22" data-colhead="C C 1987-02-22 r" onclick="javascript:sort('ts',5,true,0)"><a title="Sort" href="javascript:sort('ts',5,true,0)">Population</a><br><span class="cat">Census (C)</span><br><span data-inv="C" class="unit">1987-02-22</span></th><th class="rpop prio4" data-coltype="pop" data-coldate="1998-03-08" data-colhead="C C 1998-03-08 r" onclick="javascript:sort('ts',6,true,0)"><a title="Sort" href="javascript:sort('ts',6,true,0)">Population</a><br><span class="cat">Census (C)</span><br><span data-inv="C" class="unit">1998-03-08</span></th><th class="rpop prio3" data-coltype="pop" data-coldate="2008-02-10" data-colhead="C C 2008-02-10 r" onclick="javascript:sort('ts',7,true,0)"><a title="Sort" href="javascript:sort('ts',7,true,0)">Population</a><br><span class="cat">Census (C)</span><br><span data-inv="C" class="unit">2008-02-10</span></th><th class="rpop prio2" data-coltype="pop" data-coldate="2016-02-07" data-colhead="C C 2016-02-07 r" onclick="javascript:sort('ts',8,true,0)"><a title="Sort" href="javascript:sort('ts',8,true,0)">Population</a><br><span class="cat">Census (C)</span><br><span data-inv="C" class="unit">2016-02-07</span></th><th class="rpop prio1" data-coltype="pop" data-coldate="2021-02-07" data-colhead="C C 2021-02-07 r" onclick="javascript:sort('ts',9,true,0)"><a title="Sort" href="javascript:sort('ts',9,true,0)">Population</a><br><span class="cat">Census (C)</span><br><span data-inv="C" class="unit">2021-02-07</span></th><th class="noviz" data-coltype="area">Area</th></tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/City" onclick="javascript:sym(21522)"><td class="ri"></td><td class="rname" id="i21522" data-wd="Q4708386" data-code="H8"><a href="javascript:sym(21522)"><span itemprop="name">Alarm Forest</span></a></td><td class="rstatus">Dist</td><td class="radm" data-admid="7359">SH</td><td class="rpop prio6">362</td><td class="rpop prio5">367</td><td class="rpop prio4">279</td><td class="rpop prio3">276</td><td class="rpop prio2">383</td><td class="rpop prio1">394</td><td class="noviz">540</td></tr> <tr itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/City" onclick="javascript:sym(21524)"><td class="ri"></td><td class="rname" id="i21524" data-wiki="Blue Hill, Saint Helena" data-wd="Q4929224" data-code="H4"><a href="javascript:sym(21524)"><span itemprop="name">Blue Hill</span></a></td><td class="rstatus">Dist</td><td class="radm" data-admid="7359">SH</td><td class="rpop prio6">220</td><td class="rpop prio5">191</td><td class="rpop prio4">176</td><td class="rpop prio3">153</td><td class="rpop prio2">158</td><td class="rpop prio1">174</td><td class="noviz">3680</td></tr> <tr itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/City" onclick="javascript:sym(35558)"><td class="ri"></td><td class="rname" id="i35558" data-wiki="Cat Hill, Ascension Island" data-wd="Q5051027"><a href="javascript:sym(35558)"><span itemprop="name">Cat Hill US Military Base</span></a></td><td class="rstatus"> </td><td class="radm" data-admid="8531">AC</td><td class="rpop prio6">...</td><td class="rpop prio5">...</td><td class="rpop prio4">...</td><td class="rpop prio3"><em data-status="$">210</em></td><td class="rpop prio2">...</td><td class="rpop prio1">...</td><td class="noviz">0</td></tr> <tr itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/City" onclick="javascript:sym(35563)"><td class="ri"></td><td class="rname" id="i35563" data-wd="Q498153"><a href="javascript:sym(35563)"><span itemprop="name">Edinburgh of the Seven Seas</span></a></td><td class="rstatus"> </td><td class="radm" data-admid="8541">TC</td><td class="rpop prio6">...</td><td class="rpop prio5">...</td><td class="rpop prio4">...</td><td class="rpop prio3">269</td><td class="rpop prio2">293</td><td class="rpop prio1"><em data-status="$">260</em></td><td class="noviz">0</td></tr> <tr itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/City" onclick="javascript:sym(35559)"><td class="ri"></td><td class="rname" id="i35559" data-wiki="Georgetown, Ascension Island" data-wd="Q695774"><a href="javascript:sym(35559)"><span itemprop="name">Georgetown</span></a></td><td class="rstatus"> </td><td class="radm" data-admid="8531">AC</td><td class="rpop prio6">...</td><td class="rpop prio5">...</td><td class="rpop prio4">...</td><td class="rpop prio3"><em data-status="$">450</em></td><td class="rpop prio2">...</td><td class="rpop prio1">...</td><td class="noviz">0</td></tr> <tr itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/City" onclick="javascript:sym(21520)"><td class="ri"></td><td class="rname" id="i21520" data-wd="Q3643946" data-code="H2"><a href="javascript:sym(21520)"><span itemprop="name">Half Tree Hollow</span></a></td><td class="rstatus">Dist</td><td class="radm" data-admid="7359">SH</td><td class="rpop prio6">747</td><td class="rpop prio5">1,078</td><td class="rpop prio4">1,126</td><td class="rpop prio3">901</td><td class="rpop prio2">1,035</td><td class="rpop prio1">1,034</td><td class="noviz">155</td></tr> <tr itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/City" onclick="javascript:sym(1679)"><td class="ri"></td><td class="rname" id="i1679" data-wiki="Jamestown, Saint Helena" data-wd="Q30970" data-code="H1"><a href="javascript:sym(1679)"><span itemprop="name">Jamestown</span></a></td><td class="rstatus">Town</td><td class="radm" data-admid="7359">SH</td><td class="rpop prio6">1,516</td><td class="rpop prio5">1,302</td><td class="rpop prio4">864</td><td class="rpop prio3">716</td><td class="rpop prio2">657</td><td class="rpop prio1">625</td><td class="noviz">390</td></tr> <tr itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/City" onclick="javascript:sym(21521)"><td class="ri"></td><td class="rname" id="i21521" data-wiki="Levelwood, Saint Helena" data-wd="Q13408049" data-code="H6"><a href="javascript:sym(21521)"><span itemprop="name">Levelwood</span></a></td><td class="rstatus">Dist</td><td class="radm" data-admid="7359">SH</td><td class="rpop prio6">367</td><td class="rpop prio5">414</td><td class="rpop prio4">373</td><td class="rpop prio3">316</td><td class="rpop prio2">369</td><td class="rpop prio1">342</td><td class="noviz">1480</td></tr> <tr itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/City" onclick="javascript:sym(21519)"><td class="ri"></td><td class="rname" id="i21519" data-wiki="Longwood, Saint Helena" data-wd="Q222213" data-code="H7"><a href="javascript:sym(21519)"><span itemprop="name">Longwood</span></a></td><td class="rstatus">Dist</td><td class="radm" data-admid="7359">SH</td><td class="rpop prio6">728</td><td class="rpop prio5">861</td><td class="rpop prio4">951</td><td class="rpop prio3">715</td><td class="rpop prio2">893</td><td class="rpop prio1">765</td><td class="noviz">3340</td></tr> <tr itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/City" onclick="javascript:sym(21523)"><td class="ri"></td><td class="rname" id="i21523" data-wiki="Sandy Bay, Saint Helena" data-wd="Q7417151" data-code="H5"><a href="javascript:sym(21523)"><span itemprop="name">Sandy Bay</span></a></td><td class="rstatus">Dist</td><td class="radm" data-admid="7359">SH</td><td class="rpop prio6">338</td><td class="rpop prio5">304</td><td class="rpop prio4">254</td><td class="rpop prio3">205</td><td class="rpop prio2">193</td><td class="rpop prio1">177</td><td class="noviz">1600</td></tr> <tr itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/City" onclick="javascript:sym(21518)"><td class="ri"></td><td class="rname" id="i21518" data-wiki="Saint Paul's, Saint Helena" data-wd="Q7402003" data-code="H3"><a href="javascript:sym(21518)"><span itemprop="name">St. Paul's</span></a> (<span itemprop="name">New Ground</span>)</td><td class="rstatus">Dist</td><td class="radm" data-admid="7359">SH</td><td class="rpop prio6">869</td><td class="rpop prio5">978</td><td class="rpop prio4">893</td><td class="rpop prio3">795</td><td class="rpop prio2">846</td><td class="rpop prio1">928</td><td class="noviz">1140</td></tr> <tr itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/City" onclick="javascript:sym(35560)"><td class="ri"></td><td class="rname" id="i35560" data-wiki="The Residency, Ascension Island"><a href="javascript:sym(35560)"><span itemprop="name">The Residency</span></a></td><td class="rstatus"> </td><td class="radm" data-admid="8531">AC</td><td class="rpop prio6">...</td><td class="rpop prio5">...</td><td class="rpop prio4">...</td><td class="rpop prio3"><em data-status="$">4</em></td><td class="rpop prio2">...</td><td class="rpop prio1">...</td><td class="noviz">0</td></tr> <tr itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/City" onclick="javascript:sym(35561)"><td class="ri"></td><td class="rname" id="i35561" data-wiki="Wideawake Airfield" data-wd="Q1968916"><a href="javascript:sym(35561)"><span itemprop="name">Traveller's Hill Royal Air Force Base</span></a> (<span itemprop="name">Wideawake Airfield</span>)</td><td class="rstatus"> </td><td class="radm" data-admid="8531">AC</td><td class="rpop prio6">...</td><td class="rpop prio5">...</td><td class="rpop prio4">...</td><td class="rpop prio3"><em data-status="$">170</em></td><td class="rpop prio2">...</td><td class="rpop prio1">...</td><td class="noviz">0</td></tr> <tr itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/City" onclick="javascript:sym(35562)"><td class="ri"></td><td class="rname" id="i35562" data-wiki="Two Boats, Ascension Island" data-wd="Q7858855"><a href="javascript:sym(35562)"><span itemprop="name">Two Boats Village</span></a></td><td class="rstatus"> </td><td class="radm" data-admid="8531">AC</td><td class="rpop prio6">...</td><td class="rpop prio5">...</td><td class="rpop prio4">...</td><td class="rpop prio3"><em data-status="$">110</em></td><td class="rpop prio2">...</td><td class="rpop prio1">...</td><td class="noviz">0</td></tr> </tbody> </table> <ul 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