How many people live in Saint Barthélemy right now?
Right now, according to UN estimates
11,587
| Today | In 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Births | · | · |
| Deaths | · | · |
| Net migration | · | · |
| Growth | · | · |
2026 figures
- Rank by population
- 228 of 237
- Share of world population
- 0.0001%
- Median age
- 39.1 years
- Children per woman
- 0.84
- Life expectancy
- 84.6 years
- People per km²
- 525
According to UN estimates, about 11,587 people live in Saint Barthélemy right now. It ranks 228th out of 237 countries and territories by population, between Nauru and Wallis and Futuna, and it is home to one in every 718,000 people on the planet.
Every year, about 60 people are born there and about 80 die. More people arrive than leave: net migration adds about 140 people a year. More people die than are born, and it is immigration that keeps the population growing. Overall, it gains about 130 people a year.
In 1950, about 2,006 people lived there. Today there are 5.8 times as many. The UN expects it to peak around 2047, at about 12,818, and then begin to fall. By 2050 it is projected to have about 12,789 people (10% more than today), and by 2100 about 9,238.
Half of its people are younger than 39 (worldwide, 31). Women have an average of 0.84 children each, below the 2.1 needed for each generation to replace the one before, and life expectancy at birth is 85 years (worldwide, 74). There are 525 people per square kilometer.
UN estimates up to today and projections (medium variant) from today onward.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the population of Saint Barthélemy in 2026?
- Saint Barthélemy has about 11,587 people right now, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024. On July 1, 2026, there were 11,550.
- How many people are born each day in Saint Barthélemy?
- Very few: about 60 a year. About 80 people die each year.
- Is the population of Saint Barthélemy growing?
- Yes: it grows by 1.05% a year, or about 130 people.
- What will the population of Saint Barthélemy be in 2050?
- According to the UN projection (medium variant), about 12,789, with a peak around 2047 at about 12,818.
- Why doesn't this figure match the country's official statistics?
- The UN estimates the population of every country with the same method, based on censuses, surveys and registers, and projects it year by year. Each national statistics office uses its own censuses and registers, which may be more up to date or count foreign residents differently. That is why the figures can differ slightly.
Countries with a similar population
- Anguilla 14,835
- Cook Islands 12,701
- Nauru 12,130
- Wallis and Futuna 11,090
- Tuvalu 9,329
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon 5,495
More countries in the Americas
- United States 349,570,652
- Brazil 213,783,554
- Mexico 133,319,813
- Colombia 54,089,659
- Argentina 46,051,055
- Canada 40,567,053
- Peru 35,027,419
- Venezuela 28,673,188
- Chile 19,971,243
- Guatemala 19,055,578
- Ecuador 18,493,703
- Bolivia 12,801,716
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Where these figures come from
The figures are estimates from the United Nations Population Division, published in World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant): the reference used by international organizations and by most population counters. The UN estimates how many people there are on July 1 of each year and how many are born, die and migrate; between one date and the next, this counter spreads the change continuously, second by second.
It is not a real-time headcount: nobody can count every person in a country at once. It is the best available estimate, and it may differ slightly from the figures of each country's statistics office, which use their own censuses and population registers.