Saint Barthélemy

سان بارتيلميসেন্ট-বার্থেলেমিSaint-BarthélemyΆγιος ΒαρθολομαίοςSan Bartoloméسنت بارثلمیסן ברתלמיसेंट बार्थेलेमीサン・バルテルミー島생바르텔레미Сен-БартелемиСен-Бартельмі

DependencyLatin America and the Caribbean, Americas

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Population

11,489

2026 · UN WPPProjection

Life expectancy

84.6 years

2026 · UN WPPProjection

UN WPP 2024 Revision (estimates through 2023; 2024–2100 medium-variant projections). World Bank WDI, 13 July 2026 release. UNDP HDR HDR 2025. UNESCO UIS UIS February 2026. ILOSTAT ILOSTAT December 2025. IMF WEO WEO April 2026. OWID CO₂ OWID CO₂ December 2025.

Overview

Saint Barthélemy is dependency in Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas.

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ISO alpha-2: BL
ISO alpha-3: BLM
UN M49: 652
Wikidata: Q25362

People

Population stocks and demographic rates are from the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium variant unless another source is named. Years from 2024 onward are projections.

PopulationProjection: 11,489
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population (1 July)Projection: 11,550
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population growth rateProjection: 1 percent
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population densityProjection: 525 persons per km²
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Saint Barthélemy’s density is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 102.3 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 90.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Median ageProjection: 39.1 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Saint Barthélemy’s median age is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 35.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 29.8 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Population sex ratioProjection: 88.5 males per 100 females
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Total fertility rateProjection: 0.8 live births per woman
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Saint Barthélemy’s tfr is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 1.6 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 2 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Crude birth rateProjection: 5.3 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net number of migrantsProjection: 143
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net migration rateProjection: 12.4 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Population of Saint Barthélemy. Solid line: estimates (1950–2023). Dashed line: medium-variant projections (2024–2100). UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Population	Status
1950	1,974	estimate
1960	2,173	estimate
1970	2,400	estimate
1980	2,940	estimate
1990	5,154	estimate
2000	6,989	estimate
2010	8,891	estimate
2020	10,405	estimate
2030	11,962	projection
2040	12,618	projection
2050	12,798	projection
2060	12,398	projection
2070	11,828	projection
2080	11,185	projection
2090	10,355	projection
2100	9,299	projection
2101	9,178	projection

Development

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Health and education

Life expectancy and mortality are UN WPP series unless labelled otherwise. Education figures are UNESCO UIS (CC BY-SA, isolated) where a comparable series exists; otherwise they stay missing.

Life expectancy at birthProjection: 84.6 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Saint Barthélemy’s life expectancy is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 76.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 74.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Crude death rateProjection: 6.6 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Life expectancy at birth (male)Projection: 81.8 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Saint Barthélemy’s life exp. male is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 74.1 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 70.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Life expectancy at birth (female)Projection: 87.1 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Saint Barthélemy’s life exp. female is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 79.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 77.4 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Infant mortality rateProjection: 4.9 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Saint Barthélemy’s infant mortality is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 9.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 11.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Under-five mortality rateProjection: 5.7 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Saint Barthélemy’s u5mr is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 11.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 12.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
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Adult literacy rate: No comparable data
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Youth literacy rate: No comparable data
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Life expectancy at birth in Saint Barthélemy. Dashed line marks medium-variant projections. UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Years	Status
1950	54	estimate
1960	60.1	estimate
1970	65.3	estimate
1980	72.4	estimate
1990	75.7	estimate
2000	79.3	estimate
2010	81.9	estimate
2020	84.1	estimate
2030	85.1	projection
2040	86.2	projection
2050	87.3	projection
2060	88.4	projection
2070	89.4	projection
2080	90.4	projection
2090	91.3	projection
2100	92.3	projection

Geography

Region: Americas
Subregion: Latin America and the Caribbean
Intermediate region: Caribbean
Natural Earth ADM0_A3: BLM
Cartographic size: Tiny state on the 50m globe (point or small polygon)

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Government

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Status: Dependency
Publication tier: Additional profile
Related ISO alpha-3: FRA

Sources

United Nations World Population Prospects

WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium. Vintage 2024 Revision. CC BY 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Population (2026, projection; series TPopulation1Jan)
Life expectancy at birth (2026, projection; series LEx)
Population (1 July) (2026, projection; series TPopulation1July)
Population growth rate (2026, projection; series PopGrowthRate)
Population density (2026, projection; series PopDensity)
Median age (2026, projection; series MedianAgePop)
Population sex ratio (2026, projection; series PopSexRatio)
Total fertility rate (2026, projection; series TFR)
Crude birth rate (2026, projection; series CBR)
Crude death rate (2026, projection; series CDR)
Life expectancy at birth (male) (2026, projection; series LExMale)
Life expectancy at birth (female) (2026, projection; series LExFemale)
Infant mortality rate (2026, projection; series IMR)
Under-five mortality rate (2026, projection; series Q5)
Net number of migrants (2026, projection; series NetMigrations)
Net migration rate (2026, projection; series CNMR)

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