Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

DependencyNorthern America, Americas

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Population

5,545

2026 · UN WPPProjection

Life expectancy

77.3 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 Pierre and Miquelon is dependency in Northern America, Americas.

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ISO alpha-2: PM
ISO alpha-3: SPM
UN M49: 666
Wikidata: Q34617

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: 5,545
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population (1 July)Projection: 5,513
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population growth rateProjection: −1.1 percent
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population densityProjection: 24 persons per km²
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Saint Pierre and Miquelon’s density is close to Northern America median of 24 (5 profiles with 2026 data), and below 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: 47.6 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Saint Pierre and Miquelon’s median age is above the Northern America median of 40.8 (5 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: 97.1 males per 100 females
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Total fertility rateProjection: 1.3 live births per woman
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Saint Pierre and Miquelon’s tfr is below the Northern America median of 1.4 (5 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: −9
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net migration rateProjection: −1.7 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

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

Data table

Year	Population	Status
1950	4,460	estimate
1960	4,990	estimate
1970	5,595	estimate
1980	6,169	estimate
1990	6,338	estimate
2000	6,300	estimate
2010	6,030	estimate
2020	5,851	estimate
2030	5,314	projection
2040	4,819	projection
2050	4,288	projection
2060	3,645	projection
2070	3,119	projection
2080	2,717	projection
2090	2,362	projection
2100	2,032	projection
2101	1,993	projection

Development

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Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index: No comparable data
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Gender Development Index: No comparable data
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Gender Inequality Index: No comparable data
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Multidimensional Poverty Index: No comparable data
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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: 77.3 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Saint Pierre and Miquelon’s life expectancy is below the Northern America median of 79.8 (5 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: 14.4 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Life expectancy at birth (male)Projection: 73.3 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Saint Pierre and Miquelon’s life exp. male is below the Northern America median of 77.4 (5 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: 81.9 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Saint Pierre and Miquelon’s life exp. female is close to Northern America median of 82.2 (5 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: 7.4 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Saint Pierre and Miquelon’s infant mortality is above the Northern America median of 4.7 (5 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: 8.9 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Saint Pierre and Miquelon’s u5mr is above the Northern America median of 5.6 (5 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.
Prevalence of undernourishment: No comparable data
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Adult literacy rate: 99.3%
1982 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)
Youth literacy rate: 99.4%
1982 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)
Mean years of schooling: No comparable data
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School life expectancy: No comparable data
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Life expectancy at birth in Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Dashed line marks medium-variant projections. UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Years	Status
1950	62.9	estimate
1960	66.3	estimate
1970	67.5	estimate
1980	70.2	estimate
1990	73.2	estimate
2000	74.9	estimate
2010	76.4	estimate
2020	76.6	estimate
2030	78	projection
2040	79.7	projection
2050	81.3	projection
2060	82.7	projection
2070	84	projection
2080	85.2	projection
2090	86.4	projection
2100	87.5	projection

Environment

Forest cover is World Bank WDI. CO₂ is the Global Carbon Project series via Our World in Data — not IEA-EDGAR.

Land area: —
Figure not published for this entity.
CO₂ emissions: 0.1 million tonnes
2024 · OWID / Global Carbon Project · Actual · OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project)
CO₂ emissions per capita: 9.8 tonnes per person
2024 · OWID / Global Carbon Project · Actual · OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon’s co₂ / capita is below the Northern America median of 11.1 (5 profiles with 2024 data), and above the median of 2.8 among 192 core profiles with 2024 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

CO₂ emissions of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Global Carbon Project via Our World in Data. OWID / Global Carbon Project, OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project).

Data table

Year	Million tonnes	Status
1950	0	actual
1955	0	actual
1960	0	actual
1965	0	actual
1970	0	actual
1975	0	actual
1980	0	actual
1985	0	actual
1990	0.1	actual
1995	0.1	actual
2000	0.1	actual
2005	0.1	actual
2010	0.1	actual
2015	0.1	actual
2020	0.1	actual
2024	0.1	actual

Geography

Region: Americas
Subregion: Northern America
Natural Earth ADM0_A3: SPM
Cartographic size: Tiny state on the 50m globe (point or small polygon)

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Government

Classification is descriptive and is not a recognition of legal claims.Map and status policy.

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)

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026). Vintage UIS February 2026. CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Adult literacy rate (1982, actual; series LR.AG15T99)
Youth literacy rate (1982, actual; series LR.AG15T24)

Our World in Data (Global Carbon Project)

OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project). Vintage OWID CO₂ December 2025. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

CO₂ emissions (2024, actual; series co2)
CO₂ emissions per capita (2024, actual; series co2_per_capita)

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