Demographic profile
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is the 238th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.0% of everyone alive. Within Antarctica, it ranks 2 of 2.
Each day brings roughly 0 births and 0 deaths, leaving the population essentially flat. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Literacy stands near 85.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 17.0%. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in 2026? Approximately 32 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands growing? About 0.9% per year — roughly 0 births and 0 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands? Around 0.0% — ranked 238 worldwide by population.