| Population | 166,637 (July 2021 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Saint Lucian(s) adjective: Saint Lucian |
| Ethnic groups | Black/African descent 85.3%, mixed 10.9%, East Indian 2.2%, other 1.6%, unspecified 0.1% (2010 est.) |
| Languages | English (official), French patois |
| Religions | Roman Catholic 61.5%, Protestant 25.5% (includes Seventh Day Adventist 10.4%, Pentecostal 8.9%, Baptist 2.2%, Anglican 1.6%, Church of God 1.5%, other Protestant 0.9%), other Christian 3.4% (includes Evangelical 2.3% and Jehovah's Witness 1.1%), Rastafarian 1.9%, other 0.4%, none 5.9%, unspecified 1.4% (2010 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 19.24% (male 16,484/female 15,546) 15-24 years: 13.6% (male 11,475/female 11,165) 25-54 years: 42.83% (male 34,436/female 36,868) 55-64 years: 11.23% (male 8,624/female 10,075) 65 years and over: 13.1% (male 9,894/female 11,920) (2020 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 39.4 youth dependency ratio: 25 elderly dependency ratio: 14.4 potential support ratio: 7 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 36.9 years male: 35.7 years female: 38 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.3% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 12.27 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 7.96 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -1.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Population distribution | most of the population is found on the periphery of the island, with a larger concentration in the north around the capital of Castries |
| Urbanization | urban population: 18.9% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.98% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 22,000 CASTRIES (capital) (2018) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.93 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.86 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 117 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 12.23 deaths/1,000 live births male: 11.44 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 78.71 years male: 75.96 years female: 81.62 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.73 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 55.5% (2011/12) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 4.4% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 0.64 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Hospital bed density | 1.3 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 95.6% of population rural: 100% of population total: 99.2% of population unimproved: urban: 4.4% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0.8% of population (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.6% (2018) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | <1,000 (2018) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2018) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 19.7% (2016) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 2.8% (2012) |
| Education expenditures | 3.3% of GDP (2018) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 13 years (2019) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
