Demographics of St Lucia

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date22 May 2025

As of 2025, the population of Saint Lucia is projected at 180k, compared to 180k in 2024. It ranks 191st in the world by population and 22nd in North America. The population growth rate in 2025 is projected at 0.20 percent, the 161th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 89k males and 91k females in Saint Lucia. The percentage of the male population is 49.33%, compared to 50.68% of the female population. Saint Lucia has 2,433 more females than males. The sex ratio in Saint Lucia in 2025 will be 97.335 males per 100 females. Saint Lucia is in the 90th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Saint Lucia population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
195045,62347,36892,9911.1496.316
195545,59848,20693,803-0.3794.590
196044,27348,31392,5850.9091.638
196546,89950,59397,4931.0092.699
197049,40553,760103,1651.3491.899
197553,34857,377110,7251.5192.978
198058,21861,072119,2901.5595.327
198563,28165,878129,1591.6496.058
199067,96969,888137,8570.9297.254
199573,26374,945148,2081.6197.756
200078,73379,883158,6161.1498.560
200582,32083,129165,4500.7299.027
201085,45785,449170,9060.58100.009
201587,14687,758174,9050.4499.303
202088,38789,864178,2500.3198.356
202188,40990,113178,522-0.0198.109
202288,43390,349178,7810.3097.879
202388,59990,686179,2850.2797.699
202488,74391,001179,7440.2497.519
202588,85891,291180,1490.2097.335
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195048.28916.2646.420
195555.41115.7656.446
196057.86515.3786.767
196561.92413.8096.688
197064.29013.9136.101
197565.90914.1715.358
198067.80115.9324.412
198570.30816.6923.970
199070.00818.8733.238
199571.17220.0993.026
200070.77922.7722.207
200572.54424.7731.807
201072.76828.3121.673
201572.93230.4611.473
202072.30832.5731.411
202169.11932.9401.399
202272.67033.3161.387
202372.69733.7451.379
202472.84634.1801.385
202572.99934.6241.375
  • Total
  • Crude

Saint Lucia death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
19501,6844,30618.10746.310
19551,2714,21113.54944.894
19601,1584,35912.50447.083
19659523,9959.76540.977
19708763,9698.49138.472
19758193,9447.39635.623
19808014,0766.71634.170
19857444,3355.75933.561
19908353,8966.05528.258
19958643,8825.82826.193
20001,0202,9876.42818.830
20051,0342,5866.24715.632
20101,1802,3576.90713.789
20151,3122,1537.50112.308
20201,5252,0888.55611.713
20212,0812,06611.65411.572
20221,5122,0418.45511.417
20231,5442,0198.61411.262
20241,5662,0158.71211.209
20251,5881,9858.81511.018
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Saint Lucia

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
195015,89466,89019.199
195517,59669,05820.306
196019,29270,60521.460
196521,82274,48022.660
197024,90179,25923.907
197527,66282,10725.200
198031,31386,67426.540
198535,29991,11927.923
199040,55797,62829.349
199542,297104,74728.765
200043,591113,35827.774
200537,794125,92023.085
201031,841140,73918.450
201532,809144,39718.515
202034,141147,06218.841
202134,454147,45518.940
202234,779147,78419.050
202335,121148,06719.172
202435,479148,29519.306
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Saint Lucia population by Age Group (2025)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 5,079 4,942 10,021 5.56 102.772
05-09 5,282 5,145 10,428 5.79 102.663
10-14 5,378 5,240 10,618 5.89 102.634
15-19 6,288 5,966 12,254 6.80 105.397
20-24 6,827 6,562 13,389 7.43 104.038
25-29 7,731 7,592 15,322 8.51 101.831
30-34 8,239 7,903 16,142 8.96 104.252
35-39 7,280 7,330 14,610 8.11 99.318
40-44 6,789 6,925 13,713 7.61 98.036
45-49 6,228 6,233 12,460 6.92 99.920
50-54 5,822 6,157 11,979 6.65 94.559
55-59 5,542 5,909 11,450 6.36 93.789
60-64 4,669 5,144 9,812 5.45 90.766
65-69 3,311 3,861 7,171 3.98 85.755
70-74 2,075 2,655 4,729 2.63 78.154
75-79 1,294 1,871 3,164 1.76 69.161
80-84 687 1,132 1,819 1.01 60.689
85-89 254 505 759 0.42 50.297
90-94 75 187 263 0.15 40.107
95-99 9 33 42 0.02 27.273
100+ 0 2 2 0.00 0.000
Total 88,859 91,294 180,147 97.333