Demographics of St Lucia

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
Date29 May 2024

There are 89k males and 92k females in Saint Lucia. The percentage of the male population is 49.36%, compared to 50.64% of the female population. Saint Lucia has 2,304 more females than males. The sex ratio in Saint Lucia in 2024 will be 97.483 males per 100 females. Saint Lucia is in the 78th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate

Saint Lucia population

Year Population Growth (%)
195086,6951.17
195588,4630.47
196091,6141.35
196597,0241.12
1970103,0901.65
1975111,4971.70
1980121,6331.85
1985132,7511.58
1990142,3011.35
1995152,3481.11
2000159,5000.67
2005165,3860.67
2010170,9350.79
2015175,6230.47
2020179,2370.35
2021179,6510.11
2022179,8570.12
2023180,2510.32
2024180,8050.29
  • Total
  • Crude

Saint Lucia death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
19501,7013,57819.52241.062
19551,3964,33215.54948.255
19601,3124,45214.17548.084
19651,0524,20710.72942.898
19708863,9808.53838.345
19758554,2127.61037.500
19808344,3936.81635.913
19857934,2725.94332.010
19908663,9996.06127.989
19959493,7186.20724.308
20001,1152,9576.98018.514
20051,1452,3456.92414.185
20101,2492,1527.32012.618
20151,3532,1647.70612.321
20201,4712,0918.20511.667
20211,8502,06410.29911.490
20221,8262,03510.15111.316
20231,4412,0097.99611.147
20241,4611,9948.08211.029
  • 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 (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 5,133 4,995 10,128 5.60 102.763
05-09 5,349 5,210 10,559 5.84 102.668
10-14 5,468 5,318 10,786 5.97 102.821
15-19 6,311 6,040 12,351 6.83 104.487
20-24 6,983 6,800 13,783 7.62 102.691
25-29 7,935 7,766 15,701 8.68 102.176
30-34 8,180 7,837 16,017 8.86 104.377
35-39 7,231 7,296 14,528 8.04 99.109
40-44 6,752 6,791 13,543 7.49 99.426
45-49 6,231 6,258 12,489 6.91 99.569
50-54 5,848 6,206 12,053 6.67 94.231
55-59 5,587 5,921 11,508 6.36 94.359
60-64 4,567 4,997 9,565 5.29 91.395
65-69 3,256 3,735 6,990 3.87 87.175
70-74 2,047 2,619 4,667 2.58 78.160
75-79 1,320 1,883 3,203 1.77 70.101
80-84 688 1,125 1,813 1.00 61.156
85-89 272 524 796 0.44 51.908
90-94 81 195 276 0.15 41.538
95-99 12 37 50 0.03 32.432
100+ 0 2 2 0.00 0.000
Total 89,251 91,555 180,808 97.483