Population: 153,075 (July 1991), growth rate 2.2% (1991)

Birth rate: 31 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: - 4 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 18 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 69 years male, 74 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 3.5 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Saint Lucian(s); adjective--Saint Lucian

Ethnic divisions: African descent 90.3%, mixed 5.5%, East Indian 3.2%, Caucasian 0.8%

Religion: Roman Catholic 90%, Protestant 7%, Anglican 3%

Language: English (official), French patois

Literacy: 67% (male 65%, female 69%) age 15 and over having ever attended school (1980)

Labor force: 43,800; agriculture 43.4%, services 38.9%, industry and commerce 17.7% (1983 est.)

Organized labor: 20% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Saint Lucia on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Saint Lucia People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Saint Lucia People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.