Saint Lucia People - 2023

Population

167,591 (2023 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), Saint Lucian Creole

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: 18.23% (male 15,734/female 14,820)

15-64 years: 66.97% (male 54,354/female 57,880)

65 years and over: 14.8% (2023 est.) (male 11,257/female 13,546)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 37.7

youth dependency ratio: 25.2

elderly dependency ratio: 12.5

potential support ratio: 8 (2021 est.)

Median age

total: 36.9 years

male: 35.7 years

female: 38 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

0.27% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

11.73 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

8.17 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 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: 19.2% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.98% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

22,000 CASTRIES (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female

total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

73 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 11.75 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 11.03 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 12.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 79.18 years

male: 76.46 years

female: 82.06 years (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.72 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.84 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

55.5% (2011/12)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 99.4% of population

rural: 98.5% of population

total: 98.7% of population

unimproved: urban: 0.6% of population

rural: 1.5% of population

total: 1.3% of population (2020 est.)

Current health expenditure

6.7% of GDP (2020)

Physicians density

0.64 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Hospital bed density

1.3 beds/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 97.6% of population

rural: 92.9% of population

total: 93.8% of population

unimproved: urban: 2.4% of population

rural: 7.1% of population

total: 6.2% of population (2020 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

19.7% (2016)

Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 9.3 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer: 3.21 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine: 0.4 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits: 5.1 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols: 0.6 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

2.8% (2012)

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

53.6% (2023 est.)

Education expenditures

3.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

Literacy

total population: NA

male: NA

female: NA

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 13 years

male: 12 years

female: 13 years (2020)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

total: 38.7%

male: 41%

female: 36.2% (2021 est.)