Saint Lucia People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

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.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

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

15-24 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.)

Current Health Expenditure

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

HIV/AIDS - deaths

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)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 37.2%

male: 39.6%

female: 34.3% (2019 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Saint Lucia on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Saint Lucia 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Saint Lucia 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.