Saint Lucia People - 2022

Population

167,122 (2022 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: 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: 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

0.29% (2022 est.)

Birth rate

12.02 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Death rate

8.07 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Net migration rate

-1.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 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% of total population (2022)

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

15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.94 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.86 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female

total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2022 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

117 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 11.99 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 11.23 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 12.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 78.95 years

male: 76.21 years

female: 81.84 years (2022 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.72 children born/woman (2022 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

4.3% of GDP (2019)

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.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

N/A

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)

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: 44.7%

male: 46.4%

female: 42.6% (2021 est.)