Saint Lucia People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
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.)
NOTE: The information regarding Saint Lucia on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Saint Lucia 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Saint Lucia 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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