Saint Lucia People - 2023


SOURCE: 2023 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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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.)

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

15-64 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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Saint Lucia on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Saint Lucia 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Saint Lucia 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.

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