Saint Lucia's population rose from 150,436 in 1996 to 180,149 in 2025.
Saint Lucia · Population & demographics
Size, growth, ages, births, deaths, urbanisation and migration.
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Saint Lucia's population growth fell from 1.5 % in 1996 to 0.2 % in 2025.
Saint Lucia's population density rose from 239.2 in 1994 to 293.9 in 2023.
Saint Lucia's population, female (% of total) rose from 50.5 % in 1996 to 50.7 % in 2025.
Saint Lucia's urbanisation rose from 29.0 % in 1996 to 29.1 % in 2025.
Saint Lucia's urban population rose from 43,564 in 1996 to 52,417 in 2025.
Saint Lucia's rural population rose from 106,872 in 1996 to 127,732 in 2025.
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- Fertilityup +0.4 %180th of 217
- Birth rate, crudedown −0.5 %130th of 217
- Death rate, crudeup +1.1 %69th of 217
- Adolescent fertility ratedown −2.4 %110th of 217
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- Median ageup +0.4 yrs92nd of 216
- Children (0–14)down −0.3 pts151st of 217
- Working age (15–64)down −0.1 pts13th of 217
- Seniors (65+)up +0.3 pts100th of 217
- Age dependency ratioup +0.1 pts205th of 217
- Old-age dependency ratioup +0.5 pts104th of 217
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- Net migrationdown −228.6 %90th of 217
- Migrant stockdown −0.2 pts116th of 216
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- Refugees hostedup +5.0160th of 178
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- Life expectancyup +0.1 yrs127th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, femaleup +0.1 yrs127th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, maleup +0.1 yrs136th of 217