World Factbook
Saint Lucia
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
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.)
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
total population
0.94 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.83 male(s)/female
Birth rate
11.17 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
8.41 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
38.4 years
total
40.4 years (2025 est.)
female
40.9 years
Population
male
81,678
total
168,462 (2025 est.)
female
86,784
Nationality
noun
Saint Lucian(s)
adjective
Saint Lucian
Tobacco use
male
24.1% (2025 est.)
total
13.1% (2025 est.)
female
2.6% (2025 est.)
Urbanization
urban population
19.2% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0.98% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
17.9% (male 15,505/female 14,607)
15-64 years
66.7% (male 54,260/female 57,747)
65 years and over
15.4% (2024 est.) (male 11,752/female 14,167)
Ethnic groups
Black/African descent 85.3%, mixed 10.9%, East Indian 2.2%, other 1.6%, unspecified 0.1% (2010 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
50.9 (2025 est.)
youth dependency ratio
26.6 (2025 est.)
potential support ratio
4.1 (2025 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
24.3 (2025 est.)
Physician density
4.23 physicians/1,000 population (2020)
Health expenditure
Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
6.2% of GDP (2021)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
9% of national budget (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Hospital bed density
2 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.71 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: rural
rural: 96.8% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 96.9% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 97.2% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 3.2% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 3.1% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 2.8% of population (2022 est.)
Education expenditure
Education expenditure (% GDP)
3.8% of GDP (2024 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget)
12.7% national budget (2025 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
10.8 deaths/1,000 live births
total
11.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
12.2 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
0.25% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.83 (2025 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
Life expectancy at birth
male
76.7 years
female
82.3 years
total population
79.4 years (2024 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
44 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: rural
rural: 92.9% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 93.8% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 97.6% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 7.1% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 6.2% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 2.4% of population (2022 est.)
Alcohol consumption per capita
beer
3.21 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine
0.4 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
total
9.3 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.)
Major urban areas - population
22,000 CASTRIES (capital) (2018)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
19.7% (2016)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
male
12 years (2023 est.)
total
13 years (2023 est.)
female
13 years (2023 est.)