Saint Lucia Demographics Profile 2008

Population

159,585 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 25.2% (male 20,614/female 19,559)
15-64 years: 65.8% (male 50,897/female 54,140)
65 years and over: 9% (male 6,481/female 7,894) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 29.2 years
male: 28.2 years
female: 30.2 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

0.436% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

15.4 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

6.71 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

-4.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 13.8 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 12.75 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 14.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 76.25 years
male: 73.59 years
female: 79.05 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.86 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Nationality

noun: Saint Lucian(s)
adjective: Saint Lucian

Ethnic groups

black 82.5%, mixed 11.9%, East Indian 2.4%, other or unspecified 3.1% (2001 census)

Religions

Roman Catholic 67.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Rastafarian 2.1%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%, other Christian 5.1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.5% (2001 census)

Languages

English (official), French patois

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 90.1%
male: 89.5%
female: 90.6% (2001 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006)

Education expenditures

6.6% of GDP (2006)