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Saint Lucia Demographics Profile

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Population166,637 (July 2021 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Saint Lucian(s)

adjective: Saint Lucian
Ethnic groupsBlack/African descent 85.3%, mixed 10.9%, East Indian 2.2%, other 1.6%, unspecified 0.1% (2010 est.)
LanguagesEnglish (official), French patois
ReligionsRoman 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 structure0-14 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 ratiostotal dependency ratio: 39.4

youth dependency ratio: 25

elderly dependency ratio: 14.4

potential support ratio: 7 (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 36.9 years

male: 35.7 years

female: 38 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate0.3% (2021 est.)
Birth rate12.27 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate7.96 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-1.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Population distributionmost of the population is found on the periphery of the island, with a larger concentration in the north around the capital of Castries
Urbanizationurban population: 18.9% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.98% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major cities - population22,000 CASTRIES (capital) (2018)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.93 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.86 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female

total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Maternal mortality rate117 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 12.23 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 11.44 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 13.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 78.71 years

male: 75.96 years

female: 81.62 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.73 children born/woman (2021 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate55.5% (2011/12)
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Health expenditures4.4% (2018)
Physicians density0.64 physicians/1,000 population (2017)
Hospital bed density1.3 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 95.6% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 99.2% of population

unimproved: urban: 4.4% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0.8% of population (2017 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.6% (2018)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS<1,000 (2018)
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2018)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate19.7% (2016)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight2.8% (2012)
Education expenditures3.3% of GDP (2018)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 13 years (2019)

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021