Saint Lucia Demographics

Population of Saint Lucia (2025)

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Saint Lucia Population
180,149
see live
Yearly Change
+0.23%
Global Share
0%
Global Rank
190

Median Age

The median age in Saint Lucia is 34.6 years (2025).

Fertility in Saint Lucia

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline


Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
1.4
(Live Births per Woman, 2025)

Life Expectancy in Saint Lucia

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Both Sexes
73.0
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
76.6
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
69.6
(life expectancy at birth, males)


Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in Saint Lucia


Infant Mortality
13.4
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
16.1
(per 1,000 live births)


Saint Lucia Urban Population

Currently, 19.9% of the population of Saint Lucia is urban (35,853 people in 2025)


Population Density

The 2025 population density in Saint Lucia is 295 people per Km2 (765 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 610 Km2 (236 sq. miles).

Largest Cities in Saint Lucia

# City Name Population

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Sources

Definitions

Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called “Age-Sex Pyramid”) is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigeria Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

Population pyramid stages

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio
Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio
Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

**Total dependency ratio
**Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.
Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as “working age” may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the “dependent” population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.