Demographics of Saint Lucia

This is a demography of the population of Saint Lucia including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Population

According to the 2018 population census, Saint Lucia had a population of 179,667. The official estimated population as of 1 July 2023 was 184,100.The Central Statistical Office of Saint Lucia. The population is evenly divided between urban and rural areas.

Structure of the population

Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% Total 81 919 83 675 165 594 100 0–4 5 979 5 831 11 810 7.13 5–9 6 678 6 472 13 150 7.94 10–14 7 479 7 439 14 918 9.01 15–19 8 116 7 805 15 921 9.61 20–24 6 744 6 876 13 620 8.22 25–29 6 553 6 736 13 289 8.03 30–34 6 150 6 103 12 253 7.40 35–39 5 952 6 333 12 285 7.42 40–44 6 043 6 175 12 218 7.38 45–49 5 496 5 467 10 963 6.62 50–54 4 447 4 479 8 926 5.39 55–59 3 177 3 313 6 490 3.92 60–64 2 687 2 797 5 484 3.31 65-69 2 087 2 293 4 380 2.65 70-74 1 722 1 869 3 591 2.17 75-79 1 145 1 420 2 565 1.55 80-84 796 1 108 1 904 1.15 85-89 428 742 1 170 0.71 90-94 163 282 445 0.27 95-99 69 107 176 0.11 100+ 8 28 36 0.02Age group MaleFemaleTotalPercent 0–14 20 136 19 742 39 878 24.08 15–64 55 365 56 084 111 449 67.30 65+ 6 418 7 849 14 267 8.62

Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% Total 90 419 91 860 182 279 100 0–4 5 381 5 266 10 647 5.84 5–9 5 263 5 047 10 310 5.66 10–14 5 750 5 504 11 254 6.17 15–19 6 307 6 047 12 353 6.78 20–24 6 900 6 839 13 739 7.54 25–29 8 028 7 773 15 801 8.67 30–34 7 594 7 595 15 189 8.33 35–39 7 265 7 425 14 691 8.06 40–44 6 894 6 612 13 507 7.41 45–49 6 458 6 370 12 828 7.04 50–54 6 260 6 352 12 612 6.92 55–59 5 734 5 791 11 524 6.32 60–64 4 670 4 823 9 493 5.21 65-69 3 162 3 500 6 662 3.65 70-74 2 192 2 602 4 794 2.63 75-79 1 376 1 916 3 292 1.81 80-84 775 1 274 2 049 1.12 85+ 410 1 124 1 534 0.84Age group MaleFemaleTotalPercent 0–14 16 394 15 817 32 211 17.67 15–64 66 110 65 627 131 737 72.27 65+ 7 915 10 416 18 331 10.06

Vital statistics

Average populationLive birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude birth rate (per 1000)Crude death rate (per 1000)Natural change (per 1000)Total fertility rateInfant mortality rate 1950 79,0002,8201,1841,63634.114.319.8 1951 80,0002,8921,3891,50334.516.617.9 1952 81,0002,9061,2461,66034.314.719.6 1953 81,0003,0691,1561,91335.913.522.4 1954 82,0003,0901,0282,06235.911.923.9 1955 83,0003,5491,0342,51541.011.929.0 1956 83,0003,5711,1272,44441.012.928.0 1957 84,0003,9241,2702,65444.714.530.3 1958 85,0003,9521,2692,68344.714.430.4 1959 85,0004,1081,2972,81146.114.631.6 1960 86,4444,2401,2812,95947.214.232.9 1961 87,8004,0111,2282,78344.113.530.6 1962 89,1783,9351,1862,74942.712.929.9 1963 90,5773,9811,0692,91242.611.431.2 1964 91,9984,098 8643,23443.29.134.1 1965 93,4414,379 8423,53745.58.736.7 1966 94,9074,307 7463,56144.07.636.4 1967 96,3964,340 8873,45343.68.934.7 1968 97,9084,152 8213,33141.08.132.9 1969 99,4444,057 7913,26639.57.731.8 1970 101,3663,958 8253,13338.07.930.1 1971 102,7794,083 8023,28138.77.631.1 1972 104,1924,151 9503,20139.08.930.1 1973 105,6054,054 8353,21937.77.830.0 1974 107,0183,909 8273,08236.07.628.4 1975 108,4314,016 8553,16137.07.829.2 1976 109,8443,981 8933,08836.28.028.2 1977 111,2574,127 8153,31237.17.229.4 1978 112,6704,029 7813,24835.86.828.4 1979 114,0833,808 8502,95833.47.325.4 1980 115,4993,944 8433,10134.17.126.3 1981 117,3603,811 8432,96832.57.025.5 1982 119,3604,045 8453,20033.97.026.4 1983 121,0833,936 7953,14132.56.526.0 1984 122,9444,040 7403,30032.95.927.0 1985 124,8054,223 8243,39933.86.526.93.5 1986 126,6664,036 8433,19331.96.625.3 1987 128,5273,914 9342,98030.57.123.4 1988 130,3883,579 9022,67727.46.820.6 1989 132,2493,652 8822,77027.66.520.4 1990 134,1103,506 8742,63226.16.319.8 1991 135,9753,657 8662,79126.96.220.7 1992 137,6073,762 9192,84327.36.520.8 1993 139,9093,556 9072,64925.46.318.4 1994 142,6883,568 9152,65325.06.318.7 1995 145,4373,705 9402,76525.56.418.8 1996 147,0623,148 9502,19821.46.415.0 1997 149,6663,444 9812,46323.06.516.3 1998 151,9522,950 9761,97419.46.412.9 1999 154,2202,997 9812,01619.46.313.0 2000 155,9962,904 9411,96318.66.012.5 2001 157,7752,788 9981,79017.76.311.3 2002 158,6442,598 9601,63816.46.010.2 2003 159,5132,3671,0461,32114.86.58.3 2004 160,3822,3841,1141,27014.96.88.1 2005 161,2502,2981,1101,18814.36.97.41.521.3 2006 162,1192,2091,0291,18013.66.37.31.421.7 2007 162,9882,1911,0291,16213.46.37.11.516.9 2008 163,8572,2131,0221,19113.56.27.31.517.6 2009 164,7262,192 9541,23813.35.87.51.516.9 2010 165,595 (census)1,876 96391311.44.56.91.415.4 2011 167,3662,001 1,109 89212.25.96.31.520.9 2012 169,115 2,006 1,184 82212.0 5.56.51.516.2 2013 170,745 2,175 1,113 1,06212.76.5 6.21.64 2014 172,623 2,026 1,358 66811.7 7.93.81.52 2015 174,257 2,168 12.4 1.6326.1 2016 175,819 2,009 11.4 1.5115.0 2017 177,301 1,889 1,23765210.77.0 3.71.4231.0 2018 178,696 1,9161,274 64210.77.1 3.61.4415.8 2019179,995 1,930 1,42850210.7 7.92.81.45 2020181,1921,844 1,329 51510.2 7.32.91.38 20211,943 1.46 20221,792 1.34 20231,647 1.22 2024 1.17 20251,3267.7 1.06

Ethnic groups Saint Lucia's population is predominantly African/black (141,216 in 2010; 85.3% of the total population) or of mixed African-European descent (17,965; 10.8%). 2.2% of the population is East Indian (3,575 residents in 2010) and 0.6% white (991). Saint Lucia also has a small Amerindian (Carib) population. During the past decades the Amerindian (Carib) increased from 366 at the 1991 census (0.3% of the population), 803 at the 2001 census (0.5% of the population) to 951 in 2010 (0.6% of the population).

The remaining 0.5% of the population includes Chinese (0.1%) and people from the Middle East (0.1%).

Languages The official language is English. Saint Lucian Creole French (Kwéyòl), which is colloquially referred to as Patois ("Patwa"), is spoken by 95% of the population. This Antillean Creole is used in literature and music, and is gaining official acknowledgement. Saint Lucian Creole is very related to Haitian Creole as it developed during the early period of French colonisation, the Creole is derived chiefly from French and West African languages, with some vocabulary from Carib and other sources. Saint Lucia is a member of La Francophonie.

Religion

According to the 2010 census, 90.2% percent of the population of Saint Lucia is considered Christian, 2.3% has a non-Christian religion and 5.9% has no religion or did not state a religion (1.4%).

Roughly two thirds of Christians are Roman Catholics (61.5% of the total population), a reflection of early French influence on the island, and 25.5% are Protestant. The Seventh-day Adventists constitute the largest Protestant group, with 10.4% of the population. Pentecostals are the second largest group (8.9%). The next largest group are Evangelicals (2.3% of the population), followed by Baptists (2.2%). Other Christians include Anglicanism (3.4%) and Jehovah's Witnesses (1.1%).

The number of non-Christians is small. These religious groups include the Rastafarian Movement (1.9% of the population), Hinduism (0.3%) and Muslims (0.1%).

In 2023, Saint Lucia was scored 4 out of 4 for religious freedom.Freedom House website, St Lucia, retrieved 2024-01-04

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