Saint Lucia has a population density of 763 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Saint Lucia has 36,950 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Saint Lucia and the Vatican are ranked 34th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Saint Lucia has 0.002% of the world's population and 0.0004% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Saint Lucia is 87% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Saint Lucia
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 763 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 34/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
180421
|
949
|
| Land area | 235.5 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 36,530 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 80.7% | n/a |
| Urban population | 19.3% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Saint Lucia vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Saint Lucia increased by 12%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Saint Lucia ranked 31st for population density and is in 33rd place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Saint Lucia
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 763 | - |
| 2023 | 761 | - |
| 2022 | 759 | - |
| 2021 | 758 | - |
| 2020 | 757 | - |
| 2019 | 754 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 752 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 749 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 746 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 743 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 739 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 736 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 733 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 729 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 726 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 721 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 717 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 712 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 708 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 702 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 697 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 692 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 686 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 680 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 673 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 665 | - |
| 1998 | 657 | - |
| 1997 | 648 | - |
| 1996 | 639 | - |
| 1995 | 629 | - |
| 1994 | 619 | - |
| 1993 | 610 | - |
| 1992 | 601 | - |
| 1991 | 592 | - |
| 1990 | 585 | - |
| 1989 | 580 | - |
| 1988 | 573 | - |
| 1987 | 566 | - |
| 1986 | 557 | - |
| 1985 | 548 | - |
| 1984 | 540 | - |
| 1983 | 531 | - |
| 1982 | 523 | - |
| 1981 | 514 | - |
| 1980 | 506 | - |
| 1979 | 499 | - |
| 1978 | 492 | - |
| 1977 | 485 | - |
| 1976 | 477 | - |
| 1975 | 470 | - |
| 1974 | 463 | - |
| 1973 | 456 | - |
| 1972 | 450 | - |
| 1971 | 444 | - |
| 1970 | 438 | - |
| 1969 | 433 | - |
| 1968 | 427 | - |
| 1967 | 422 | - |
| 1966 | 418 | - |
| 1965 | 414 | - |
| 1964 | 410 | - |
| 1963 | 406 | - |
| 1962 | 401 | - |
| 1961 | 397 | - |
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