The latest officially reported population of Australia was 27,196,812 in 2024 vs 179,744 people in Saint Lucia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Australia's population is 27,722,756 people compared to 180,492 in Saint Lucia.
Population statistics:
- Australia's population is 153.6 times bigger than Saint Lucia's.
- Australia is ranked the 55th most populous country in the world, while Saint Lucia is the 178th.
- The countries together account for 0.34% of the world: 0.33% for Australia vs 0.002% for Saint Lucia.
- For the last 10 years, Australia has had an average growth rate of +1.49% per year vs +0.33% in Saint Lucia.
- Since 2006, the population of Australia has increased from 20.5M people to 27.7M (35.6% growth), while Saint Lucia has grown from 167K to 180K (8.31% growth).
- Australia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 43.9M people compared to the peak of 181K people in 2032 for Saint Lucia.
Australia vs Saint Lucia: live population counter
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| Current population |
27722756
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180492
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| Population rank | 55/197 | 178/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.33% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
58.7 seconds
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19.1 hours
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| One birth every |
1.83 minutes
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4.34 hours
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| One death every |
2.86 minutes
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5.67 hours
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| One migration net change every |
3.79 minutes
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1.86 months
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| Annual migration change | +138,510 | -7 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,471 | +1 |
| Annual growth/decline | +536,890 | +459 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.01% | +0.26% |
| Population growth rate rank | 51/197 | 154/197 |
Australia and Saint Lucia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 10,276,477 | 92,585 | - | - |
| 1961 | 10,483,000 | 93,490 | 2.01% | 0.98% |
| 1962 | 10,742,000 | 94,505 | 2.47% | 1.09% |
| 1963 | 10,950,000 | 95,519 | 1.94% | 1.07% |
| 1964 | 11,167,000 | 96,505 | 1.98% | 1.03% |
| 1965 | 11,388,000 | 97,493 | 1.98% | 1.02% |
| 1966 | 11,651,000 | 98,463 | 2.31% | 0.99% |
| 1967 | 11,799,000 | 99,504 | 1.27% | 1.06% |
| 1968 | 12,009,000 | 100,675 | 1.78% | 1.18% |
| 1969 | 12,263,000 | 101,879 | 2.12% | 1.2% |
| 1970 | 12,507,000 | 103,165 | 1.99% | 1.26% |
| 1971 | 12,937,000 | 104,564 | 3.44% | 1.36% |
| 1972 | 13,177,000 | 106,002 | 1.86% | 1.38% |
| 1973 | 13,380,000 | 107,498 | 1.54% | 1.41% |
| 1974 | 13,723,000 | 109,076 | 2.56% | 1.47% |
| 1975 | 13,893,000 | 110,725 | 1.24% | 1.51% |
| 1976 | 14,033,000 | 112,425 | 1.01% | 1.54% |
| 1977 | 14,192,000 | 114,135 | 1.13% | 1.52% |
| 1978 | 14,358,000 | 115,834 | 1.17% | 1.49% |
| 1979 | 14,514,000 | 117,528 | 1.09% | 1.46% |
| 1980 | 14,692,000 | 119,290 | 1.23% | 1.5% |
| 1981 | 14,923,260 | 121,166 | 1.57% | 1.57% |
| 1982 | 15,184,247 | 123,087 | 1.75% | 1.59% |
| 1983 | 15,393,472 | 125,044 | 1.38% | 1.59% |
| 1984 | 15,579,391 | 127,067 | 1.21% | 1.62% |
| 1985 | 15,788,312 | 129,159 | 1.34% | 1.65% |
| 1986 | 16,018,350 | 131,239 | 1.46% | 1.61% |
| 1987 | 16,263,874 | 133,227 | 1.53% | 1.51% |
| 1988 | 16,532,164 | 135,000 | 1.65% | 1.33% |
| 1989 | 16,814,416 | 136,512 | 1.71% | 1.12% |
| 1990 | 17,065,128 | 137,857 | 1.49% | 0.99% |
| 1991 | 17,284,036 | 139,520 | 1.28% | 1.21% |
| 1992 | 17,478,635 | 141,617 | 1.13% | 1.5% |
| 1993 | 17,634,808 | 143,726 | 0.89% | 1.49% |
| 1994 | 17,805,468 | 145,890 | 0.97% | 1.51% |
| 1995 | 18,004,882 | 148,208 | 1.12% | 1.59% |
| 1996 | 18,224,767 | 150,436 | 1.22% | 1.5% |
| 1997 | 18,423,037 | 152,569 | 1.09% | 1.42% |
| 1998 | 18,607,584 | 154,677 | 1% | 1.38% |
| 1999 | 18,812,264 | 156,702 | 1.1% | 1.31% |
| 2000 | 19,028,802 | 158,616 | 1.15% | 1.22% |
| 2001 | 19,274,701 | 160,237 | 1.29% | 1.02% |
| 2002 | 19,495,210 | 161,641 | 1.14% | 0.88% |
| 2003 | 19,720,737 | 162,976 | 1.16% | 0.83% |
| 2004 | 19,932,722 | 164,239 | 1.07% | 0.77% |
| 2005 | 20,176,844 | 165,450 | 1.22% | 0.74% |
| 2006 | 20,450,966 | 166,639 | 1.36% | 0.72% |
| 2007 | 20,827,622 | 167,758 | 1.84% | 0.67% |
| 2008 | 21,249,199 | 168,808 | 2.02% | 0.63% |
| 2009 | 21,691,653 | 169,869 | 2.08% | 0.63% |
| 2010 | 22,031,750 | 170,906 | 1.57% | 0.61% |
| 2011 | 22,340,024 | 171,801 | 1.4% | 0.52% |
| 2012 | 22,733,465 | 172,587 | 1.76% | 0.46% |
| 2013 | 23,128,129 | 173,369 | 1.74% | 0.45% |
| 2014 | 23,475,686 | 174,138 | 1.5% | 0.44% |
| 2015 | 23,815,995 | 174,905 | 1.45% | 0.44% |
| 2016 | 24,190,907 | 175,646 | 1.57% | 0.42% |
| 2017 | 24,592,588 | 176,342 | 1.66% | 0.4% |
| 2018 | 24,963,258 | 177,017 | 1.51% | 0.38% |
| 2019 | 25,334,826 | 177,661 | 1.49% | 0.36% |
| 2020 | 25,649,248 | 178,250 | 1.24% | 0.33% |
| 2021 | 25,685,412 | 178,522 | 0.14% | 0.15% |
| 2022 | 26,018,721 | 178,781 | 1.3% | 0.15% |
| 2023 | 26,659,922 | 179,285 | 2.46% | 0.28% |
| 2024 | 27,196,812 | 179,744 | 2.01% | 0.26% |
| 2025 | 27,462,351 | 180,148 | 0.98% | 0.23% |
| 2026 | 27,720,006 | 180,489 | 0.94% | 0.19% |
| 2027 | 27,971,653 | 180,771 | 0.91% | 0.16% |
| 2028 | 28,220,660 | 181,003 | 0.89% | 0.13% |
| 2029 | 28,462,685 | 181,198 | 0.86% | 0.11% |
| 2030 | 28,698,853 | 181,360 | 0.83% | 0.09% |
| 2031 | 28,932,262 | 181,463 | 0.81% | 0.06% |
| 2032 | 29,160,438 | 181,495 | 0.79% | 0.02% |
| 2033 | 29,384,107 | 181,458 | 0.77% | -0.02% |
| 2034 | 29,605,432 | 181,354 | 0.75% | -0.06% |
| 2035 | 29,826,537 | 181,177 | 0.75% | -0.1% |
| 2036 | 30,047,917 | 180,948 | 0.74% | -0.13% |
| 2037 | 30,264,792 | 180,636 | 0.72% | -0.17% |
| 2038 | 30,480,032 | 180,230 | 0.71% | -0.22% |
| 2039 | 30,694,219 | 179,781 | 0.7% | -0.25% |
| 2040 | 30,907,034 | 179,296 | 0.69% | -0.27% |
| 2041 | 31,123,706 | 178,760 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2042 | 31,343,677 | 178,187 | 0.71% | -0.32% |
| 2043 | 31,563,469 | 177,593 | 0.7% | -0.33% |
| 2044 | 31,781,220 | 176,937 | 0.69% | -0.37% |
| 2045 | 32,000,146 | 176,243 | 0.69% | -0.39% |
| 2046 | 32,223,471 | 175,520 | 0.7% | -0.41% |
| 2047 | 32,443,112 | 174,726 | 0.68% | -0.45% |
| 2048 | 32,662,412 | 173,877 | 0.68% | -0.49% |
| 2049 | 32,881,878 | 172,991 | 0.67% | -0.51% |
| 2050 | 33,095,459 | 172,081 | 0.65% | -0.53% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Australia increased by 3,739,941 people (a 18.3% growth), while Saint Lucia gained 9,007 people (a 5.41% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Australia gained 3,531,849 (a 14.6% growth), while Saint Lucia's population increased by 4,846 (a 2.76% growth).
Australia was ranked 54th most populous country in 2006 and is 55th in 2026. Saint Lucia was ranked 177th in 2006 and ranked 178th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Australia's population will grow by 19.4% to 33,095,459 people with a rank change from 55th to 59th. The population of Saint Lucia will decrease by 4.66% to 172,081 people and rank change from 178th to 179th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Sydney | 5.45M |
| Melbourne | 5.35M |
| Brisbane | 2.71M |
| Perth | 2.14M |
| Adelaide | 1.39M |
| Gold Coast | 608K |
| Canberra | 381K |
| Sunshine Coast | 284K |
| Wollongong | 262K |
| Ipswich | 233K |
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| City | Population |
| Castries | 70K |
| Vieux Fort | 15.8K |
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Population differences between Australia and Saint Lucia
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| Life expectancy | 84.3 years | 73.2 years |
| Average age | 40.1 years | 36.5 years |
| Median age | 39 years | 35.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman |
| Population density | 9.16 ppl/mi² | 763 ppl/mi² |
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