Population in Dominica compared to Saint Lucia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Dominica and Saint Lucia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Dominica	Saint Lucia	Dominica	Saint Lucia
1960	59,372	92,585	-	-
1961	60,209	93,490	1.41%	0.98%
1962	60,948	94,505	1.23%	1.09%
1963	61,739	95,519	1.3%	1.07%
1964	62,587	96,505	1.37%	1.03%
1965	63,505	97,493	1.47%	1.02%
1966	64,507	98,463	1.58%	0.99%
1967	65,585	99,504	1.67%	1.06%
1968	66,732	100,675	1.75%	1.18%
1969	67,934	101,879	1.8%	1.2%
1970	68,908	103,165	1.43%	1.26%
1971	69,532	104,564	0.91%	1.36%
1972	70,060	106,002	0.76%	1.38%
1973	70,585	107,498	0.75%	1.41%
1974	71,091	109,076	0.72%	1.47%
1975	71,570	110,725	0.67%	1.51%
1976	72,017	112,425	0.62%	1.54%
1977	72,406	114,135	0.54%	1.52%
1978	72,724	115,834	0.44%	1.49%
1979	72,959	117,528	0.32%	1.46%
1980	73,083	119,290	0.17%	1.5%
1981	72,986	121,166	-0.13%	1.57%
1982	72,688	123,087	-0.41%	1.59%
1983	72,365	125,044	-0.44%	1.59%
1984	72,056	127,067	-0.43%	1.62%
1985	71,744	129,159	-0.43%	1.65%
1986	71,406	131,239	-0.47%	1.61%
1987	71,023	133,227	-0.54%	1.51%
1988	70,608	135,000	-0.58%	1.33%
1989	70,153	136,512	-0.64%	1.12%
1990	69,627	137,857	-0.75%	0.99%
1991	69,296	139,520	-0.48%	1.21%
1992	69,325	141,617	0.04%	1.5%
1993	69,433	143,726	0.16%	1.49%
1994	69,477	145,890	0.06%	1.51%
1995	69,469	148,208	-0.01%	1.59%
1996	69,410	150,436	-0.08%	1.5%
1997	69,299	152,569	-0.16%	1.42%
1998	69,124	154,677	-0.25%	1.38%
1999	68,870	156,702	-0.37%	1.31%
2000	68,511	158,616	-0.52%	1.22%
2001	68,288	160,237	-0.33%	1.02%
2002	68,367	161,641	0.12%	0.88%
2003	68,531	162,976	0.24%	0.83%
2004	68,649	164,239	0.17%	0.77%
2005	68,734	165,450	0.12%	0.74%
2006	68,806	166,639	0.1%	0.72%
2007	68,847	167,758	0.06%	0.67%
2008	68,854	168,808	0.01%	0.63%
2009	68,864	169,869	0.01%	0.63%
2010	68,859	170,906	-0.007%	0.61%
2011	69,053	171,801	0.28%	0.52%
2012	69,118	172,587	0.09%	0.46%
2013	69,715	173,369	0.86%	0.45%
2014	70,373	174,138	0.94%	0.44%
2015	70,410	174,905	0.05%	0.44%
2016	69,606	175,646	-1.14%	0.42%
2017	68,496	176,342	-1.59%	0.4%
2018	68,174	177,017	-0.47%	0.38%
2019	67,880	177,661	-0.43%	0.36%
2020	67,573	178,250	-0.45%	0.33%
2021	67,202	178,522	-0.55%	0.15%
2022	66,826	178,781	-0.56%	0.15%
2023	66,510	179,285	-0.47%	0.28%
2024	66,205	179,744	-0.46%	0.26%
2025	65,870	180,148	-0.51%	0.23%
2026	65,508	180,489	-0.55%	0.19%
2027	65,160	180,771	-0.53%	0.16%
2028	64,808	181,003	-0.54%	0.13%
2029	64,475	181,198	-0.51%	0.11%
2030	64,169	181,360	-0.47%	0.09%
2031	63,949	181,463	-0.34%	0.06%
2032	63,825	181,495	-0.19%	0.02%
2033	63,775	181,458	-0.08%	-0.02%
2034	63,756	181,354	-0.03%	-0.06%
2035	63,764	181,177	0.01%	-0.1%
2036	63,757	180,948	-0.01%	-0.13%
2037	63,770	180,636	0.02%	-0.17%
2038	63,784	180,230	0.02%	-0.22%
2039	63,792	179,781	0.01%	-0.25%
2040	63,798	179,296	0.009%	-0.27%
2041	63,804	178,760	0.009%	-0.3%
2042	63,778	178,187	-0.04%	-0.32%
2043	63,731	177,593	-0.07%	-0.33%
2044	63,677	176,937	-0.08%	-0.37%
2045	63,630	176,243	-0.07%	-0.39%
2046	63,575	175,520	-0.09%	-0.41%
2047	63,501	174,726	-0.12%	-0.45%
2048	63,411	173,877	-0.14%	-0.49%
2049	63,303	172,991	-0.17%	-0.51%
2050	63,191	172,081	-0.18%	-0.53%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Dominica increased by 1,676 people (a 2.44% growth), while Saint Lucia gained 9,455 people (a 5.71% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Dominica lost -4,540 (a 6.45% decline), while Saint Lucia's population increased by 5,516 (a 3.15% growth).

Dominica was ranked 187th most populous country in 2005 and is 188th in 2025. Saint Lucia was ranked 177th in 2005 and ranked 178th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Dominica's population will shrink by 4.07% to 63,191 people and will still be ranked 188th. The population of Saint Lucia will decrease by 4.62% to 172,081 people and rank change from 178th to 179th.