The current population of Saint Lucia is 180,421 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 179,744 in 2024.
Population facts:
- For the last 20 years, Saint Lucia has had an average growth rate of 0.45% per year.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 165K people to 180K (9.05% growth in 20 years).
- Saint Lucia is projected to reach 181K people in 2032.
- Saint Lucia is ranked 178/197 by population and was ranked 177th in 2005.
- Saint Lucia accounts for 0.002% of the world's population.
Saint Lucia population clock
Saint Lucia
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World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
180421
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 178/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | N/A |
| One net population change |
19.1 hours
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
4.34 hours
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
5.67 hours
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +1 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +459 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.26% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 152/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
1.86 months
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -7 | N/A |
Saint Lucia population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 92,585 | - |
| 1961 | 93,490 | 0.98% |
| 1962 | 94,505 | 1.09% |
| 1963 | 95,519 | 1.07% |
| 1964 | 96,505 | 1.03% |
| 1965 | 97,493 | 1.02% |
| 1966 | 98,463 | 0.99% |
| 1967 | 99,504 | 1.06% |
| 1968 | 100,675 | 1.18% |
| 1969 | 101,879 | 1.2% |
| 1970 | 103,165 | 1.26% |
| 1971 | 104,564 | 1.36% |
| 1972 | 106,002 | 1.38% |
| 1973 | 107,498 | 1.41% |
| 1974 | 109,076 | 1.47% |
| 1975 | 110,725 | 1.51% |
| 1976 | 112,425 | 1.54% |
| 1977 | 114,135 | 1.52% |
| 1978 | 115,834 | 1.49% |
| 1979 | 117,528 | 1.46% |
| 1980 | 119,290 | 1.5% |
| 1981 | 121,166 | 1.57% |
| 1982 | 123,087 | 1.59% |
| 1983 | 125,044 | 1.59% |
| 1984 | 127,067 | 1.62% |
| 1985 | 129,159 | 1.65% |
| 1986 | 131,239 | 1.61% |
| 1987 | 133,227 | 1.51% |
| 1988 | 135,000 | 1.33% |
| 1989 | 136,512 | 1.12% |
| 1990 | 137,857 | 0.99% |
| 1991 | 139,520 | 1.21% |
| 1992 | 141,617 | 1.5% |
| 1993 | 143,726 | 1.49% |
| 1994 | 145,890 | 1.51% |
| 1995 | 148,208 | 1.59% |
| 1996 | 150,436 | 1.5% |
| 1997 | 152,569 | 1.42% |
| 1998 | 154,677 | 1.38% |
| 1999 | 156,702 | 1.31% |
| 2000 | 158,616 | 1.22% |
| 2001 | 160,237 | 1.02% |
| 2002 | 161,641 | 0.88% |
| 2003 | 162,976 | 0.83% |
| 2004 | 164,239 | 0.77% |
| 2005 | 165,450 | 0.74% |
| 2006 | 166,639 | 0.72% |
| 2007 | 167,758 | 0.67% |
| 2008 | 168,808 | 0.63% |
| 2009 | 169,869 | 0.63% |
| 2010 | 170,906 | 0.61% |
| 2011 | 171,801 | 0.52% |
| 2012 | 172,587 | 0.46% |
| 2013 | 173,369 | 0.45% |
| 2014 | 174,138 | 0.44% |
| 2015 | 174,905 | 0.44% |
| 2016 | 175,646 | 0.42% |
| 2017 | 176,342 | 0.4% |
| 2018 | 177,017 | 0.38% |
| 2019 | 177,661 | 0.36% |
| 2020 | 178,250 | 0.33% |
| 2021 | 178,522 | 0.15% |
| 2022 | 178,781 | 0.15% |
| 2023 | 179,285 | 0.28% |
| 2024 | 179,744 | 0.26% |
| 2025 | 180,148 | 0.23% |
| 2026 | 180,489 | 0.19% |
| 2027 | 180,771 | 0.16% |
| 2028 | 181,003 | 0.13% |
| 2029 | 181,198 | 0.11% |
| 2030 | 181,360 | 0.09% |
| 2031 | 181,463 | 0.06% |
| 2032 | 181,495 | 0.02% |
| 2033 | 181,458 | -0.02% |
| 2034 | 181,354 | -0.06% |
| 2035 | 181,177 | -0.1% |
| 2036 | 180,948 | -0.13% |
| 2037 | 180,636 | -0.17% |
| 2038 | 180,230 | -0.22% |
| 2039 | 179,781 | -0.25% |
| 2040 | 179,296 | -0.27% |
| 2041 | 178,760 | -0.3% |
| 2042 | 178,187 | -0.32% |
| 2043 | 177,593 | -0.33% |
| 2044 | 176,937 | -0.37% |
| 2045 | 176,243 | -0.39% |
| 2046 | 175,520 | -0.41% |
| 2047 | 174,726 | -0.45% |
| 2048 | 173,877 | -0.49% |
| 2049 | 172,991 | -0.51% |
| 2050 | 172,081 | -0.53% |
Saint Lucia has a population of 180K as of 2025, compared to 175K in 2015, 165K in 2005, and 148K in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.32% per year. Saint Lucia is ranked 150th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Saint Lucia will have 176,243 people (-2.32% decline) and still will be ranked 178th.
By the year 2100, Saint Lucia's population is projected to decline by 40% to 108K people.
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Saint Lucia population statistics
|
Saint Lucia
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 73 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 36.5 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 35.2 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.38 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 763 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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