The latest officially reported population of Saint Lucia was 179,744 in 2024 vs 121,354 people in the Seychelles in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Saint Lucia's population is 180,492 people compared to 125,600 in the Seychelles.
Population statistics:
- Saint Lucia's population is 1.44 times bigger than the Seychelles'.
- Saint Lucia is ranked the 178th most populous country in the world, while the Seychelles is the 181st.
- The countries together account for 0.004% of the world: 0.002% for Saint Lucia vs 0.002% for the Seychelles.
- For the last 10 years, Saint Lucia has had an average growth rate of +0.33% per year vs +2.9% in the Seychelles.
- Since 2006, the population of Saint Lucia has increased from 167K people to 180K (8.31% growth), while the Seychelles has grown from 84.6K to 126K (48.5% growth).
- Saint Lucia is projected to reach its peak in 2032 at 181K people compared to the peak of 133K people in 2042 for the Seychelles.
Saint Lucia vs Seychelles: live population counter
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| Current population |
180492
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125600
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| Population rank | 178/197 | 181/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
19.1 hours
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5.54 hours
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| One birth every |
4.34 hours
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5.63 hours
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| One death every |
5.67 hours
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10 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.86 months
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5.01 hours
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| Annual migration change | -7 | +1,747 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1 | +4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +459 | +1,581 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.26% | +1.32% |
| Population growth rate rank | 154/197 | 81/197 |
Saint Lucia and the Seychelles: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 92,585 | 41,700 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,490 | 42,889 | 0.98% | 2.85% |
| 1962 | 94,505 | 44,042 | 1.09% | 2.69% |
| 1963 | 95,519 | 45,176 | 1.07% | 2.57% |
| 1964 | 96,505 | 46,322 | 1.03% | 2.54% |
| 1965 | 97,493 | 47,500 | 1.02% | 2.54% |
| 1966 | 98,463 | 48,699 | 0.99% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 99,504 | 49,911 | 1.06% | 2.49% |
| 1968 | 100,675 | 51,134 | 1.18% | 2.45% |
| 1969 | 101,879 | 52,365 | 1.2% | 2.41% |
| 1970 | 103,165 | 53,600 | 1.26% | 2.36% |
| 1971 | 104,564 | 54,695 | 1.36% | 2.04% |
| 1972 | 106,002 | 56,029 | 1.38% | 2.44% |
| 1973 | 107,498 | 56,892 | 1.41% | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 109,076 | 57,937 | 1.47% | 1.84% |
| 1975 | 110,725 | 59,292 | 1.51% | 2.34% |
| 1976 | 112,425 | 60,504 | 1.54% | 2.04% |
| 1977 | 114,135 | 61,786 | 1.52% | 2.12% |
| 1978 | 115,834 | 62,150 | 1.49% | 0.59% |
| 1979 | 117,528 | 62,686 | 1.46% | 0.86% |
| 1980 | 119,290 | 63,261 | 1.5% | 0.92% |
| 1981 | 121,166 | 64,035 | 1.57% | 1.22% |
| 1982 | 123,087 | 64,413 | 1.59% | 0.59% |
| 1983 | 125,044 | 64,335 | 1.59% | -0.12% |
| 1984 | 127,067 | 64,717 | 1.62% | 0.59% |
| 1985 | 129,159 | 65,244 | 1.65% | 0.81% |
| 1986 | 131,239 | 65,652 | 1.61% | 0.63% |
| 1987 | 133,227 | 68,499 | 1.51% | 4.34% |
| 1988 | 135,000 | 68,755 | 1.33% | 0.37% |
| 1989 | 136,512 | 69,167 | 1.12% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 137,857 | 69,507 | 0.99% | 0.49% |
| 1991 | 139,520 | 70,439 | 1.21% | 1.34% |
| 1992 | 141,617 | 70,763 | 1.5% | 0.46% |
| 1993 | 143,726 | 72,253 | 1.49% | 2.11% |
| 1994 | 145,890 | 74,205 | 1.51% | 2.7% |
| 1995 | 148,208 | 75,304 | 1.59% | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 150,436 | 76,417 | 1.5% | 1.48% |
| 1997 | 152,569 | 77,319 | 1.42% | 1.18% |
| 1998 | 154,677 | 78,846 | 1.38% | 1.97% |
| 1999 | 156,702 | 80,410 | 1.31% | 1.98% |
| 2000 | 158,616 | 81,131 | 1.22% | 0.9% |
| 2001 | 160,237 | 81,202 | 1.02% | 0.09% |
| 2002 | 161,641 | 83,723 | 0.88% | 3.1% |
| 2003 | 162,976 | 82,781 | 0.83% | -1.13% |
| 2004 | 164,239 | 82,475 | 0.77% | -0.37% |
| 2005 | 165,450 | 82,858 | 0.74% | 0.46% |
| 2006 | 166,639 | 84,600 | 0.72% | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 167,758 | 85,033 | 0.67% | 0.51% |
| 2008 | 168,808 | 86,956 | 0.63% | 2.26% |
| 2009 | 169,869 | 87,298 | 0.63% | 0.39% |
| 2010 | 170,906 | 89,770 | 0.61% | 2.83% |
| 2011 | 171,801 | 87,441 | 0.52% | -2.59% |
| 2012 | 172,587 | 88,303 | 0.46% | 0.99% |
| 2013 | 173,369 | 89,949 | 0.45% | 1.86% |
| 2014 | 174,138 | 91,359 | 0.44% | 1.57% |
| 2015 | 174,905 | 93,419 | 0.44% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 175,646 | 94,677 | 0.42% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 176,342 | 95,843 | 0.4% | 1.23% |
| 2018 | 177,017 | 96,762 | 0.38% | 0.96% |
| 2019 | 177,661 | 97,625 | 0.36% | 0.89% |
| 2020 | 178,250 | 98,462 | 0.33% | 0.86% |
| 2021 | 178,522 | 99,258 | 0.15% | 0.81% |
| 2022 | 178,781 | 119,878 | 0.15% | 20.8% |
| 2023 | 179,285 | 119,773 | 0.28% | -0.09% |
| 2024 | 179,744 | 121,354 | 0.26% | 1.32% |
| 2025 | 180,148 | 123,549 | 0.23% | 1.81% |
| 2026 | 180,489 | 125,581 | 0.19% | 1.64% |
| 2027 | 180,771 | 127,380 | 0.16% | 1.43% |
| 2028 | 181,003 | 128,883 | 0.13% | 1.18% |
| 2029 | 181,198 | 130,011 | 0.11% | 0.87% |
| 2030 | 181,360 | 130,635 | 0.09% | 0.48% |
| 2031 | 181,463 | 130,989 | 0.06% | 0.27% |
| 2032 | 181,495 | 131,305 | 0.02% | 0.24% |
| 2033 | 181,458 | 131,578 | -0.02% | 0.21% |
| 2034 | 181,354 | 131,816 | -0.06% | 0.18% |
| 2035 | 181,177 | 132,027 | -0.1% | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 180,948 | 132,202 | -0.13% | 0.13% |
| 2037 | 180,636 | 132,348 | -0.17% | 0.11% |
| 2038 | 180,230 | 132,467 | -0.22% | 0.09% |
| 2039 | 179,781 | 132,552 | -0.25% | 0.06% |
| 2040 | 179,296 | 132,631 | -0.27% | 0.06% |
| 2041 | 178,760 | 132,681 | -0.3% | 0.04% |
| 2042 | 178,187 | 132,700 | -0.32% | 0.01% |
| 2043 | 177,593 | 132,698 | -0.33% | -0.001% |
| 2044 | 176,937 | 132,665 | -0.37% | -0.03% |
| 2045 | 176,243 | 132,613 | -0.39% | -0.04% |
| 2046 | 175,520 | 132,531 | -0.41% | -0.06% |
| 2047 | 174,726 | 132,415 | -0.45% | -0.09% |
| 2048 | 173,877 | 132,264 | -0.49% | -0.11% |
| 2049 | 172,991 | 132,085 | -0.51% | -0.14% |
| 2050 | 172,081 | 131,885 | -0.53% | -0.15% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Saint Lucia increased by 9,007 people (a 5.41% growth), while the Seychelles gained 10,077 people (a 11.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Saint Lucia gained 4,846 (a 2.76% growth), while the Seychelles' population increased by 30,923 (a 32.7% growth).
Saint Lucia was ranked 177th most populous country in 2006 and is 178th in 2026. The Seychelles was ranked 184th in 2006 and ranked 181st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Saint Lucia's population will shrink by 4.66% to 172,081 people with a rank change from 178th to 179th. The population of the Seychelles will increase by 5% to 131,885 people and will still be ranked 181st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Castries | 70K |
| Vieux Fort | 15.8K |
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| City | Population |
| Victoria | 24.7K |
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Population differences between Saint Lucia and the Seychelles
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| Life expectancy | 73.2 years | 73.3 years |
| Average age | 36.5 years | 35.4 years |
| Median age | 35.2 years | 35 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 55.2:44.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.38 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman |
| Population density | 763 ppl/mi² | 683 ppl/mi² |
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