The latest officially reported population of Saint Lucia was 179,744 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Saint Lucia's population is 180,421 people compared to 20,177,806 in Somalia.
Population statistics:
- Somalia's population is 111.8 times bigger than Saint Lucia's.
- Saint Lucia is ranked the 178th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
- The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.002% for Saint Lucia vs 0.24% for Somalia.
- For the last 10 years, Saint Lucia has had an average growth rate of +0.33% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
- Since 2005, the population of Saint Lucia has increased from 165K people to 180K (9.05% growth), while Somalia has grown from 10.6M to 20.2M (89.6% growth).
- Saint Lucia is projected to reach its peak in 2032 at 181K people compared to the peak of 67.4M people in 2100 for Somalia.
Saint Lucia vs Somalia: live population counter
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| Current population |
180421
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20177806
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| Population rank | 178/197 | 66/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | 0.24% |
| One net population change |
19.1 hours
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48.5 seconds
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| One birth every |
4.34 hours
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40 seconds
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| One death every |
5.67 hours
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2.91 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.86 months
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19.6 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -7 | +26,859 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1 | +1,782 |
| Annual growth/decline | +459 | +650,536 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.26% | +3.54% |
| Population growth rate rank | 152/197 | 9/197 |
Saint Lucia and Somalia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 92,585 | 2,876,331 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,490 | 2,952,054 | 0.98% | 2.63% |
| 1962 | 94,505 | 3,030,091 | 1.09% | 2.64% |
| 1963 | 95,519 | 3,110,361 | 1.07% | 2.65% |
| 1964 | 96,505 | 3,192,796 | 1.03% | 2.65% |
| 1965 | 97,493 | 3,277,874 | 1.02% | 2.66% |
| 1966 | 98,463 | 3,365,106 | 0.99% | 2.66% |
| 1967 | 99,504 | 3,454,537 | 1.06% | 2.66% |
| 1968 | 100,675 | 3,546,590 | 1.18% | 2.66% |
| 1969 | 101,879 | 3,641,015 | 1.2% | 2.66% |
| 1970 | 103,165 | 3,738,448 | 1.26% | 2.68% |
| 1971 | 104,564 | 3,837,691 | 1.36% | 2.65% |
| 1972 | 106,002 | 3,939,436 | 1.38% | 2.65% |
| 1973 | 107,498 | 4,045,592 | 1.41% | 2.69% |
| 1974 | 109,076 | 4,151,842 | 1.47% | 2.63% |
| 1975 | 110,725 | 4,257,535 | 1.51% | 2.55% |
| 1976 | 112,425 | 4,365,812 | 1.54% | 2.54% |
| 1977 | 114,135 | 4,484,050 | 1.52% | 2.71% |
| 1978 | 115,834 | 4,814,892 | 1.49% | 7.38% |
| 1979 | 117,528 | 5,449,117 | 1.46% | 13.2% |
| 1980 | 119,290 | 5,936,154 | 1.5% | 8.94% |
| 1981 | 121,166 | 5,982,849 | 1.57% | 0.79% |
| 1982 | 123,087 | 6,003,840 | 1.59% | 0.35% |
| 1983 | 125,044 | 6,198,430 | 1.59% | 3.24% |
| 1984 | 127,067 | 6,428,389 | 1.62% | 3.71% |
| 1985 | 129,159 | 6,693,289 | 1.65% | 4.12% |
| 1986 | 131,239 | 6,974,788 | 1.61% | 4.21% |
| 1987 | 133,227 | 7,228,302 | 1.51% | 3.63% |
| 1988 | 135,000 | 7,235,360 | 1.33% | 0.1% |
| 1989 | 136,512 | 7,114,817 | 1.12% | -1.67% |
| 1990 | 137,857 | 7,082,811 | 0.99% | -0.45% |
| 1991 | 139,520 | 6,813,760 | 1.21% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 141,617 | 6,495,107 | 1.5% | -4.68% |
| 1993 | 143,726 | 6,681,399 | 1.49% | 2.87% |
| 1994 | 145,890 | 7,026,797 | 1.51% | 5.17% |
| 1995 | 148,208 | 7,285,007 | 1.59% | 3.67% |
| 1996 | 150,436 | 7,554,474 | 1.5% | 3.7% |
| 1997 | 152,569 | 7,824,525 | 1.42% | 3.57% |
| 1998 | 154,677 | 8,155,417 | 1.38% | 4.23% |
| 1999 | 156,702 | 8,492,059 | 1.31% | 4.13% |
| 2000 | 158,616 | 8,838,713 | 1.22% | 4.08% |
| 2001 | 160,237 | 9,198,493 | 1.02% | 4.07% |
| 2002 | 161,641 | 9,550,063 | 0.88% | 3.82% |
| 2003 | 162,976 | 9,909,157 | 0.83% | 3.76% |
| 2004 | 164,239 | 10,280,998 | 0.77% | 3.75% |
| 2005 | 165,450 | 10,644,228 | 0.74% | 3.53% |
| 2006 | 166,639 | 10,975,502 | 0.72% | 3.11% |
| 2007 | 167,758 | 11,322,582 | 0.67% | 3.16% |
| 2008 | 168,808 | 11,663,084 | 0.63% | 3.01% |
| 2009 | 169,869 | 11,961,201 | 0.63% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 170,906 | 12,261,756 | 0.61% | 2.51% |
| 2011 | 171,801 | 12,348,830 | 0.52% | 0.71% |
| 2012 | 172,587 | 12,461,160 | 0.46% | 0.91% |
| 2013 | 173,369 | 12,869,594 | 0.45% | 3.28% |
| 2014 | 174,138 | 13,339,491 | 0.44% | 3.65% |
| 2015 | 174,905 | 13,806,963 | 0.44% | 3.5% |
| 2016 | 175,646 | 14,348,740 | 0.42% | 3.92% |
| 2017 | 176,342 | 14,916,629 | 0.4% | 3.96% |
| 2018 | 177,017 | 15,452,487 | 0.38% | 3.59% |
| 2019 | 177,661 | 16,030,971 | 0.36% | 3.74% |
| 2020 | 178,250 | 16,651,191 | 0.33% | 3.87% |
| 2021 | 178,522 | 17,271,431 | 0.15% | 3.72% |
| 2022 | 178,781 | 17,801,897 | 0.15% | 3.07% |
| 2023 | 179,285 | 18,358,615 | 0.28% | 3.13% |
| 2024 | 179,744 | 19,009,151 | 0.26% | 3.54% |
| 2025 | 180,148 | 19,654,737 | 0.23% | 3.4% |
| 2026 | 180,489 | 20,305,905 | 0.19% | 3.31% |
| 2027 | 180,771 | 20,959,056 | 0.16% | 3.22% |
| 2028 | 181,003 | 21,601,810 | 0.13% | 3.07% |
| 2029 | 181,198 | 22,247,714 | 0.11% | 2.99% |
| 2030 | 181,360 | 22,915,042 | 0.09% | 3% |
| 2031 | 181,463 | 23,589,793 | 0.06% | 2.94% |
| 2032 | 181,495 | 24,258,789 | 0.02% | 2.84% |
| 2033 | 181,458 | 24,921,830 | -0.02% | 2.73% |
| 2034 | 181,354 | 25,593,666 | -0.06% | 2.7% |
| 2035 | 181,177 | 26,294,943 | -0.1% | 2.74% |
| 2036 | 180,948 | 27,009,199 | -0.13% | 2.72% |
| 2037 | 180,636 | 27,731,170 | -0.17% | 2.67% |
| 2038 | 180,230 | 28,455,755 | -0.22% | 2.61% |
| 2039 | 179,781 | 29,167,897 | -0.25% | 2.5% |
| 2040 | 179,296 | 29,896,286 | -0.27% | 2.5% |
| 2041 | 178,760 | 30,635,956 | -0.3% | 2.47% |
| 2042 | 178,187 | 31,350,028 | -0.32% | 2.33% |
| 2043 | 177,593 | 32,057,980 | -0.33% | 2.26% |
| 2044 | 176,937 | 32,780,417 | -0.37% | 2.25% |
| 2045 | 176,243 | 33,510,163 | -0.39% | 2.23% |
| 2046 | 175,520 | 34,248,030 | -0.41% | 2.2% |
| 2047 | 174,726 | 34,996,366 | -0.45% | 2.19% |
| 2048 | 173,877 | 35,743,960 | -0.49% | 2.14% |
| 2049 | 172,991 | 36,474,683 | -0.51% | 2.04% |
| 2050 | 172,081 | 37,206,497 | -0.53% | 2.01% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Saint Lucia increased by 9,455 people (a 5.71% growth), while Somalia gained 3,162,735 people (a 29.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Saint Lucia gained 5,516 (a 3.15% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,370,843 (a 46.1% growth).
Saint Lucia was ranked 177th most populous country in 2005 and is 178th in 2025. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2005 and ranked 66th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Saint Lucia's population will shrink by 4.62% to 172,081 people with a rank change from 178th to 179th. The population of Somalia will increase by 84.4% to 37,206,497 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Castries | 70K |
| Vieux Fort | 15.8K |
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Population differences between Saint Lucia and Somalia
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| Life expectancy | 73 years | 59.1 years |
| Average age | 36.5 years | 21.2 years |
| Median age | 35.2 years | 16.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 50.1:49.9 |
| Fertility rate | 1.38 births per woman | 6.13 births per woman |
| Population density | 763 ppl/mi² | 78.5 ppl/mi² |
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