The latest officially reported population of Saint Lucia was 179,744 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Saint Lucia's population is 180,492 people compared to 12,438,782 in South Sudan.
Population statistics:
- South Sudan's population is 68.9 times bigger than Saint Lucia's.
- Saint Lucia is ranked the 178th most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 80th.
- The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.002% for Saint Lucia vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
- For the last 10 years, Saint Lucia has had an average growth rate of +0.33% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
- Since 2006, the population of Saint Lucia has increased from 167K people to 180K (8.31% growth), while South Sudan has grown from 7.98M to 12.4M (55.9% growth).
- Saint Lucia is projected to reach its peak in 2032 at 181K people compared to the peak of 23.8M people in 2100 for South Sudan.
Saint Lucia vs South Sudan: live population counter
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| Current population |
180492
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12438782
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| Population rank | 178/197 | 80/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | 0.15% |
| One net population change |
19.1 hours
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1.14 minutes
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| One birth every |
4.34 hours
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1.6 minutes
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| One death every |
5.67 hours
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4.76 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.86 months
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34.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -7 | +15,374 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1 | +1,260 |
| Annual growth/decline | +459 | +460,034 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.26% | +4.01% |
| Population growth rate rank | 154/197 | 7/197 |
Saint Lucia and South Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 92,585 | 2,931,559 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,490 | 2,976,724 | 0.98% | 1.54% |
| 1962 | 94,505 | 3,024,308 | 1.09% | 1.6% |
| 1963 | 95,519 | 3,072,669 | 1.07% | 1.6% |
| 1964 | 96,505 | 3,129,918 | 1.03% | 1.86% |
| 1965 | 97,493 | 3,189,835 | 1.02% | 1.91% |
| 1966 | 98,463 | 3,236,423 | 0.99% | 1.46% |
| 1967 | 99,504 | 3,277,648 | 1.06% | 1.27% |
| 1968 | 100,675 | 3,321,528 | 1.18% | 1.34% |
| 1969 | 101,879 | 3,365,533 | 1.2% | 1.32% |
| 1970 | 103,165 | 3,409,614 | 1.26% | 1.31% |
| 1971 | 104,564 | 3,468,646 | 1.36% | 1.73% |
| 1972 | 106,002 | 3,542,497 | 1.38% | 2.13% |
| 1973 | 107,498 | 3,627,383 | 1.41% | 2.4% |
| 1974 | 109,076 | 3,723,259 | 1.47% | 2.64% |
| 1975 | 110,725 | 3,821,494 | 1.51% | 2.64% |
| 1976 | 112,425 | 3,921,910 | 1.54% | 2.63% |
| 1977 | 114,135 | 4,024,032 | 1.52% | 2.6% |
| 1978 | 115,834 | 4,127,657 | 1.49% | 2.58% |
| 1979 | 117,528 | 4,232,605 | 1.46% | 2.54% |
| 1980 | 119,290 | 4,339,030 | 1.5% | 2.51% |
| 1981 | 121,166 | 4,447,272 | 1.57% | 2.49% |
| 1982 | 123,087 | 4,557,686 | 1.59% | 2.48% |
| 1983 | 125,044 | 4,661,574 | 1.59% | 2.28% |
| 1984 | 127,067 | 4,750,627 | 1.62% | 1.91% |
| 1985 | 129,159 | 4,834,296 | 1.65% | 1.76% |
| 1986 | 131,239 | 4,921,240 | 1.61% | 1.8% |
| 1987 | 133,227 | 4,962,395 | 1.51% | 0.84% |
| 1988 | 135,000 | 4,848,029 | 1.33% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 136,512 | 4,713,229 | 1.12% | -2.78% |
| 1990 | 137,857 | 4,737,633 | 0.99% | 0.52% |
| 1991 | 139,520 | 4,836,677 | 1.21% | 2.09% |
| 1992 | 141,617 | 4,909,749 | 1.5% | 1.51% |
| 1993 | 143,726 | 4,956,002 | 1.49% | 0.94% |
| 1994 | 145,890 | 5,071,184 | 1.51% | 2.32% |
| 1995 | 148,208 | 5,225,836 | 1.59% | 3.05% |
| 1996 | 150,436 | 5,356,925 | 1.5% | 2.51% |
| 1997 | 152,569 | 5,509,136 | 1.42% | 2.84% |
| 1998 | 154,677 | 5,620,068 | 1.38% | 2.01% |
| 1999 | 156,702 | 5,771,628 | 1.31% | 2.7% |
| 2000 | 158,616 | 6,032,267 | 1.22% | 4.52% |
| 2001 | 160,237 | 6,308,391 | 1.02% | 4.58% |
| 2002 | 161,641 | 6,596,806 | 0.88% | 4.57% |
| 2003 | 162,976 | 6,903,127 | 0.83% | 4.64% |
| 2004 | 164,239 | 7,233,041 | 0.77% | 4.78% |
| 2005 | 165,450 | 7,590,143 | 0.74% | 4.94% |
| 2006 | 166,639 | 7,976,526 | 0.72% | 5.09% |
| 2007 | 167,758 | 8,388,788 | 0.67% | 5.17% |
| 2008 | 168,808 | 8,817,647 | 0.63% | 5.11% |
| 2009 | 169,869 | 9,243,556 | 0.63% | 4.83% |
| 2010 | 170,906 | 9,745,953 | 0.61% | 5.44% |
| 2011 | 171,801 | 10,288,109 | 0.52% | 5.56% |
| 2012 | 172,587 | 10,756,240 | 0.46% | 4.55% |
| 2013 | 173,369 | 11,166,275 | 0.45% | 3.81% |
| 2014 | 174,138 | 11,235,073 | 0.44% | 0.62% |
| 2015 | 174,905 | 11,107,561 | 0.44% | -1.13% |
| 2016 | 175,646 | 10,830,102 | 0.42% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 176,342 | 10,259,154 | 0.4% | -5.27% |
| 2018 | 177,017 | 10,122,977 | 0.38% | -1.33% |
| 2019 | 177,661 | 10,423,384 | 0.36% | 2.97% |
| 2020 | 178,250 | 10,698,467 | 0.33% | 2.64% |
| 2021 | 178,522 | 10,865,780 | 0.15% | 1.56% |
| 2022 | 178,781 | 11,021,177 | 0.15% | 1.43% |
| 2023 | 179,285 | 11,483,374 | 0.28% | 4.19% |
| 2024 | 179,744 | 11,943,408 | 0.26% | 4.01% |
| 2025 | 180,148 | 12,188,793 | 0.23% | 2.05% |
| 2026 | 180,489 | 12,436,036 | 0.19% | 2.03% |
| 2027 | 180,771 | 12,687,301 | 0.16% | 2.02% |
| 2028 | 181,003 | 12,941,503 | 0.13% | 2% |
| 2029 | 181,198 | 13,198,080 | 0.11% | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 181,360 | 13,457,446 | 0.09% | 1.97% |
| 2031 | 181,463 | 13,725,413 | 0.06% | 1.99% |
| 2032 | 181,495 | 13,996,343 | 0.02% | 1.97% |
| 2033 | 181,458 | 14,261,762 | -0.02% | 1.9% |
| 2034 | 181,354 | 14,527,550 | -0.06% | 1.86% |
| 2035 | 181,177 | 14,798,602 | -0.1% | 1.87% |
| 2036 | 180,948 | 15,070,098 | -0.13% | 1.83% |
| 2037 | 180,636 | 15,335,700 | -0.17% | 1.76% |
| 2038 | 180,230 | 15,595,968 | -0.22% | 1.7% |
| 2039 | 179,781 | 15,850,696 | -0.25% | 1.63% |
| 2040 | 179,296 | 16,101,470 | -0.27% | 1.58% |
| 2041 | 178,760 | 16,350,149 | -0.3% | 1.54% |
| 2042 | 178,187 | 16,593,361 | -0.32% | 1.49% |
| 2043 | 177,593 | 16,829,209 | -0.33% | 1.42% |
| 2044 | 176,937 | 17,060,176 | -0.37% | 1.37% |
| 2045 | 176,243 | 17,286,412 | -0.39% | 1.33% |
| 2046 | 175,520 | 17,509,693 | -0.41% | 1.29% |
| 2047 | 174,726 | 17,728,331 | -0.45% | 1.25% |
| 2048 | 173,877 | 17,938,437 | -0.49% | 1.19% |
| 2049 | 172,991 | 18,142,893 | -0.51% | 1.14% |
| 2050 | 172,081 | 18,341,968 | -0.53% | 1.1% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Saint Lucia increased by 9,007 people (a 5.41% growth), while South Sudan gained 2,853,576 people (a 35.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Saint Lucia gained 4,846 (a 2.76% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,608,680 (a 14.9% growth).
Saint Lucia was ranked 177th most populous country in 2006 and is 178th in 2026. South Sudan was ranked 92nd in 2006 and ranked 80th 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 South Sudan will increase by 47.5% to 18,341,968 people and rank change from 80th to 78th.
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 South Sudan
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| Life expectancy | 73.2 years | 58 years |
| Average age | 36.5 years | 24.3 years |
| Median age | 35.2 years | 19.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.38 births per woman | 3.86 births per woman |
| Population density | 763 ppl/mi² | 49 ppl/mi² |
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