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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Saint Lucia	Suriname	Saint Lucia	Suriname
1960	92,585	263,918	-	-
1961	93,490	272,791	0.98%	3.36%
1962	94,505	283,912	1.09%	4.08%
1963	95,519	297,034	1.07%	4.62%
1964	96,505	309,041	1.03%	4.04%
1965	97,493	320,000	1.02%	3.55%
1966	98,463	331,135	0.99%	3.48%
1967	99,504	342,679	1.06%	3.49%
1968	100,675	354,616	1.18%	3.48%
1969	101,879	366,906	1.2%	3.47%
1970	103,165	379,442	1.26%	3.42%
1971	104,564	391,932	1.36%	3.29%
1972	106,002	397,413	1.38%	1.4%
1973	107,498	395,772	1.41%	-0.41%
1974	109,076	393,676	1.47%	-0.53%
1975	110,725	391,170	1.51%	-0.64%
1976	112,425	388,289	1.54%	-0.74%
1977	114,135	385,067	1.52%	-0.83%
1978	115,834	381,502	1.49%	-0.93%
1979	117,528	377,602	1.46%	-1.02%
1980	119,290	375,377	1.5%	-0.59%
1981	121,166	375,459	1.57%	0.02%
1982	123,087	376,555	1.59%	0.29%
1983	125,044	378,746	1.59%	0.58%
1984	127,067	382,193	1.62%	0.91%
1985	129,159	386,972	1.65%	1.25%
1986	131,239	392,330	1.61%	1.38%
1987	133,227	396,911	1.51%	1.17%
1988	135,000	402,227	1.33%	1.34%
1989	136,512	408,409	1.12%	1.54%
1990	137,857	412,493	0.99%	1%
1991	139,520	415,013	1.21%	0.61%
1992	141,617	417,589	1.5%	0.62%
1993	143,726	419,352	1.49%	0.42%
1994	145,890	422,375	1.51%	0.72%
1995	148,208	429,606	1.59%	1.71%
1996	150,436	438,830	1.5%	2.15%
1997	152,569	448,067	1.42%	2.1%
1998	154,677	457,406	1.38%	2.08%
1999	156,702	466,916	1.31%	2.08%
2000	158,616	476,643	1.22%	2.08%
2001	160,237	486,560	1.02%	2.08%
2002	161,641	496,551	0.88%	2.05%
2003	162,976	506,414	0.83%	1.99%
2004	164,239	513,923	0.77%	1.48%
2005	165,450	519,313	0.74%	1.05%
2006	166,639	524,997	0.72%	1.09%
2007	167,758	531,016	0.67%	1.15%
2008	168,808	537,245	0.63%	1.17%
2009	169,869	543,568	0.63%	1.18%
2010	170,906	549,923	0.61%	1.17%
2011	171,801	556,269	0.52%	1.15%
2012	172,587	562,633	0.46%	1.14%
2013	173,369	569,020	0.45%	1.14%
2014	174,138	575,373	0.44%	1.12%
2015	174,905	581,627	0.44%	1.09%
2016	175,646	587,757	0.42%	1.05%
2017	176,342	593,713	0.4%	1.01%
2018	177,017	599,513	0.38%	0.98%
2019	177,661	605,768	0.36%	1.04%
2020	178,250	612,317	0.33%	1.08%
2021	178,522	617,896	0.15%	0.91%
2022	178,781	623,164	0.15%	0.85%
2023	179,285	628,886	0.28%	0.92%
2024	179,744	634,431	0.26%	0.88%
2025	180,148	639,852	0.23%	0.85%
2026	180,489	645,257	0.19%	0.84%
2027	180,771	650,564	0.16%	0.82%
2028	181,003	655,783	0.13%	0.8%
2029	181,198	660,793	0.11%	0.76%
2030	181,360	665,650	0.09%	0.74%
2031	181,463	670,421	0.06%	0.72%
2032	181,495	675,070	0.02%	0.69%
2033	181,458	679,573	-0.02%	0.67%
2034	181,354	683,911	-0.06%	0.64%
2035	181,177	688,189	-0.1%	0.63%
2036	180,948	692,343	-0.13%	0.6%
2037	180,636	696,213	-0.17%	0.56%
2038	180,230	699,908	-0.22%	0.53%
2039	179,781	703,569	-0.25%	0.52%
2040	179,296	707,156	-0.27%	0.51%
2041	178,760	710,619	-0.3%	0.49%
2042	178,187	713,900	-0.32%	0.46%
2043	177,593	716,999	-0.33%	0.43%
2044	176,937	719,920	-0.37%	0.41%
2045	176,243	722,759	-0.39%	0.39%
2046	175,520	725,322	-0.41%	0.35%
2047	174,726	727,726	-0.45%	0.33%
2048	173,877	730,038	-0.49%	0.32%
2049	172,991	732,021	-0.51%	0.27%
2050	172,081	733,898	-0.53%	0.26%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Saint Lucia increased by 9,007 people (a 5.41% growth), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Saint Lucia gained 4,846 (a 2.76% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 57,558 (a 9.79% growth).

Saint Lucia was ranked 177th most populous country in 2006 and is 178th in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.7% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.