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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Saint Lucia	Switzerland	Saint Lucia	Switzerland
1960	92,585	5,327,827	-	-
1961	93,490	5,434,294	0.98%	2%
1962	94,505	5,573,815	1.09%	2.57%
1963	95,519	5,694,247	1.07%	2.16%
1964	96,505	5,789,228	1.03%	1.67%
1965	97,493	5,856,472	1.02%	1.16%
1966	98,463	5,918,002	0.99%	1.05%
1967	99,504	5,991,785	1.06%	1.25%
1968	100,675	6,067,714	1.18%	1.27%
1969	101,879	6,136,387	1.2%	1.13%
1970	103,165	6,180,877	1.26%	0.73%
1971	104,564	6,213,399	1.36%	0.53%
1972	106,002	6,260,956	1.38%	0.77%
1973	107,498	6,307,347	1.41%	0.74%
1974	109,076	6,341,405	1.47%	0.54%
1975	110,725	6,338,632	1.51%	-0.04%
1976	112,425	6,302,504	1.54%	-0.57%
1977	114,135	6,281,174	1.52%	-0.34%
1978	115,834	6,281,738	1.49%	0.009%
1979	117,528	6,294,365	1.46%	0.2%
1980	119,290	6,319,408	1.5%	0.4%
1981	121,166	6,354,074	1.57%	0.55%
1982	123,087	6,391,309	1.59%	0.59%
1983	125,044	6,418,773	1.59%	0.43%
1984	127,067	6,441,865	1.62%	0.36%
1985	129,159	6,470,365	1.65%	0.44%
1986	131,239	6,504,124	1.61%	0.52%
1987	133,227	6,545,106	1.51%	0.63%
1988	135,000	6,593,386	1.33%	0.74%
1989	136,512	6,646,912	1.12%	0.81%
1990	137,857	6,715,519	0.99%	1.03%
1991	139,520	6,799,978	1.21%	1.26%
1992	141,617	6,875,364	1.5%	1.11%
1993	143,726	6,938,265	1.49%	0.91%
1994	145,890	6,993,795	1.51%	0.8%
1995	148,208	7,040,687	1.59%	0.67%
1996	150,436	7,071,850	1.5%	0.44%
1997	152,569	7,088,906	1.42%	0.24%
1998	154,677	7,110,001	1.38%	0.3%
1999	156,702	7,143,991	1.31%	0.48%
2000	158,616	7,184,250	1.22%	0.56%
2001	160,237	7,229,854	1.02%	0.63%
2002	161,641	7,284,753	0.88%	0.76%
2003	162,976	7,339,001	0.83%	0.74%
2004	164,239	7,389,625	0.77%	0.69%
2005	165,450	7,437,115	0.74%	0.64%
2006	166,639	7,483,934	0.72%	0.63%
2007	167,758	7,551,117	0.67%	0.9%
2008	168,808	7,647,675	0.63%	1.28%
2009	169,869	7,743,831	0.63%	1.26%
2010	170,906	7,824,909	0.61%	1.05%
2011	171,801	7,912,398	0.52%	1.12%
2012	172,587	7,996,861	0.46%	1.07%
2013	173,369	8,089,346	0.45%	1.16%
2014	174,138	8,188,649	0.44%	1.23%
2015	174,905	8,282,396	0.44%	1.14%
2016	175,646	8,373,338	0.42%	1.1%
2017	176,342	8,451,840	0.4%	0.94%
2018	177,017	8,514,329	0.38%	0.74%
2019	177,661	8,575,280	0.36%	0.72%
2020	178,250	8,638,167	0.33%	0.73%
2021	178,522	8,704,546	0.15%	0.77%
2022	178,781	8,777,088	0.15%	0.83%
2023	179,285	8,888,093	0.28%	1.26%
2024	179,744	9,034,102	0.26%	1.64%
2025	180,148	9,080,106	0.23%	0.51%
2026	180,489	9,120,994	0.19%	0.45%
2027	180,771	9,157,559	0.16%	0.4%
2028	181,003	9,190,572	0.13%	0.36%
2029	181,198	9,219,373	0.11%	0.31%
2030	181,360	9,245,030	0.09%	0.28%
2031	181,463	9,269,063	0.06%	0.26%
2032	181,495	9,289,991	0.02%	0.23%
2033	181,458	9,307,909	-0.02%	0.19%
2034	181,354	9,324,938	-0.06%	0.18%
2035	181,177	9,340,145	-0.1%	0.16%
2036	180,948	9,352,822	-0.13%	0.14%
2037	180,636	9,364,126	-0.17%	0.12%
2038	180,230	9,373,988	-0.22%	0.11%
2039	179,781	9,382,808	-0.25%	0.09%
2040	179,296	9,392,748	-0.27%	0.11%
2041	178,760	9,401,829	-0.3%	0.1%
2042	178,187	9,410,286	-0.32%	0.09%
2043	177,593	9,418,963	-0.33%	0.09%
2044	176,937	9,426,166	-0.37%	0.08%
2045	176,243	9,432,561	-0.39%	0.07%
2046	175,520	9,438,518	-0.41%	0.06%
2047	174,726	9,445,091	-0.45%	0.07%
2048	173,877	9,452,109	-0.49%	0.07%
2049	172,991	9,457,335	-0.51%	0.06%
2050	172,081	9,459,997	-0.53%	0.03%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Saint Lucia increased by 9,455 people (a 5.71% growth), while Switzerland gained 845,281 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Saint Lucia gained 5,516 (a 3.15% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 830,554 (a 10% growth).

Saint Lucia was ranked 177th most populous country in 2005 and is 178th in 2025. Switzerland was ranked 97th in 2005 and ranked 100th 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 Switzerland will increase by 3.81% to 9,459,997 people and rank change from 100th to 102nd.