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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Saint Lucia	Tonga	Saint Lucia	Tonga
1960	92,585	66,170	-	-
1961	93,490	68,037	0.98%	2.82%
1962	94,505	69,940	1.09%	2.8%
1963	95,519	71,885	1.07%	2.78%
1964	96,505	73,879	1.03%	2.77%
1965	97,493	75,924	1.02%	2.77%
1966	98,463	78,002	0.99%	2.74%
1967	99,504	79,814	1.06%	2.32%
1968	100,675	81,353	1.18%	1.93%
1969	101,879	82,885	1.2%	1.88%
1970	103,165	84,401	1.26%	1.83%
1971	104,564	85,896	1.36%	1.77%
1972	106,002	87,356	1.38%	1.7%
1973	107,498	88,805	1.41%	1.66%
1974	109,076	90,683	1.47%	2.11%
1975	110,725	93,017	1.51%	2.57%
1976	112,425	95,325	1.54%	2.48%
1977	114,135	96,725	1.52%	1.47%
1978	115,834	97,204	1.49%	0.5%
1979	117,528	97,544	1.46%	0.35%
1980	119,290	97,769	1.5%	0.23%
1981	121,166	97,909	1.57%	0.14%
1982	123,087	97,980	1.59%	0.07%
1983	125,044	97,998	1.59%	0.02%
1984	127,067	97,990	1.62%	-0.008%
1985	129,159	97,984	1.65%	-0.006%
1986	131,239	98,010	1.61%	0.03%
1987	133,227	98,376	1.51%	0.37%
1988	135,000	98,969	1.33%	0.6%
1989	136,512	99,403	1.12%	0.44%
1990	137,857	99,700	0.99%	0.3%
1991	139,520	99,895	1.21%	0.2%
1992	141,617	100,022	1.5%	0.13%
1993	143,726	100,103	1.49%	0.08%
1994	145,890	100,166	1.51%	0.06%
1995	148,208	100,225	1.59%	0.06%
1996	150,436	100,275	1.5%	0.05%
1997	152,569	100,674	1.42%	0.4%
1998	154,677	101,388	1.38%	0.71%
1999	156,702	102,046	1.31%	0.65%
2000	158,616	102,677	1.22%	0.62%
2001	160,237	103,288	1.02%	0.6%
2002	161,641	103,874	0.88%	0.57%
2003	162,976	104,464	0.83%	0.57%
2004	164,239	105,071	0.77%	0.58%
2005	165,450	105,671	0.74%	0.57%
2006	166,639	106,253	0.72%	0.55%
2007	167,758	106,726	0.67%	0.45%
2008	168,808	107,020	0.63%	0.28%
2009	169,869	107,203	0.63%	0.17%
2010	170,906	107,400	0.61%	0.18%
2011	171,801	107,570	0.52%	0.16%
2012	172,587	107,460	0.46%	-0.1%
2013	173,369	107,078	0.45%	-0.36%
2014	174,138	106,609	0.44%	-0.44%
2015	174,905	106,095	0.44%	-0.48%
2016	175,646	105,524	0.42%	-0.54%
2017	176,342	105,356	0.4%	-0.16%
2018	177,017	105,567	0.38%	0.2%
2019	177,661	105,669	0.36%	0.1%
2020	178,250	105,704	0.33%	0.03%
2021	178,522	105,490	0.15%	-0.2%
2022	178,781	105,042	0.15%	-0.42%
2023	179,285	104,597	0.28%	-0.42%
2024	179,744	104,175	0.26%	-0.4%
2025	180,148	103,744	0.23%	-0.41%
2026	180,489	103,290	0.19%	-0.44%
2027	180,771	102,899	0.16%	-0.38%
2028	181,003	102,568	0.13%	-0.32%
2029	181,198	102,280	0.11%	-0.28%
2030	181,360	102,069	0.09%	-0.21%
2031	181,463	101,927	0.06%	-0.14%
2032	181,495	101,837	0.02%	-0.09%
2033	181,458	101,807	-0.02%	-0.03%
2034	181,354	101,806	-0.06%	-0.001%
2035	181,177	101,833	-0.1%	0.03%
2036	180,948	101,895	-0.13%	0.06%
2037	180,636	101,993	-0.17%	0.1%
2038	180,230	102,173	-0.22%	0.18%
2039	179,781	102,367	-0.25%	0.19%
2040	179,296	102,568	-0.27%	0.2%
2041	178,760	102,805	-0.3%	0.23%
2042	178,187	103,038	-0.32%	0.23%
2043	177,593	103,306	-0.33%	0.26%
2044	176,937	103,612	-0.37%	0.3%
2045	176,243	103,928	-0.39%	0.3%
2046	175,520	104,232	-0.41%	0.29%
2047	174,726	104,502	-0.45%	0.26%
2048	173,877	104,744	-0.49%	0.23%
2049	172,991	104,975	-0.51%	0.22%
2050	172,081	105,193	-0.53%	0.21%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Saint Lucia increased by 9,455 people (a 5.71% growth), while Tonga gained 424 people (a 0.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Saint Lucia gained 5,516 (a 3.15% growth), while Tonga's population decreased by -2,351 (a 2.22% decline).

Saint Lucia was ranked 177th most populous country in 2005 and is 178th in 2025. Tonga was ranked 182nd in 2005 and ranked 183rd 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 Tonga will increase by 1.4% to 105,193 people and will still be ranked 183rd.