The latest officially reported population of Saint Lucia was 179,744 in 2024 vs 10,876,981 people in the United Arab Emirates in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Saint Lucia's population is 180,421 people compared to 11,372,700 in the United Arab Emirates.
Population statistics:
- The United Arab Emirates' population is 63 times bigger than Saint Lucia's.
- Saint Lucia is ranked the 178th most populous country in the world, while the United Arab Emirates is the 86th.
- The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.002% for Saint Lucia vs 0.14% for the United Arab Emirates.
- For the last 10 years, Saint Lucia has had an average growth rate of +0.33% per year vs +3.22% in the United Arab Emirates.
- Since 2005, the population of Saint Lucia has increased from 165K people to 180K (9.05% growth), while the United Arab Emirates has grown from 4.66M to 11.4M (143.8% growth).
- Saint Lucia is projected to reach its peak in 2032 at 181K people compared to the peak of 25.8M people in 2100 for the United Arab Emirates.
Saint Lucia vs United Arab Emirates: live population counter
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| Current population |
180421
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11372700
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| Population rank | 178/197 | 86/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | 0.14% |
| One net population change |
19.1 hours
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1.34 minutes
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| One birth every |
4.34 hours
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5.13 minutes
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| One death every |
5.67 hours
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53.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.86 months
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1.89 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -7 | +278,439 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1 | +1,077 |
| Annual growth/decline | +459 | +393,230 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.26% | +3.75% |
| Population growth rate rank | 152/197 | 8/197 |
Saint Lucia and the United Arab Emirates: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 92,585 | 131,334 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,490 | 137,989 | 0.98% | 5.07% |
| 1962 | 94,505 | 144,946 | 1.09% | 5.04% |
| 1963 | 95,519 | 152,211 | 1.07% | 5.01% |
| 1964 | 96,505 | 159,692 | 1.03% | 4.91% |
| 1965 | 97,493 | 167,103 | 1.02% | 4.64% |
| 1966 | 98,463 | 173,976 | 0.99% | 4.11% |
| 1967 | 99,504 | 179,700 | 1.06% | 3.29% |
| 1968 | 100,675 | 199,416 | 1.18% | 11% |
| 1969 | 101,879 | 239,660 | 1.2% | 20.2% |
| 1970 | 103,165 | 286,536 | 1.26% | 19.6% |
| 1971 | 104,564 | 335,027 | 1.36% | 16.9% |
| 1972 | 106,002 | 385,014 | 1.38% | 14.9% |
| 1973 | 107,498 | 436,399 | 1.41% | 13.3% |
| 1974 | 109,076 | 489,087 | 1.47% | 12.1% |
| 1975 | 110,725 | 542,856 | 1.51% | 11% |
| 1976 | 112,425 | 615,866 | 1.54% | 13.4% |
| 1977 | 114,135 | 710,209 | 1.52% | 15.3% |
| 1978 | 115,834 | 809,274 | 1.49% | 13.9% |
| 1979 | 117,528 | 912,010 | 1.46% | 12.7% |
| 1980 | 119,290 | 1,015,700 | 1.5% | 11.4% |
| 1981 | 121,166 | 1,099,855 | 1.57% | 8.29% |
| 1982 | 123,087 | 1,166,370 | 1.59% | 6.05% |
| 1983 | 125,044 | 1,235,305 | 1.59% | 5.91% |
| 1984 | 127,067 | 1,305,996 | 1.62% | 5.72% |
| 1985 | 129,159 | 1,377,911 | 1.65% | 5.51% |
| 1986 | 131,239 | 1,467,383 | 1.61% | 6.49% |
| 1987 | 133,227 | 1,574,244 | 1.51% | 7.28% |
| 1988 | 135,000 | 1,681,788 | 1.33% | 6.83% |
| 1989 | 136,512 | 1,789,851 | 1.12% | 6.43% |
| 1990 | 137,857 | 1,898,220 | 0.99% | 6.05% |
| 1991 | 139,520 | 2,006,626 | 1.21% | 5.71% |
| 1992 | 141,617 | 2,114,730 | 1.5% | 5.39% |
| 1993 | 143,726 | 2,222,093 | 1.49% | 5.08% |
| 1994 | 145,890 | 2,328,188 | 1.51% | 4.77% |
| 1995 | 148,208 | 2,434,662 | 1.59% | 4.57% |
| 1996 | 150,436 | 2,597,564 | 1.5% | 6.69% |
| 1997 | 152,569 | 2,817,410 | 1.42% | 8.46% |
| 1998 | 154,677 | 3,040,421 | 1.38% | 7.92% |
| 1999 | 156,702 | 3,266,009 | 1.31% | 7.42% |
| 2000 | 158,616 | 3,493,575 | 1.22% | 6.97% |
| 2001 | 160,237 | 3,723,590 | 1.02% | 6.58% |
| 2002 | 161,641 | 3,956,826 | 0.88% | 6.26% |
| 2003 | 162,976 | 4,192,457 | 0.83% | 5.96% |
| 2004 | 164,239 | 4,428,967 | 0.77% | 5.64% |
| 2005 | 165,450 | 4,664,790 | 0.74% | 5.32% |
| 2006 | 166,639 | 5,009,100 | 0.72% | 7.38% |
| 2007 | 167,758 | 5,624,635 | 0.67% | 12.3% |
| 2008 | 168,808 | 6,302,664 | 0.63% | 12.1% |
| 2009 | 169,869 | 6,707,058 | 0.63% | 6.42% |
| 2010 | 170,906 | 6,869,838 | 0.61% | 2.43% |
| 2011 | 171,801 | 7,104,538 | 0.52% | 3.42% |
| 2012 | 172,587 | 7,391,448 | 0.46% | 4.04% |
| 2013 | 173,369 | 7,693,031 | 0.45% | 4.08% |
| 2014 | 174,138 | 8,059,440 | 0.44% | 4.76% |
| 2015 | 174,905 | 8,505,237 | 0.44% | 5.53% |
| 2016 | 175,646 | 8,935,095 | 0.42% | 5.05% |
| 2017 | 176,342 | 9,223,225 | 0.4% | 3.22% |
| 2018 | 177,017 | 9,346,701 | 0.38% | 1.34% |
| 2019 | 177,661 | 9,445,785 | 0.36% | 1.06% |
| 2020 | 178,250 | 9,401,038 | 0.33% | -0.47% |
| 2021 | 178,522 | 9,575,152 | 0.15% | 1.85% |
| 2022 | 178,781 | 10,074,977 | 0.15% | 5.22% |
| 2023 | 179,285 | 10,483,751 | 0.28% | 4.06% |
| 2024 | 179,744 | 10,876,981 | 0.26% | 3.75% |
| 2025 | 180,148 | 11,191,510 | 0.23% | 2.89% |
| 2026 | 180,489 | 11,417,074 | 0.19% | 2.02% |
| 2027 | 180,771 | 11,595,528 | 0.16% | 1.56% |
| 2028 | 181,003 | 11,750,055 | 0.13% | 1.33% |
| 2029 | 181,198 | 11,890,496 | 0.11% | 1.2% |
| 2030 | 181,360 | 12,024,613 | 0.09% | 1.13% |
| 2031 | 181,463 | 12,159,255 | 0.06% | 1.12% |
| 2032 | 181,495 | 12,298,043 | 0.02% | 1.14% |
| 2033 | 181,458 | 12,440,531 | -0.02% | 1.16% |
| 2034 | 181,354 | 12,586,327 | -0.06% | 1.17% |
| 2035 | 181,177 | 12,734,906 | -0.1% | 1.18% |
| 2036 | 180,948 | 12,885,831 | -0.13% | 1.19% |
| 2037 | 180,636 | 13,038,803 | -0.17% | 1.19% |
| 2038 | 180,230 | 13,193,613 | -0.22% | 1.19% |
| 2039 | 179,781 | 13,349,897 | -0.25% | 1.18% |
| 2040 | 179,296 | 13,507,317 | -0.27% | 1.18% |
| 2041 | 178,760 | 13,665,875 | -0.3% | 1.17% |
| 2042 | 178,187 | 13,825,473 | -0.32% | 1.17% |
| 2043 | 177,593 | 13,986,029 | -0.33% | 1.16% |
| 2044 | 176,937 | 14,147,509 | -0.37% | 1.15% |
| 2045 | 176,243 | 14,309,823 | -0.39% | 1.15% |
| 2046 | 175,520 | 14,473,950 | -0.41% | 1.15% |
| 2047 | 174,726 | 14,641,700 | -0.45% | 1.16% |
| 2048 | 173,877 | 14,812,411 | -0.49% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 172,991 | 14,984,754 | -0.51% | 1.16% |
| 2050 | 172,081 | 15,158,142 | -0.53% | 1.16% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Saint Lucia increased by 9,455 people (a 5.71% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,840,447 people (a 82.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Saint Lucia gained 5,516 (a 3.15% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,867,463 (a 33.7% growth).
Saint Lucia was ranked 177th most populous country in 2005 and is 178th in 2025. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 115th in 2005 and ranked 86th 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 the United Arab Emirates will increase by 33.3% to 15,158,142 people and rank change from 86th to 84th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Castries | 70K |
| Vieux Fort | 15.8K |
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| City | Population |
| Dubai | 3.94M |
| Abu Dhabi | 1.57M |
| Sharjah | 1.25M |
| Al Ain | 767K |
| Ajman | 490K |
| Fujairah | 119K |
| Ras al-Khaimah | 116K |
| Umm al-Quwain | 44.4K |
| Madinat Zayed | 29.1K |
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Population differences between Saint Lucia and the United Arab Emirates
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| Life expectancy | 73 years | 83.2 years |
| Average age | 36.5 years | 32.1 years |
| Median age | 35.2 years | 32.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 63.9:36.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.38 births per woman | 1.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 763 ppl/mi² | 397 ppl/mi² |
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