The latest officially reported population of Saint Lucia was 179,744 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Saint Lucia's population is 180,421 people compared to 3,384,690 in Uruguay.
Population statistics:
- Uruguay's population is 18.8 times bigger than Saint Lucia's.
- Saint Lucia is ranked the 178th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.002% for Saint Lucia vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
- For the last 10 years, Saint Lucia has had an average growth rate of +0.33% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
- Since 2005, the population of Saint Lucia has increased from 165K people to 180K (9.05% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (3.01% growth).
- Saint Lucia is projected to reach its peak in 2032 at 181K people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.25M people by 2100.
Saint Lucia vs Uruguay: live population counter
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| Current population |
180421
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3384690
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| Population rank | 178/197 | 133/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
19.1 hours
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5.87 hours
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| One birth every |
4.34 hours
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15.7 minutes
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| One death every |
5.67 hours
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15.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.86 months
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6.5 hours
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| Annual migration change | -7 | -1,348 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1 | -4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +459 | -1,493 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.26% | -0.04% |
| Population growth rate rank | 152/197 | 169/197 |
Saint Lucia and Uruguay: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 92,585 | 2,529,957 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,490 | 2,562,044 | 0.98% | 1.27% |
| 1962 | 94,505 | 2,593,298 | 1.09% | 1.22% |
| 1963 | 95,519 | 2,623,766 | 1.07% | 1.17% |
| 1964 | 96,505 | 2,653,180 | 1.03% | 1.12% |
| 1965 | 97,493 | 2,681,169 | 1.02% | 1.05% |
| 1966 | 98,463 | 2,707,646 | 0.99% | 0.99% |
| 1967 | 99,504 | 2,732,277 | 1.06% | 0.91% |
| 1968 | 100,675 | 2,754,606 | 1.18% | 0.82% |
| 1969 | 101,879 | 2,773,974 | 1.2% | 0.7% |
| 1970 | 103,165 | 2,790,807 | 1.26% | 0.61% |
| 1971 | 104,564 | 2,806,462 | 1.36% | 0.56% |
| 1972 | 106,002 | 2,821,644 | 1.38% | 0.54% |
| 1973 | 107,498 | 2,837,133 | 1.41% | 0.55% |
| 1974 | 109,076 | 2,853,944 | 1.47% | 0.59% |
| 1975 | 110,725 | 2,872,320 | 1.51% | 0.64% |
| 1976 | 112,425 | 2,891,392 | 1.54% | 0.66% |
| 1977 | 114,135 | 2,909,461 | 1.52% | 0.62% |
| 1978 | 115,834 | 2,925,715 | 1.49% | 0.56% |
| 1979 | 117,528 | 2,939,903 | 1.46% | 0.48% |
| 1980 | 119,290 | 2,951,953 | 1.5% | 0.41% |
| 1981 | 121,166 | 2,963,246 | 1.57% | 0.38% |
| 1982 | 123,087 | 2,975,492 | 1.59% | 0.41% |
| 1983 | 125,044 | 2,988,778 | 1.59% | 0.45% |
| 1984 | 127,067 | 3,002,488 | 1.62% | 0.46% |
| 1985 | 129,159 | 3,017,037 | 1.65% | 0.48% |
| 1986 | 131,239 | 3,032,845 | 1.61% | 0.52% |
| 1987 | 133,227 | 3,049,896 | 1.51% | 0.56% |
| 1988 | 135,000 | 3,067,961 | 1.33% | 0.59% |
| 1989 | 136,512 | 3,086,255 | 1.12% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 137,857 | 3,104,403 | 0.99% | 0.59% |
| 1991 | 139,520 | 3,122,354 | 1.21% | 0.58% |
| 1992 | 141,617 | 3,139,702 | 1.5% | 0.56% |
| 1993 | 143,726 | 3,156,345 | 1.49% | 0.53% |
| 1994 | 145,890 | 3,172,834 | 1.51% | 0.52% |
| 1995 | 148,208 | 3,189,440 | 1.59% | 0.52% |
| 1996 | 150,436 | 3,206,324 | 1.5% | 0.53% |
| 1997 | 152,569 | 3,223,345 | 1.42% | 0.53% |
| 1998 | 154,677 | 3,239,280 | 1.38% | 0.49% |
| 1999 | 156,702 | 3,254,015 | 1.31% | 0.45% |
| 2000 | 158,616 | 3,266,206 | 1.22% | 0.37% |
| 2001 | 160,237 | 3,274,251 | 1.02% | 0.25% |
| 2002 | 161,641 | 3,278,867 | 0.88% | 0.14% |
| 2003 | 162,976 | 3,281,186 | 0.83% | 0.07% |
| 2004 | 164,239 | 3,283,148 | 0.77% | 0.06% |
| 2005 | 165,450 | 3,285,771 | 0.74% | 0.08% |
| 2006 | 166,639 | 3,289,506 | 0.72% | 0.11% |
| 2007 | 167,758 | 3,295,153 | 0.67% | 0.17% |
| 2008 | 168,808 | 3,302,177 | 0.63% | 0.21% |
| 2009 | 169,869 | 3,310,091 | 0.63% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 170,906 | 3,318,580 | 0.61% | 0.26% |
| 2011 | 171,801 | 3,326,825 | 0.52% | 0.25% |
| 2012 | 172,587 | 3,335,401 | 0.46% | 0.26% |
| 2013 | 173,369 | 3,345,337 | 0.45% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 174,138 | 3,356,334 | 0.44% | 0.33% |
| 2015 | 174,905 | 3,368,017 | 0.44% | 0.35% |
| 2016 | 175,646 | 3,379,283 | 0.42% | 0.33% |
| 2017 | 176,342 | 3,388,438 | 0.4% | 0.27% |
| 2018 | 177,017 | 3,394,534 | 0.38% | 0.18% |
| 2019 | 177,661 | 3,397,206 | 0.36% | 0.08% |
| 2020 | 178,250 | 3,398,968 | 0.33% | 0.05% |
| 2021 | 178,522 | 3,396,695 | 0.15% | -0.07% |
| 2022 | 178,781 | 3,390,913 | 0.15% | -0.17% |
| 2023 | 179,285 | 3,388,081 | 0.28% | -0.08% |
| 2024 | 179,744 | 3,386,588 | 0.26% | -0.04% |
| 2025 | 180,148 | 3,384,690 | 0.23% | -0.06% |
| 2026 | 180,489 | 3,382,543 | 0.19% | -0.06% |
| 2027 | 180,771 | 3,380,245 | 0.16% | -0.07% |
| 2028 | 181,003 | 3,377,893 | 0.13% | -0.07% |
| 2029 | 181,198 | 3,375,428 | 0.11% | -0.07% |
| 2030 | 181,360 | 3,372,892 | 0.09% | -0.08% |
| 2031 | 181,463 | 3,370,285 | 0.06% | -0.08% |
| 2032 | 181,495 | 3,367,544 | 0.02% | -0.08% |
| 2033 | 181,458 | 3,364,654 | -0.02% | -0.09% |
| 2034 | 181,354 | 3,361,591 | -0.06% | -0.09% |
| 2035 | 181,177 | 3,358,284 | -0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2036 | 180,948 | 3,354,682 | -0.13% | -0.11% |
| 2037 | 180,636 | 3,350,735 | -0.17% | -0.12% |
| 2038 | 180,230 | 3,346,431 | -0.22% | -0.13% |
| 2039 | 179,781 | 3,341,676 | -0.25% | -0.14% |
| 2040 | 179,296 | 3,336,469 | -0.27% | -0.16% |
| 2041 | 178,760 | 3,330,804 | -0.3% | -0.17% |
| 2042 | 178,187 | 3,324,643 | -0.32% | -0.18% |
| 2043 | 177,593 | 3,317,939 | -0.33% | -0.2% |
| 2044 | 176,937 | 3,310,611 | -0.37% | -0.22% |
| 2045 | 176,243 | 3,302,680 | -0.39% | -0.24% |
| 2046 | 175,520 | 3,294,196 | -0.41% | -0.26% |
| 2047 | 174,726 | 3,285,160 | -0.45% | -0.27% |
| 2048 | 173,877 | 3,275,507 | -0.49% | -0.29% |
| 2049 | 172,991 | 3,265,260 | -0.51% | -0.31% |
| 2050 | 172,081 | 3,254,361 | -0.53% | -0.33% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Saint Lucia increased by 9,455 people (a 5.71% growth), while Uruguay gained 82,246 people (a 2.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Saint Lucia gained 5,516 (a 3.15% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 16,673 (a 0.5% growth).
Saint Lucia was ranked 177th most populous country in 2005 and is 178th in 2025. Uruguay was ranked 130th in 2005 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.85% to 3,254,361 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Castries | 70K |
| Vieux Fort | 15.8K |
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| City | Population |
| Montevideo | 1.3M |
| Salto | 125K |
| Ciudad de la Costa | 112K |
| Rivera | 103K |
| Maldonado | 86.8K |
| Paysandu | 76.4K |
| Tacuarembo | 54.8K |
| Melo | 51.8K |
| Mercedes | 42K |
| Artigas | 40.7K |
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Population differences between Saint Lucia and Uruguay
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| Life expectancy | 73 years | 78.5 years |
| Average age | 36.5 years | 38.9 years |
| Median age | 35.2 years | 37.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 48.5:51.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.38 births per woman | 1.41 births per woman |
| Population density | 763 ppl/mi² | 50.1 ppl/mi² |
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