Demographics & population — Saint Lucia
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Saint Lucia: 166,487
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Population overview
- Population
166,487
- Population Growth Rate
0.36%
- Urban Population
- Population in Major Urban Areas
CASTRIES (capital) 21,000
Age & family
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
-3.34
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
black 90%, mixed 6%, East Indian 3%, white 1%
- Nationality Noun
Saint Lucian(s)
Education
- Literacy - total population
90.1%
- Literacy - male
89.5%
- Literacy - female
90.6%
- Literacy Definition
age 15 and over has ever attended school
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
4.1%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
35
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
.47
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
1.6
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
7.2%
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
21.4%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved