Demographics of Saint Lucia

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Demographics of Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia single age population pyramid 2020.png
Population pyramid of Saint Lucia in 2020
Population167,122 (2022 est.)
Growth rate0.29% (2022 est.)
Birth rate12.02 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate8.07 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Life expectancy78.95 years
Fertility rate1.72 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate11.99 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rate-1.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Age structure
0–14 years19.24%
65 and over13.1%
Nationality
NationalitySaint Lucian
Major ethnicBlack/African descent (85.3%)
Language
OfficialEnglish

This is a demography of the population of Saint Lucia including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Contents

Census population and average annual growth rate
YearPop.±%
1843 20,694    
1851 24,185+16.9%
1861 26,674+10.3%
1871 31,610+18.5%
1881 38,551+22.0%
1891 42,220+9.5%
1901 49,883+18.2%
1911 48,637−2.5%
1921 51,505+5.9%
1946 70,113+36.1%
1960 86,108+22.8%
1970 100,893+17.2%
1980 113,409+12.4%
1991 133,308+17.5%
2001 157,775+18.4%
2010 165,595+5.0%
Source: [1]

Population

Demographics of Saint Lucia, Data of FAO, year 2005; Number of inhabitants in thousands Saint Lucia demography.png
Demographics of Saint Lucia, Data of FAO, year 2005; Number of inhabitants in thousands

According to the 2018 population census, Saint Lucia has a population of 179,667. [2] The estimated population of 2021 is 179,651 (the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects [3] [4] ). The population is evenly divided between urban and rural areas.

Vital statistics

Average population (x 1000)Live birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude birth rate (per 1000)Crude death rate (per 1000)Natural change (per 1000)Total fertility rate [5] Infant mortality rate
1950792 8201 1841 63634.114.319.8
1951802 8921 3891 50334.516.617.9
1952812 9061 2461 66034.314.719.6
1953813 0691 1561 91335.913.522.4
1954823 0901 0282 06235.911.923.9
1955833 5491 0342 51541.011.929.0
1956833 5711 1272 44441.012.928.0
1957843 9241 2702 65444.714.530.3
1958853 9521 2692 68344.714.430.4
1959854 1081 2972 81146.114.631.6
196086.4444 2401 2812 95947.214.232.9
196187.8004 0111 2282 78344.113.530.6
196289.1783 9351 1862 74942.712.929.9
196390.5773 9811 0692 91242.611.431.2
196491.9984 0988643 23443.29.134.1
196593.4414 3798423 53745.58.736.7
196694.9074 3077463 56144.07.636.4
196796.3964 3408873 45343.68.934.7
196897.9084 1528213 33141.08.132.9
196999.4444 0577913 26639.57.731.8
1970101.3663 9588253 13338.07.930.1
1971102.7794 0838023 28138.77.631.1
1972104.1924 1519503 20139.08.930.1
1973105.6054 0548353 21937.77.830.0
1974107.0183 9098273 08236.07.628.4
1975108.4314 0518553 19636.97.829.1
1976109.8443 9208933 02735.28.027.2
1977111.2574 1278153 31236.67.229.4
1978112.6704 0297813 24835.26.828.4
1979114.0833 8088502 95832.77.325.4
1980115.4993 9448433 10133.47.126.3
1981117.3603 8608433 01732.37.025.2
1982119.3604 0458453 20033.47.026.4
1983121.0834 0697953 27433.26.526.7
1984122.9444 1597403 41933.45.927.5
1985124.8054 2238243 39933.46.526.93.5
1986126.6663 9078433 06430.46.623.8
1987128.5273 8339342 89929.37.122.1
1988130.3883 6439022 74127.36.820.5
1989132.2493 6528822 77026.96.520.4
1990134.1103 5828742 70825.96.319.6
1991135.9753 5728662 70625.56.219.3
1992137.6073 7619192 84226.56.520.0
1993139.9093 5569072 64924.86.318.4
1994142.6883 6849152 76925.46.319.1
1995145.4373 7059402 76525.26.418.8
1996147.0623 2999502 34922.16.415.8
1997149.6663 4449812 46322.86.516.3
1998151.9522 9509761 97419.36.412.9
1999154.2202 9979812 01619.36.313.0
2000155.9962 9049411 96318.56.012.5
2001157.7752 7889981 79017.66.311.3
2002158.6442 5989601 63816.26.010.2
2003159.5132 4861 0461 44015.46.58.9
2004160.3822 3221 1141 20814.26.87.4
2005161.2502 2981 1101 18814.36.97.41.521.3
2006162.1192 2611 0291 23213.96.37.61.421.7
2007162.9882 1911 0291 16213.46.37.11.516.9
2008163.8572 2101 0221 18813.66.27.31.517.6
2009164.7262 1929541 23813.35.87.51.516.9
2010165.595 (census)1 8827371 14511.44.56.91.415.4
2011167.3662 0099831 02612.05.96.11.520.9
2012169.1152 1039221 18112.45.56.91.516.2
2013170.745
2014172.623
2015174.2572 06911.926.1
2016175.81915.0
2017177.30131.0
2018178.69615.8
2019
20201,8441,329515

[6] [7] [8]

Structure of the population

Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 10.V.2010) (Provisional) (Population in households only.): [9]
Age GroupMaleFemaleTotal%
Total81 91983 675165 594100
0–45 9795 83111 8107.13
5–96 6786 47213 1507.94
10–147 4797 43914 9189.01
15–198 1167 80515 9219.61
20–246 7446 87613 6208.22
25–296 5536 73613 2898.03
30–346 1506 10312 2537.40
35–395 9526 33312 2857.42
40–446 0436 17512 2187.38
45–495 4965 46710 9636.62
50–544 4474 4798 9265.39
55–593 1773 3136 4903.92
60–642 6872 7975 4843.31
65-692 0872 2934 3802.65
70-741 7221 8693 5912.17
75-791 1451 4202 5651.55
80-847961 1081 9041.15
85-894287421 1700.71
90-941632824450.27
95-99691071760.11
100+828360.02
Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent
0–1420 13619 74239 87824.08
15–6455 36556 084111 44967.30
65+6 4187 84914 2678.62
Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2021) (Data refer to usual resident population.): [9]
Age GroupMaleFemaleTotal%
Total90 41991 860182 279100
0–45 3815 26610 6475.84
5–95 2635 04710 3105.66
10–145 7505 50411 2546.17
15–196 3076 04712 3536.78
20–246 9006 83913 7397.54
25–298 0287 77315 8018.67
30–347 5947 59515 1898.33
35–397 2657 42514 6918.06
40–446 8946 61213 5077.41
45–496 4586 37012 8287.04
50–546 2606 35212 6126.92
55–595 7345 79111 5246.32
60–644 6704 8239 4935.21
65-693 1623 5006 6623.65
70-742 1922 6024 7942.63
75-791 3761 9163 2921.81
80-847751 2742 0491.12
85+4101 1241 5340.84
Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent
0–1416 39415 81732 21117.67
15–6466 11065 627131 73772.27
65+7 91510 41618 33110.06

Ethnic groups

Saint Lucia's population is predominantly African/black (141,216 in 2010; 85.3% of the total population) or of mixed African-European descent (17,965; 10.8%). [2] 2.2% of the population is East Indian (3,575 residents in 2010) and 0.6% white (991). Saint Lucia also has a small Amerindian (Carib) population. During the past decades the Amerindian (Carib) increased from 366 at the 1991 census (0.3% of the population), 803 at the 2001 census (0.5% of the population) to 951 in 2010 (0.6% of the population.

The remaining 0.5% of the population includes Chinese (0.1%) and people from the Middle East (0.1%).

Ethnic groups of Saint Lucia [10]
Ethnic groupspercent
Black
85.3%
Mixed
10.9%
East Indian
2.2%
Other
1.6%
Unspecified
0.1%

Languages

The official language is English. [11] [12] Saint Lucian Creole French (Kwéyòl), which is colloquially referred to as Patois ("Patwa"), is spoken by 95% of the population. [13] This Antillean Creole is used in literature and music, and is gaining official acknowledgement. [13] Saint Lucian Creole is very related to Haitian Creole as it developed during the early period of French colonisation, the Creole is derived chiefly from French and West African languages, with some vocabulary from Carib and other sources. Saint Lucia is a member of La Francophonie . [14]

Religion

According to the 2010 census, 90.2% percent of the population of Saint Lucia is considered Christian, 2.3% has a non-Christian religion and 5.9% has no religion or did not state a religion (1.4%). [2]

Roughly two thirds of Christians are Roman Catholics (61.5% of the total population), a reflection of early French influence on the island, and 25.5% are Protestant. The Seventh-day Adventists constitute the largest Protestant group, with 10.4% of the population. Pentecostals are the second largest group (8.9%). The next largest group are Evangelicals (2.3% of the population), followed by Baptists (2.2%). Other Christians include Anglicanism (3.4%) and Jehovah's Witnesses (1.1%),

The number of non-Christians is small. These religious groups include the Rastafarian Movement (1.9% of the population), Hinduism (0.3%) and Muslims (0.1%).

Religious groups of Saint Lucia [10]
Religious groupspercent
Roman Catholic
61.5%
Protestant
25.5%
Seventh-day Adventist
10.4%
Pentecostal
8.9%
None
5.9%
Baptist
2.2%
Evangelical
2.3%
Other Christian
3.4%
Unspecified
1.4%
Church of God
1.5%
Anglican
1.6%
Rastafarian
1.9%
Jehovah's Witness
1.1%
Other Protestant
0.9%
Other
0.4%

In 2023, Saint Lucia was scored 4 out of 4 for religious freedom. [15]

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