Population of Saint Lucia 2021
As of 2021, the latest population of Saint Lucia is 166,487, based on AllCityPopulation calculation of the current data from UN (United Nations).
Population Distribution
| Total population | 166,487 |
| Population growth rate | 0.29% |
| Birth rate | 13.30 births per 1,000 people |
| Life expectancy | |
| Overall life expectancy | 77.22 years |
| Men life expectancy | 74.52 years |
| Women life expectancy | 80.08 years |
| Age structure | |
| 0-14 years | 19.77% |
| 15-64 years | 68.13% |
| 65 years and above | 12.11% |
| Median age | 33.50 years |
| Gender ratio (Male to Female) | 0.95 |
| Population density | 270.27 residents per km² |
| Urbanization | 30.50% |
| Ethnicities | |
| 96% African and Euro-African, 3% Indian, 1% European descent | |
| Religions | |
| Catholics (Roman Catholic) 67.5%, Seventh-day Adventists 8.5% followers of the Pentecostal movement 5.7% Anglicans 2%, Evangelicals 2% members of other Christian denominations 5.1% Rastafarian 2.1% members of other religions 7%, not specified 1.5% non-denominational 4.5% [2001 census] | |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | 0.745 |
| HDI ranking | 89th out of 194 |
People in Saint Lucia
During the colonial period, first the French and then the English brought many slaves from Africa to St. Lucia and the other Caribbean islands. Most of the people who live here today are their descendants.
A minority of around 2 percent are of Indian descent. They are descendants of Indians who the British brought into the country as workers after slavery was abolished and they urgently needed people to work on the plantations.
There are also a few island Caribs, the native residents of the island. Their share is 0.6 percent, that is just under 1000 people.
Only 19 percent of the population live in urban areas, the rest in rural areas. Castries is the only slightly larger city. About 70 percent of the Lucians are Catholics and 17 percent belong to a Protestant church. 2 percent belong to the Rastafarian movement (see Jamaica). Every woman has an average of almost two children (1.9; ours 1.4). Many Lucians emigrate.
Languages in Saint Lucia
The official language in St. Lucia is English. So newspapers and television are in English, as are forms and everything official and also the lessons in school. However, almost all Lucians (95 percent) also speak Antilles Creole.
This Creole language is also called Patois (Patwa). It is based on the French. Examples of words are: Guten Tag means bonjour in French, bózu in Antilles Creole, danke means merci and mèsi in Antilles Creole. The similarity is easy to see.
