Saint Lucia Flag

Saint Lucia

Capital:
Castries
Continent:
North America
Region(s):
Caribbean
Abbreviation:
LCA

180.1K
Total Population
191
Population Rank
295.33
Density (km²)
405 0.21%
Annual Population Growth

Population of Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia's population structure shows a slightly lower male to female ratio of 0.98 to 1, with a median male age of 34.32 years old and a median female age of 36.07 years old. The highest concentration of adults under 75 years old is in the 29 and 30 year-old age groups, while the lowest concentration is in the 74 and 73 year-old age groups.

Saint Lucia Population

Data after 2022 is projected based on recent change

Saint Lucia Population Clock

Saint Lucia Population*
180,008
Births per Day
5
Deaths per Day
4
Emigrations per Day
0
Net Change per Day
1
2025 Population Change*
43

* As of 2/12/2025

1 birth

Every 4.8 hours

1 death

Every 6.0 hours

1 emigrant

Every several days

1 person

Every 1.0 days

Saint Lucia Overview

The capital and largest city is Castries, with a 2014 population of 70,000, or more than one-third of the total population. Castries is a major tourist destination and a cruise ship port.

St Lucia Demographics

St Lucia’s population is evenly split between rural and urban areas, despite the high population in Castries. The population is mostly African or of mixed African-European descent, with a small population of Indo-Caribbeans (3%). Afro-Caribbeans account for 68% of the population, followed by mixed (17%) and European (5%).

The official language is English, with Saint Lucian Creole French (called Patwah locally) spoken by 95% of the people. 70% of the population is Roman Catholic, while most of the remaining population belonging to other denominations such as Seventh-day Adventism (7%) and Pentecostalism (6%).

Interestingly, St Lucia has produced the highest ratio of Nobel laureates compared to the total population of any sovereign nation.