Saint Lucia

Population estimates and projections 179,285 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 33.7 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 1.38 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 0.27% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 180,149 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 0.23% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 10.0% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 17.2% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 1.39 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 11.2 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 8.7 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 29.1% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 27.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 37.4 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 294.7 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 0.22% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections 0.0 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -23 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 4.5% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 2.4% 2025 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 9.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 20.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 68.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 62.0% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 61.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 7.5% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 16.2% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 76.3% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$2.7 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$14,746 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$24,503 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$13,410 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth -0.6% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 73.8% 2025 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 2.0% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 128.5 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 2.6% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 2.700 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 0.4% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 22.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 99.6% 2012 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 93.6% 2012 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 93.5% 2020 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 7.0% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 12.5% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 22.4% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 93.0% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 100.0% 2012 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 77.1% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 12.7% 2025 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 3.8% 2024 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 96.8% 2024 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 15.0% 2023 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 97.4% 2024 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 87.9% 2024 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 72.7 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 15.0 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 61.9 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 75 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 12.66 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 34.8% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 39.8% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 7.6 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 20.1% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 21.1% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 84% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 19.9% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.2 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 53.4 per 10,000 people 2023 · WHO Dentists 1.76 per 10,000 people 2017 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 72.8 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 76.5 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 69.5 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 4.7% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 17.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 15.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 44 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 4.23 per 1,000 people 2020 · World Bank Hospital beds 1.1 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Measles immunisation 83% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 13.9% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 37.1% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$641 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 11.4% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 11.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 2.5% 2012 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 1 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.33 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 68.2% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 99 per 100 people 2022 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 13.6 per 100 people 2022 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 10.7% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 139 companies 2024 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 7.8% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 3.6% 2025 · World Bank

Foreign direct investment inflows 7.3% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance -6.3% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 9.3% 2020 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 29.8 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank

Access to electricity 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 98.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 9.7% 2022 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 97.5% 2021 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.32e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 2.29e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 0.5 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 2.6 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 1.71 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 0.1 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 0.02 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 8.8 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 53.8% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 1.0% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 10.4 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 18.2% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 98.1% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 83.4% 2022 · World Bank Level of water stress 14.3% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 1,678 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$5.24e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 7.1%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 27.62e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 32.4e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 1.7% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 700 kg per hectare 1979 · World Bank Agricultural land 16.3% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 1,828 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Food production index 80.1 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 199.6 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 610 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 43.7 (0 to 100) 2015 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 34.1% 2015 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 0.1% 2015 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 25.0% 2015 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% 2015 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 7.8% 2015 · World Bank

Tax revenue 18.2% 2017 · World Bank Central government expense 17.6% 2017 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 0.27% 1999 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 3 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 39.0 per 100,000 people 2023 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 10.5% 2025 · World Bank