Age dependency ratio in Saint Lucia
In 2025, Saint Lucia had 37.4 people under 15 or over 64 for every 100 people aged 15 to 64.
Saint Lucia, 2025
37.4
Change from 2024
+0.1per 100 working-age people
World, 2025
54.5 per 100 working-age people
Position in 2025
205th of 217
Age dependency ratio in Saint Lucia over time
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Dependants per 100 people aged 15 to 64. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Saint Lucia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37.4 per 100 working-age people | 54.5 per 100 working-age people |
| 2024 | 37.3 per 100 working-age people | 54.7 per 100 working-age people |
| 2023 | 37.3 per 100 working-age people | 55.0 per 100 working-age people |
| 2022 | 37.3 per 100 working-age people | 55.2 per 100 working-age people |
| 2021 | 37.5 per 100 working-age people | 55.3 per 100 working-age people |
| 2020 | 37.8 per 100 working-age people | 55.4 per 100 working-age people |
| 2019 | 38.1 per 100 working-age people | 55.4 per 100 working-age people |
| 2018 | 38.5 per 100 working-age people | 55.4 per 100 working-age people |
| 2017 | 39.1 per 100 working-age people | 55.3 per 100 working-age people |
| 2016 | 39.7 per 100 working-age people | 55.2 per 100 working-age people |
| 2015 | 40.6 per 100 working-age people | 55.1 per 100 working-age people |
| 2014 | 41.5 per 100 working-age people | 55.0 per 100 working-age people |
| 2013 | 42.5 per 100 working-age people | 55.0 per 100 working-age people |
| 2012 | 43.6 per 100 working-age people | 55.0 per 100 working-age people |
| 2011 | 44.9 per 100 working-age people | 55.0 per 100 working-age people |
| 2010 | 46.3 per 100 working-age people | 55.2 per 100 working-age people |
| 2009 | 47.6 per 100 working-age people | 55.5 per 100 working-age people |
| 2008 | 48.8 per 100 working-age people | 55.8 per 100 working-age people |
| 2007 | 50.4 per 100 working-age people | 56.2 per 100 working-age people |
| 2006 | 52.1 per 100 working-age people | 56.7 per 100 working-age people |
| 2005 | 53.9 per 100 working-age people | 57.3 per 100 working-age people |
| 2004 | 55.8 per 100 working-age people | 58.0 per 100 working-age people |
| 2003 | 57.7 per 100 working-age people | 58.7 per 100 working-age people |
| 2002 | 59.5 per 100 working-age people | 59.4 per 100 working-age people |
| 2001 | 61.3 per 100 working-age people | 60.1 per 100 working-age people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 from 37.3 per 100 working-age people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 40.6 per 100 working-age people, the figure has changed by −3.2.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Saint Lucia has the 205th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 54.5 per 100 working-age people.
More for Saint Lucia
All statistics for Saint Lucia
Population aged 0 to 14
17.2%
2025 · World Bank
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%
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Population
180,149 people
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