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St. Lucia

St. Lucia / LC

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

St. Lucia in numbers.

Area620 kmยฒWorld # 186 โ†’Population180.1KWorld # 182 โ†’Population density290.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 40 โ†’Life expectancy72.8 yearsWorld # 125 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 14,746World # 87 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

St. Lucia across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area620 kmยฒWorld # 186 / 2023 โ†’Population180.1KWorld # 182 / 2025 โ†’Population density290.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 40 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference yearNo dataNo rank โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.2%World # 160 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.4World # 179 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate11.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 129 / 2024 โ†’Death rate8.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 68 / 2024 โ†’Median age33.7 yearsWorld # 108 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+10%World # 98 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1417.2%World # 150 / 2025 โ†’Urban population29.1%World # 195 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-23World # 89 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 95 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share4.5%World # 115 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy72.8 yearsWorld # 125 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy61.8 yearsWorld # 104 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people4.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 25 / 2020 โ†’Smoking rate13.9%World # 107 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 14,746World # 87 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 2.7BWorld # 183 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 28,674World # 83 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth-0.6%World # 197 / 2025 โ†’Inflation2%World # 131 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment9.5%World # 41 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment20.3%World # 48 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)43.7World # 23 / 2015 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.8%World # 110 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million people11.1 per million peopleWorld # 76 / 2018 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,654 kcal/dayWorld # 141 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person90.3 kg/person/yearWorld # 29 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production0 tWorld # 83 / 1989 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area34%World # 93 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person3 tWorld # 110 / 2024 โ†’Internet use68.2%World # 137 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions98.7 per 100 peopleWorld # 141 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate39 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 10 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate29.8 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 25 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliament10.5%World # 168 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals432.5KWorld # 133 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 989MWorld # 80 / 2018 โ†’World Heritage sites1 sitesWorld # 138 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupNo dataNo comparison data for this countryMain languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportBasketball144 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyEast Caribbean DollarXCDDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPeople and mythological figuresSaint Lucy