Population growth in Saint Lucia
From 1960 to 2019 the population of Saint Lucia increased from 89,897.00 to 182,790.00 people. This is a growth by 103.3 percent in 59 years. The highest increase in Saint Lucia was recorded in 1988 with 1.92%. The smallest increase in 2014 with 0.44%.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 152.9 percent.
The average age in Saint Lucia rose by 0.33 years from 2012 to 2013 from 30.17 to 30.50 years (median value).
Around 19% of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 0.9% annually.
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Population development in Saint Lucia since 1960
(Data given in 1000 inhabitants)| Year | Population Saint Lucia | Change | Birthrate | Deathrate | Population World | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 91,000 | 1.13 % | 3,075 M | 1.35 % | |||
| 1962 | 92,000 | 1.29 % | 3,128 M | 1.72 % | |||
| 1963 | 93,000 | 1.43 % | 3,193 M | 2.07 % | |||
| 1964 | 95,000 | 1.52 % | 3,258 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1965 | 96,000 | 1.57 % | 3,325 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1966 | 98,000 | 1.64 % | 3,395 M | 2.10 % | |||
| 1967 | 100,000 | 1.68 % | 3,464 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1968 | 101,000 | 1.66 % | 3,535 M | 2.03 % | |||
| 1969 | 103,000 | 1.55 % | 3,609 M | 2.11 % | |||
| 1970 | 104,000 | 1.37 % | 3,685 M | 2.09 % | |||
| 1971 | 105,000 | 1.18 % | 3,762 M | 2.10 % | |||
| 1972 | 106,000 | 1.01 % | 3,839 M | 2.04 % | |||
| 1973 | 107,000 | 0.95 % | 3,915 M | 1.98 % | |||
| 1974 | 109,000 | 0.99 % | 3,991 M | 1.96 % | |||
| 1975 | 110,000 | 1.14 % | 4,066 M | 1.87 % | |||
| 1976 | 111,000 | 1.31 % | 4,139 M | 1.79 % | |||
| 1977 | 113,000 | 1.46 % | 4,212 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1978 | 115,000 | 1.52 % | 4,286 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1979 | 116,000 | 1.39 % | 36.3 ‰ | 6.9 ‰ | 4,358 M | 1.68 % | |
| 1980 | 118,000 | 1.45 % | 35.6 ‰ | 6.7 ‰ | 4,434 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 119,000 | 1.36 % | 34.8 ‰ | 6.5 ‰ | 4,512 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 121,000 | 1.30 % | 34.0 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | 4,593 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 123,000 | 1.30 % | 33.2 ‰ | 6.1 ‰ | 4,675 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 124,000 | 1.41 % | 32.5 ‰ | 6.0 ‰ | 4,757 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 126,000 | 1.57 % | 31.8 ‰ | 5.9 ‰ | 4,840 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 128,000 | 1.75 % | 31.1 ‰ | 5.9 ‰ | 4,926 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 131,000 | 1.87 % | 30.5 ‰ | 6.0 ‰ | 5,014 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 133,000 | 1.92 % | 29.8 ‰ | 6.1 ‰ | 5,102 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 136,000 | 1.82 % | 29.0 ‰ | 6.2 ‰ | 5,191 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 138,000 | 1.64 % | 28.3 ‰ | 6.4 ‰ | 5,281 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 140,000 | 1.43 % | 27.4 ‰ | 6.6 ‰ | 5,369 M | 1.66 % | |
| 1992 | 142,000 | 1.26 % | 26.6 ‰ | 6.8 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 143,000 | 1.16 % | 25.8 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 145,000 | 1.17 % | 24.9 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 5,623 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 147,000 | 1.23 % | 24.0 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 5,708 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 149,000 | 1.34 % | 23.0 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 151,000 | 1.40 % | 22.0 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 5,873 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 153,000 | 1.40 % | 20.9 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 5,955 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 155,000 | 1.29 % | 19.8 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 6,035 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 157,000 | 1.12 % | 18.6 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 6,115 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 158,000 | 0.93 % | 17.5 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 159,000 | 0.77 % | 16.6 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 6,274 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 161,000 | 0.71 % | 15.7 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 6,353 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 162,000 | 0.80 % | 15.0 ‰ | 6.9 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 163,000 | 0.99 % | 14.5 ‰ | 6.8 ‰ | 6,513 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 165,000 | 1.20 % | 14.1 ‰ | 6.7 ‰ | 6,594 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 168,000 | 1.37 % | 13.7 ‰ | 6.7 ‰ | 6,675 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 170,000 | 1.41 % | 13.5 ‰ | 6.7 ‰ | 6,758 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 172,000 | 1.30 % | 13.3 ‰ | 6.5 ‰ | 6,841 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 174,000 | 1.08 % | 13.1 ‰ | 6.6 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.19 % | |
| 2011 | 176,000 | 0.84 % | 12.9 ‰ | 6.7 ‰ | 7,003 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2012 | 177,000 | 0.63 % | 12.7 ‰ | 6.8 ‰ | 7,086 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2013 | 178,000 | 0.49 % | 12.6 ‰ | 6.9 ‰ | 7,170 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2014 | 178,000 | 0.44 % | 12.5 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 7,254 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2015 | 179,000 | 0.47 % | 12.4 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 7,339 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2016 | 180,000 | 0.50 % | 12.3 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 7,424 M | 1.16 % | |
| 2017 | 181,000 | 0.52 % | 12.1 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 7,509 M | 1.14 % | |
| 2018 | 182,000 | 0.52 % | 12.0 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 7,592 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 183,000 | 0.50 % | 7,674 M | 1.07 % |
Birth- and deathrate in Saint Lucia
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. The example of the year 2018 in the graph: The population in Saint Lucia increased by about 930 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 7.2 per 1000 people (~ 1,300 deaths) and the birth rate was 12.0 per 1000 people (~ 2,170 births). As a result, around 60 inhabitants have to be added by migration from other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 1,229 in Saint Lucia. The number of births was 2,236 annually.
The development of births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1000 inhabitants.
Birthrate Deathrate