Demographics of Saint Lucia

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Saint Lucia, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Census population and average annual growth rate
Year	Pop.	±%
1843	20,694	—
1851	24,185	+16.9%
1861	26,674	+10.3%
1871	31,610	+18.5%
1881	38,551	+22.0%
1891	42,220	+9.5%
1901	49,883	+18.2%
1911	48,637	−2.5%
1921	51,505	+5.9%
1946	70,113	+36.1%
1960	86,108	+22.8%
1970	100,893	+17.2%
1980	113,409	+12.4%
1991	133,308	+17.5%
2001	157,775	+18.4%
2010	165,595	+5.0%
Source:^[1]

Population

Demographics of Saint Lucia, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands

According to the 2010 population census Saint Lucia has a population of 165,595.^[2] The estimated mid-year population of 2014 is 183,600 (medium fertility scenario of The 2012 Revision of the World Population Prospects).^[3] The population is evenly divided between urban and rural areas, although the capital, Castries, contains more than one-third of the population.

Vital statistics

	Average population (x 1000)	Live births	Deaths	Natural change	Crude birth rate (per 1000)	Crude death rate (per 1000)	Natural change (per 1000)	Total fertility rate^[4]	Infant mortality rate
1950	83	2 820	1 184	1 636	34.1	14.3	19.8
1951	84	2 892	1 389	1 503	34.5	16.6	17.9
1952	85	2 906	1 246	1 660	34.3	14.7	19.6
1953	85	3 069	1 156	1 913	35.9	13.5	22.4
1954	86	3 090	1 028	2 062	35.9	11.9	23.9
1955	87	3 549	1 034	2 515	41.0	11.9	29.0
1956	87	3 571	1 127	2 444	41.0	12.9	28.0
1957	88	3 924	1 270	2 654	44.7	14.5	30.3
1958	88	3 952	1 269	2 683	44.7	14.4	30.4
1959	89	4 108	1 297	2 811	46.1	14.6	31.6
1960	90	4 240	1 281	2 959	47.2	14.2	32.9
1961	91	4 011	1 228	2 783	44.1	13.5	30.6
1962	92	3 935	1 186	2 749	42.7	12.9	29.9
1963	93	3 981	1 069	2 912	42.6	11.4	31.2
1964	95	4 098	864	3 234	43.2	9.1	34.1
1965	96	4 379	842	3 537	45.5	8.7	36.7
1966	98	4 307	746	3 561	44.0	7.6	36.4
1967	100	4 340	887	3 453	43.6	8.9	34.7
1968	101	4 152	821	3 331	41.0	8.1	32.9
1969	103	4 057	791	3 266	39.5	7.7	31.8
1970	104	3 958	825	3 133	38.0	7.9	30.1
1971	105	4 083	802	3 281	38.7	7.6	31.1
1972	106	4 151	950	3 201	39.0	8.9	30.1
1973	107	4 054	835	3 219	37.7	7.8	30.0
1974	109	3 909	827	3 082	36.0	7.6	28.4
1975	110	4 051	855	3 196	36.9	7.8	29.1
1976	111	3 920	893	3 027	35.2	8.0	27.2
1977	113	4 127	815	3 312	36.6	7.2	29.4
1978	115	4 029	781	3 248	35.2	6.8	28.4
1979	116	3 808	850	2 958	32.7	7.3	25.4
1980	118	3 944	843	3 101	33.4	7.1	26.3
1981	120	3 860	843	3 017	32.3	7.0	25.2
1982	121	4 045	845	3 200	33.4	7.0	26.4
1983	123	4 069	795	3 274	33.2	6.5	26.7
1984	124	4 159	740	3 419	33.4	5.9	27.5
1985	126	4 223	824	3 399	33.4	6.5	26.9	3.5
1986	129	3 907	843	3 064	30.4	6.6	23.8
1987	131	3 833	934	2 899	29.3	7.1	22.1
1988	134	3 643	902	2 741	27.3	6.8	20.5
1989	136	3 652	882	2 770	26.9	6.5	20.4
1990	138	3 582	874	2 708	25.9	6.3	19.6
1991	140	3 572	866	2 706	25.5	6.2	19.3
1992	142	3 761	919	2 842	26.5	6.5	20.0
1993	144	3 556	907	2 649	24.8	6.3	18.4
1994	145	3 684	915	2 769	25.4	6.3	19.1
1995	147	3 705	940	2 765	25.2	6.4	18.8
1996	149	3 299	950	2 349	22.1	6.4	15.8
1997	151	3 444	981	2 463	22.8	6.5	16.3
1998	153	2 950	976	1 974	19.3	6.4	12.9
1999	155	2 997	981	2 016	19.3	6.3	13.0
2000	157	2 904	941	1 963	18.5	6.0	12.5
2001	159	2 788	998	1 790	17.6	6.3	11.3
2002	160	2 598	960	1 638	16.2	6.0	10.2
2003	162	2 486	1 046	1 440	15.4	6.5	8.9
2004	163	2 322	1 114	1 208	14.2	6.8	7.4
2005	161.250	2 298	1 110	1 188	14.3	6.9	7.4	1.5	21.3
2006	162.119	2 261	1 029	1 232	13.9	6.3	7.6	1.4	21.7
2007	162.988	2 191	1 029	1 162	13.4	6.3	7.1	1.5	16.9
2008	163.857	2 210	1 022	1 188	13.6	6.2	7.3	1.5	17.6
2009	164.728	2 192	954	1 238	13.3	5.8	7.5	1.5	16.9
2010	165.770 (census)	1 882	737	1 145	11.4	4.5	6.9	1.4	15.4
2011	167.366	2 009	983	1 026	12.0	5.9	6.1	1.5	20.9
2012	169.170	2 103	922	1 181	12.4	5.5	6.9	1.5	16.2
2013	170.925
2014	172.623
2015	172.818

^[5]^[6]^[7]

Structure of the population

Structure of the population (01.07.2009) (Estimates) :

Age Group	Male	Female	Total	%
Total	84 465	87 905	172 370	100
0-4	7 808	7 536	15 344	8,90
5-9	6 514	6 674	13 188	7,65
10-14	8 047	8 058	16 105	9,34
15-19	8 735	8 651	17 386	10,09
20-24	8 553	8 877	17 430	10,11
25-29	7 422	7 692	15 114	8,77
30-34	6 469	6 848	13 317	7,73
35-39	5 895	6 345	12 240	7,10
40-44	5 644	6 065	11 709	6,79
45-49	5 107	5 434	10 541	6,12
50-54	3 988	3 990	7 978	4,63
55-59	2 977	2 980	5 957	3,46
60-64	2 142	2 417	4 559	2,64
65-69	1 662	1 985	3 647	2,12
70-74	1 410	1 667	3 077	1,79
75-79	1 034	1 242	2 276	1,32
80+	1 058	1 444	2 502	1,45

Age group	Male	Female	Total	Percent
0-14	22 369	22 268	44 637	25,90
15-64	56 932	59 299	116 231	67,43
65+	5 164	6 338	11 502	6,67

^[8]

Ethnic groups

Saint Lucia's population is predominantly African/black (141,216 in 2010; 85.3% of the total population) or of mixed African-European descent (17,965; 10.8%).^[2] 2.2% of the population is East Indian (3,575 residents in 2010) and 0.6% white (991). Saint Lucia also has a small Amerindian (Carib) population. During the past decades the Amerindian (Carib) increased from 366 at the 1991 census (0.3% of the population), 803 at the 2001 census (0.5% of the population) to 951 in 2010 (0.6% of the population.

The remaining 0.5% of the population includes Chinese (0.1%) and people from the Middle East (0.1%).

Ethnic groups of Saint Lucia ^[9]
Ethnic groups			percent
Black			85.3%
Mixed			10.9%
East Indian			2.2%
Other			1.6%
Unspecified			0.1%

Languages

The official language is English.^[10]^[11] Saint Lucian Creole French (Kwéyòl), which is colloquially referred to as Patois ("Patwa"), is spoken by 95% of the population.^[12] This Antillean Creole is used in literature and music, and is gaining official acknowledgement.^[12] As it developed during the early period of French colonisation, the Creole is derived chiefly from French and West African languages, with some vocabulary from Carib and other sources. Saint Lucia is a member of La Francophonie.^[13]

Religion

According to the 2010 census, 90.2% percent of the population of Saint Lucia is considered Christian, 2.3% has a non-Christian religion and 5.9% has no religion or did not state a religion (1.4%).^[2]

Roughly two thirds of Christians are Roman Catholics (61.5% of the total population), a reflection of early French influence on the island, and 25.5% are Protestant. The Seventh-day Adventists constitute the largest Protestant group, with 10.4% of the population. Pentecostals are the second largest group (8.9%). The next largest group are Evangelicals (2.3% of the population), followed by Baptists (2.2%). Other Christians include Anglicanism (3.4%) and Jehovah's Witnesses (1.1%),

The number of non-Christians is small. These religious groups include the Rastafarian Movement (1.9% of the population), Hinduism (0.3%) and Muslims (0.1%).

Religious groups of Saint Lucia ^[9]
Religious groups			percent
Roman Catholic			61.5%
Protestant			25.5%
Seventh-day Adventist			10.4%
Pentecostal			8.9%
None			5.9%
Baptist			2.2%
Evangelical			2.3%
Other Christian			3.4%
Unspecified			1.4%
Church of God			1.5%
Anglican			1.6%
Rastafarian			1.9%
Jehovah's Witness			1.1%
Other Protestant			0.9%
Other			0.4%

References

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