Population ages 65 and above, total in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Population ages 65 and above, total was 17,949 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total in Saint Lucia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 17,949 for population ages 65 and above, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total in Saint Lucia peaked at 17,949 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,552, in 1960.
Saint Lucia ranks 184th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,934 | 3,552 | 4,384 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,992 | 4,497 | 5,569 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,356 | 5,729 | 7,101 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,099 | 7,423 | 9,258 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,979 | 10,038 | 12,173 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,848 | 12,594 | 15,149 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,549 | 15,524 | 17,949 | 6 |
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More health data for Saint Lucia
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 1,262 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 1,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1,215 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65,414 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 73.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 131,133 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 1,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 1,247 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 1,286 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total in Saint Lucia?
- Population ages 65 and above, total in Saint Lucia was 17,949 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 17,949 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,552 in 1960.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for population ages 65 and above, total?
- Saint Lucia ranks 184th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 65 and above, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.