Population growth in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Population growth was 0.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population growth in Saint Lucia, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, population growth in Saint Lucia stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.6% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2022.
Saint Lucia ranks 160th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Saint Lucia
- Population, total 180,149 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Urban population 52,417 (2025)
- Urban population 29.1% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.0429 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 14.3% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 18.2% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 1.0% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 0.3% (2025)
- CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.7 1=low to 6=high (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Saint Lucia?
- Population growth in Saint Lucia was 0.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 1985.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for population growth?
- Saint Lucia ranks 160th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.