Which has higher population, Kiribati or Saint Lucia?

Saint Lucia, at 179,291 people against 132,540 people in Kiribati as of 2023.

What is the difference in population between Kiribati and Saint Lucia?

46,751 people, with Saint Lucia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Saint Lucia?

224 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kiribati vs Saint Lucia: Population

Kiribati

132,540 people

in 2023

Saint Lucia

179,291 people

in 2023

Kiribati rank

193rd

Saint Lucia rank

191st

Population over time

Kiribati
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 179,291 people against 132,540 people in Kiribati, a difference of 46,751 people.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.4 times Kiribati's.

Across all 224 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.

Kiribati ranks 193rd and Saint Lucia ranks 191st of 238 countries.

Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kiribati	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1800s	17,876 people	24,000 people	6,124 people	Saint Lucia
1810s	17,878 people	24,000 people	6,122 people	Saint Lucia
1820s	18,277 people	24,000 people	5,723 people	Saint Lucia
1830s	19,172 people	24,000 people	4,828 people	Saint Lucia
1840s	20,119 people	24,006 people	3,887 people	Saint Lucia
1850s	21,286 people	25,519 people	4,234 people	Saint Lucia
1860s	22,738 people	29,825 people	7,087 people	Saint Lucia
1870s	24,281 people	36,308 people	12,027 people	Saint Lucia
1880s	25,922 people	42,337 people	16,416 people	Saint Lucia
1890s	27,664 people	48,476 people	20,812 people	Saint Lucia
1900s	29,516 people	53,413 people	23,897 people	Saint Lucia
1910s	31,468 people	55,098 people	23,630 people	Saint Lucia
1920s	33,170 people	60,983 people	27,813 people	Saint Lucia
1930s	34,808 people	70,683 people	35,875 people	Saint Lucia
1940s	36,538 people	81,203 people	44,665 people	Saint Lucia
1950s	41,753 people	93,539 people	51,786 people	Saint Lucia
1960s	52,285 people	97,082 people	44,798 people	Saint Lucia
1970s	60,012 people	110,112 people	50,100 people	Saint Lucia
1980s	66,483 people	128,094 people	61,611 people	Saint Lucia
1990s	80,866 people	147,135 people	66,269 people	Saint Lucia
2000s	97,242 people	164,634 people	67,392 people	Saint Lucia
2010s	116,248 people	174,448 people	58,200 people	Saint Lucia
2020s	129,380 people	178,722 people	49,342 people	Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Kiribati or Saint Lucia?: Saint Lucia, at 179,291 people against 132,540 people in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Kiribati and Saint Lucia?: 46,751 people, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Saint Lucia?: 224 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Saint Lucia rank globally for population?: Kiribati ranks 193rd and Saint Lucia ranks 191st of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.