Bahamas vs Saint Lucia: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Bahamas
69,890 people
in 2020
Saint Lucia
48,579 people
in 2020
Bahamas rank
180th
Saint Lucia rank
182nd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Bahamas
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 69,890 people against 48,579 people in Saint Lucia, a difference of 21,311 people.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.4 times Saint Lucia's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 180th and Saint Lucia ranks 182nd of 236 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44,978 people | 33,126 people | 11,851 people | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 54,963 people | 34,636 people | 20,327 people | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 64,051 people | 37,509 people | 26,542 people | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 66,313 people | 46,647 people | 19,666 people | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 71,550 people | 50,959 people | 20,591 people | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 79,258 people | 51,334 people | 27,924 people | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 71,063 people | 48,529 people | 22,534 people | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 69,890 people | 48,579 people | 21,311 people | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Bahamas or Saint Lucia?
- Bahamas, at 69,890 people against 48,579 people in Saint Lucia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Bahamas and Saint Lucia?
- 21,311 people, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Saint Lucia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Bahamas and Saint Lucia rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Bahamas ranks 180th and Saint Lucia ranks 182nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.