Which has higher population, Guam or Saint Lucia?

Saint Lucia, at 179,291 people against 166,522 people in Guam as of 2023.

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

12,769 people, with Saint Lucia ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guam vs Saint Lucia: Population

Guam

166,522 people

in 2023

Saint Lucia

179,291 people

in 2023

Guam rank

191st

Saint Lucia rank

190th

Population over time

Guam
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 179,291 people against 166,522 people in Guam, a difference of 12,769 people.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Guam's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Lucia ahead.

Guam ranks 191st and Saint Lucia ranks 190th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guam	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	64,000 people	93,539 people	29,539 people	Saint Lucia
1960s	77,974 people	97,082 people	19,108 people	Saint Lucia
1970s	97,988 people	110,112 people	12,123 people	Saint Lucia
1980s	122,824 people	128,094 people	5,269 people	Saint Lucia
1990s	148,768 people	147,135 people	1,633 people	Guam
2000s	163,710 people	164,634 people	924.4 people	Saint Lucia
2010s	164,807 people	174,448 people	9,642 people	Saint Lucia
2020s	164,406 people	178,722 people	14,316 people	Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Guam or Saint Lucia?: Saint Lucia, at 179,291 people against 166,522 people in Guam as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Guam and Saint Lucia?: 12,769 people, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Saint Lucia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guam and Saint Lucia rank globally for population?: Guam ranks 191st and Saint Lucia ranks 190th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.