Which has higher population, Netherlands Antilles or Saint Lucia?

Netherlands Antilles, at 198,009 people against 179,291 people in Saint Lucia as of 2010.

What is the difference in population between Netherlands Antilles and Saint Lucia?

18,718 people, with Netherlands Antilles ahead.

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

93 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2010.

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.

Netherlands Antilles vs Saint Lucia: Population

Netherlands Antilles

198,009 people

in 2010

Saint Lucia

179,291 people

in 2023

Netherlands Antilles rank

189th

Saint Lucia rank

191st

Population over time

Netherlands Antilles
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Netherlands Antilles currently reports 198,009 people against 179,291 people in Saint Lucia, a difference of 18,718 people.

That makes Netherlands Antilles's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 93 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Saint Lucia ahead.

Netherlands Antilles ranks 189th and Saint Lucia ranks 191st of 238 countries.

Across the 39 decades both report, Netherlands Antilles averaged higher in 7 and Saint Lucia in 32.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands Antilles	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	60 people	13,451 people	13,391 people	Saint Lucia
1100s	121 people	14,674 people	14,553 people	Saint Lucia
1200s	242 people	16,008 people	15,766 people	Saint Lucia
1300s	484 people	17,463 people	16,979 people	Saint Lucia
1400s	969 people	19,051 people	18,082 people	Saint Lucia
1500s	1,939 people	20,783 people	18,844 people	Saint Lucia
1600s	3,878 people	22,672 people	18,794 people	Saint Lucia
1700s	7,757 people	24,733 people	16,976 people	Saint Lucia
1710s	8,393 people	26,761 people	18,368 people	Saint Lucia
1720s	9,081 people	28,954 people	19,873 people	Saint Lucia
1730s	9,825 people	31,327 people	21,502 people	Saint Lucia
1740s	10,631 people	33,895 people	23,264 people	Saint Lucia
1750s	11,502 people	36,674 people	25,172 people	Saint Lucia
1760s	12,445 people	39,680 people	27,235 people	Saint Lucia
1770s	13,465 people	42,932 people	29,467 people	Saint Lucia
1780s	14,569 people	46,451 people	31,882 people	Saint Lucia
1790s	15,763 people	50,259 people	34,496 people	Saint Lucia
1800s	17,055 people	24,000 people	6,945 people	Saint Lucia
1810s	18,453 people	24,000 people	5,547 people	Saint Lucia
1820s	19,068 people	24,000 people	4,932 people	Saint Lucia
1830s	19,704 people	24,000 people	4,296 people	Saint Lucia
1840s	20,361 people	24,000 people	3,639 people	Saint Lucia
1850s	21,040 people	24,171 people	3,131 people	Saint Lucia
1860s	25,266 people	27,485 people	2,219 people	Saint Lucia
1870s	27,500 people	33,000 people	5,500 people	Saint Lucia
1880s	32,100 people	40,414 people	8,314 people	Saint Lucia
1890s	35,071 people	44,726 people	9,655 people	Saint Lucia
1900s	38,500 people	53,029 people	14,529 people	Saint Lucia
1910s	41,580 people	53,545 people	11,965 people	Saint Lucia
1920s	42,875 people	57,376 people	14,501 people	Saint Lucia
1930s	51,846 people	65,923 people	14,077 people	Saint Lucia
1940s	73,986 people	76,707 people	2,721 people	Saint Lucia
1950s	120,064 people	93,539 people	26,525 people	Netherlands Antilles
1960s	143,450 people	97,082 people	46,368 people	Netherlands Antilles
1970s	163,397 people	110,112 people	53,285 people	Netherlands Antilles
1980s	178,773 people	128,094 people	50,680 people	Netherlands Antilles
1990s	186,462 people	147,135 people	39,327 people	Netherlands Antilles
2000s	184,431 people	164,634 people	19,797 people	Netherlands Antilles
2010s	198,009 people	170,921 people	27,088 people	Netherlands Antilles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Netherlands Antilles or Saint Lucia?: Netherlands Antilles, at 198,009 people against 179,291 people in Saint Lucia as of 2010.
What is the difference in population between Netherlands Antilles and Saint Lucia?: 18,718 people, with Netherlands Antilles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands Antilles and Saint Lucia?: 93 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2010.
How do Netherlands Antilles and Saint Lucia rank globally for population?: Netherlands Antilles ranks 189th 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.