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Saint Lucia vs Western Sahara: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Saint Lucia
123,415 people
in 2050
Western Sahara
79,441 people
in 2050
Saint Lucia rank
165th
Western Sahara rank
168th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Saint Lucia
  • Western Sahara
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How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 123,415 people against 79,441 people in Western Sahara, a difference of 43,974 people.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.6 times Western Sahara's.

Across all 133 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.

Saint Lucia ranks 165th and Western Sahara ranks 168th of 238 countries.

Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saint Lucia Western Sahara Difference Ahead
1000s 13,452 people 42.08 people 13,409 people Saint Lucia
1100s 14,674 people 63.12 people 14,611 people Saint Lucia
1200s 16,008 people 94.68 people 15,914 people Saint Lucia
1300s 17,463 people 142.01 people 17,321 people Saint Lucia
1400s 19,050 people 213.01 people 18,837 people Saint Lucia
1500s 20,779 people 319.5 people 20,459 people Saint Lucia
1600s 22,658 people 479.14 people 22,178 people Saint Lucia
1700s 24,684 people 718.23 people 23,966 people Saint Lucia
1710s 26,696 people 720.29 people 25,976 people Saint Lucia
1720s 28,871 people 722.44 people 28,148 people Saint Lucia
1730s 31,219 people 724.52 people 30,494 people Saint Lucia
1740s 33,754 people 726.53 people 33,028 people Saint Lucia
1750s 36,490 people 728.44 people 35,762 people Saint Lucia
1760s 39,442 people 730.22 people 38,712 people Saint Lucia
1770s 42,623 people 731.84 people 41,891 people Saint Lucia
1780s 46,050 people 733.25 people 45,317 people Saint Lucia
1790s 49,737 people 734.41 people 49,003 people Saint Lucia
1800s 53,701 people 735.25 people 52,966 people Saint Lucia
1810s 57,956 people 735.67 people 57,221 people Saint Lucia
1820s 59,706 people 739.29 people 58,967 people Saint Lucia
1830s 61,471 people 742.27 people 60,729 people Saint Lucia
1840s 63,241 people 744.44 people 62,496 people Saint Lucia
1850s 65,002 people 745.56 people 64,256 people Saint Lucia
1860s 66,739 people 745.36 people 65,994 people Saint Lucia
1870s 68,506 people 752.31 people 67,754 people Saint Lucia
1880s 70,206 people 757.14 people 69,449 people Saint Lucia
1890s 71,805 people 759.16 people 71,046 people Saint Lucia
1900s 73,260 people 757.53 people 72,503 people Saint Lucia
1910s 74,519 people 751.14 people 73,768 people Saint Lucia
1920s 73,145 people 1,448 people 71,697 people Saint Lucia
1930s 71,459 people 2,759 people 68,700 people Saint Lucia
1940s 69,399 people 5,176 people 64,223 people Saint Lucia
1950s 75,330 people 13,668 people 61,662 people Saint Lucia
1960s 76,657 people 28,474 people 48,182 people Saint Lucia
1970s 83,660 people 34,842 people 48,817 people Saint Lucia
1980s 92,133 people 26,270 people 65,863 people Saint Lucia
1990s 104,350 people 30,886 people 73,464 people Saint Lucia
2000s 125,447 people 46,142 people 79,304 people Saint Lucia
2010s 138,862 people 64,386 people 74,476 people Saint Lucia
2020s 128,393 people 77,487 people 50,906 people Saint Lucia
2030s 128,479 people 77,694 people 50,785 people Saint Lucia
2040s 125,862 people 78,022 people 47,841 people Saint Lucia
2050s 123,415 people 79,441 people 43,974 people Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Saint Lucia or Western Sahara?
Saint Lucia, at 123,415 people against 79,441 people in Western Sahara as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Saint Lucia and Western Sahara?
43,974 people, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Western Sahara?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Saint Lucia and Western Sahara rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Saint Lucia ranks 165th and Western Sahara ranks 168th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.