Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.291 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.291 people per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
195th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.2957 people per person
in 1991
All-time low
0.1847 people per person
in 2011
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Saint Lucia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Saint Lucia stood at 0.291 people per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.2957 people per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1847 people per person, in 2011.
Saint Lucia ranks 195th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2028 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2043 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.2058 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2074 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2089 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2106 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2123 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2142 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2162 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2184 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2209 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.224 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2277 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.232 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2366 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2414 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2463 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2511 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2557 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.26 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2637 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2674 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2713 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2752 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2792 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.283 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2865 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2896 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2922 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2942 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2954 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2957 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2954 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2946 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2933 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2916 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2896 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2872 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2846 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2816 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2785 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2752 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2694 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2601 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2485 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2354 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.222 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2093 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1982 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1898 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1851 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1847 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1862 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1893 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1939 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2002 people per person | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2082 people per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2178 people per person | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2293 people per person | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2425 people per person | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2575 people per person | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2744 people per person | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 0.291 people per person | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.291 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.291 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.291 people per person | -0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.291 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 44% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.291 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 40% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2101 people per person | 0.2028 people per person | 0.2184 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2396 people per person | 0.2209 people per person | 0.26 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2802 people per person | 0.2637 people per person | 0.2942 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2909 people per person | 0.2816 people per person | 0.2957 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2386 people per person | 0.1898 people per person | 0.2785 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2037 people per person | 0.1847 people per person | 0.2425 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2826 people per person | 0.2575 people per person | 0.291 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 192 Solomon Islands 0.3131 people per person compare
- 193 Rwanda 0.3091 people per person compare
- 194 Myanmar 0.3058 people per person compare
- 196 Burkina Faso 0.2892 people per person compare
- 197 Timor-Leste 0.2879 people per person compare
- 198 Chad 0.2757 people per person compare
More population data for Saint Lucia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.9618 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.4099 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.9618 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8104 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 177.86 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.1629 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 177.41 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 4,097 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Saint Lucia was 0.291 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2957 people per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1847 people per person in 2011.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 195th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.