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Population in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Population was 179,291 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
179,291 people
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
191st
of 238 countries
All-time high
179,291 people
in 2023
All-time low
13,451 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Saint Lucia, 1000–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k100015112023

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Saint Lucia recorded 179,291 people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Saint Lucia peaked at 179,291 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13,451 people, in 1000.

Saint Lucia ranks 191st of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 13,451 people 13,451 people 13,451 people 1
1100s 14,674 people 14,674 people 14,674 people 1
1200s 16,008 people 16,008 people 16,008 people 1
1300s 17,463 people 17,463 people 17,463 people 1
1400s 19,051 people 19,051 people 19,051 people 1
1500s 20,783 people 20,783 people 20,783 people 1
1600s 22,672 people 22,672 people 22,672 people 1
1700s 24,733 people 24,733 people 24,733 people 1
1710s 26,761 people 26,761 people 26,761 people 1
1720s 28,954 people 28,954 people 28,954 people 1
1730s 31,327 people 31,327 people 31,327 people 1
1740s 33,895 people 33,895 people 33,895 people 1
1750s 36,674 people 36,674 people 36,674 people 1
1760s 39,680 people 39,680 people 39,680 people 1
1770s 42,932 people 42,932 people 42,932 people 1
1780s 46,451 people 46,451 people 46,451 people 1
1790s 50,259 people 50,259 people 50,259 people 1
1800s 24,000 people 24,000 people 24,000 people 10
1810s 24,000 people 24,000 people 24,000 people 10
1820s 24,000 people 24,000 people 24,000 people 10
1830s 24,000 people 24,000 people 24,000 people 10
1840s 24,006 people 24,000 people 24,057 people 10
1850s 25,519 people 24,171 people 27,067 people 10
1860s 29,825 people 27,485 people 32,361 people 10
1870s 36,308 people 33,000 people 39,767 people 10
1880s 42,337 people 40,414 people 44,155 people 10
1890s 48,476 people 44,726 people 52,454 people 10
1900s 53,413 people 53,029 people 53,577 people 10
1910s 55,098 people 53,545 people 56,843 people 10
1920s 60,983 people 57,376 people 64,957 people 10
1930s 70,683 people 65,923 people 75,634 people 10
1940s 81,203 people 76,707 people 85,710 people 10
1950s 93,539 people 92,369 people 94,432 people 10
1960s 97,082 people 92,605 people 101,904 people 10
1970s 110,112 people 103,184 people 117,547 people 10
1980s 128,094 people 119,302 people 136,526 people 10
1990s 147,135 people 137,874 people 156,719 people 10
2000s 164,634 people 158,624 people 169,880 people 10
2010s 174,448 people 170,921 people 177,675 people 10
2020s 178,722 people 178,261 people 179,291 people 4

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 188 Samoa 216,673 people compare
  2. 189 Netherlands Antilles 198,009 people compare
  3. 190 Curacao 185,437 people compare
  4. 192 Guam 166,522 people compare
  5. 193 Kiribati 132,540 people compare
  6. 194 Seychelles 127,961 people compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Saint Lucia?
Population in Saint Lucia was 179,291 people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 179,291 people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 13,451 people in 1000.
How does Saint Lucia rank for population?
Saint Lucia ranks 191st out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.