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Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Saint Lucia: key statistics
Saint Lucia has 180,149 people (2025) and a GDP per person of $14,746. Below: 71 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Castries
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- Eastern Caribbean dollar XCD
- Languages
- English
- ISO codes
- LCLCA
- Land neighbours
- Venezuela
Population180,1492025 · rank 183 of 217GDP$2.7bn2025 · rank 183 of 211GDP per capita$14,7462025 · rank 88 of 211Life expectancy72.8 yrs2024 · rank 127 of 217Internet users68.2%2024 · rank 127 of 188Fertility1.392024 · rank 180 of 217CO₂ per person1.71 t2024 · rank 121 of 203Inflation2.0%2025 · rank 123 of 180
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Saint Lucia, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Latin America & Caribbean.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 180,149 | 2025 | 183/217 | 29/42 | +3.0% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.23% | 2025 | 160/217 | 29/42 | −0.2 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 29.1% | 2025 | 197/217 | 40/42 | +9.1 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.39 | 2024 | 180/217 | 36/42 | −6.7% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 10.0% | 2025 | 100/217 | 25/42 | +2.0 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 17.2% | 2025 | 151/217 | 31/42 | −3.6 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 294.7 | 2024 | 43/216 | 12/42 | +3.2% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 11.2 | 2024 | 130/217 | 26/42 | −9.6% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 616 km² | 2024 | 186/216 | 30/42 | −0.6% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $2.7bn | 2025 | 183/211 | 33/41 | +47% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $14,746 | 2025 | 88/211 | 20/41 | +43% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $28,674 | 2025 | 83/199 | 19/38 | +100% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $13,410 | 2025 | 84/201 | 19/38 | +49% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | -0.6% | 2025 | 197/210 | 36/41 | −0.7 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | -0.8% | 2025 | 191/210 | 38/41 | −0.5 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 1.7% | 2025 | 152/198 | 26/37 | −0.5 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 10.7% | 2025 | 182/201 | 34/38 | −0.2 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 73.8% | 2025 | 20/201 | 6/38 | −0.2 pp | 63.3% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 2.0% | 2025 | 123/180 | 18/31 | +3.0 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 3.6% | 2025 | 90/136 | 22/31 | −1.8 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 6.3% | 2025 | 95/136 | 27/31 | −2.6 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 2.70 | 2025 | 138/210 | 24/39 | ±0.0% | — | |
| Government debt | 45.9% | 2010 | 46/78 | 12/14 | +15.0 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 18.2% | 2017 | — | — | ±0.0 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 17.6% | 2017 | — | — | +4.2 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 51.3% | 2024 | 42/119 | 9/22 | +18.6 pp | — |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current account | -6.3% | 2025 | 143/185 | 25/35 | −5.8 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 7.3% | 2025 | 28/197 | 7/38 | −1.1 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 2.4% | 2025 | 89/178 | 22/35 | +0.1 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 432,500 | 2020 | 131/196 | 29/41 | −56% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 9.5% | 2025 | 41/187 | 5/31 | −11.4 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 20.3% | 2025 | 48/187 | 8/31 | −26.7 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 68.3% | 2025 | 35/187 | 6/31 | −1.0 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 62.0% | 2025 | 38/187 | 5/31 | −1.5 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $35.8m | 2023 | 132/145 | 26/32 | +41% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 1.6% | 2023 | 80/139 | 8/30 | ±0.0 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $200 | 2023 | 26/145 | 5/32 | +37% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 0.1% | 2015 | 135/151 | 22/22 | −41.4 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.3% | 2015 | 130/151 | 22/22 | −59.4 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 25.0% | 2015 | 58/145 | 13/23 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 43.7 | 2015 | 21/151 | 10/22 | +2.6% | — | |
| Women in parliament | 10.5% | 2025 | 167/190 | 31/32 | −6.1 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolment | 96.8% | 2024 | 132/191 | 27/39 | −0.1 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 87.9% | 2024 | 110/176 | 24/37 | −2.9 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 15.0% | 2023 | 140/172 | 28/31 | +1.0 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 97.4% | 2024 | 62/168 | 14/33 | −0.1 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 14.7 | 2018 | 114/173 | 19/30 | −31% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 3.8% | 2024 | 107/184 | 20/38 | ±0.0 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 72.8 yrs | 2024 | 127/217 | 32/42 | +0.2% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 15.8 | 2024 | 81/196 | 10/35 | −6.5% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 17.2 | 2024 | 86/196 | 10/35 | −8.5% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 44 | 2023 | 99/194 | 22/34 | −17% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 4.7% | 2023 | 130/193 | 25/33 | −0.3 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $641 | 2023 | 77/193 | 15/33 | +32% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 4.23 | 2020 | 25/180 | 4/29 | +152% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 83% | 2024 | 137/193 | 24/33 | −16.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.4% | 2024 | 79/153 | 27/29 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 2.5% | 2012 | 141/154 | 27/28 | — | — | |
| Basic water | 98.1% | 2024 | 94/206 | 17/35 | +3.2 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 83.4% | 2022 | 137/203 | 29/34 | +0.1 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 68.2% | 2024 | 127/188 | 29/34 | +15.0 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 98.7 | 2022 | 141/210 | 27/40 | −21% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 13.6 | 2022 | 103/208 | 24/39 | −4.7% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 88/215 | 12/42 | +1.9 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 98.0% | 2024 | 67/192 | 8/33 | +3.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 1.71 t | 2024 | 121/203 | 27/39 | +68% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 9.7% | 2022 | 146/212 | 25/41 | −2.7 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 2.5% | 2021 | 180/206 | 33/41 | +2.5 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 53.8% | 2024 | 44/214 | 12/42 | +1.5 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 4.4% | 2024 | 140/206 | 27/39 | ±0.0 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 14.3% | 2022 | 74/177 | 6/33 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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