This is a demography of the population of Saint Lucia including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Population
thumb|300px|right|Demographics of Saint Lucia, Data of [[FAO, year 2005; Number of inhabitants in thousands]]
According to the 2018 population census, Saint Lucia had a population of 179,667.
The official estimated population as of 1 July 2023 was 184,100.
The population is evenly divided between urban and rural areas.
Structure of the population
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 81 919
| align="right" | 83 675
| align="right" | 165 594
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 5 979
| align="right" | 5 831
| align="right" | 11 810
| align="right" | 7.13
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 6 678
| align="right" | 6 472
| align="right" | 13 150
| align="right" | 7.94
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 7 479
| align="right" | 7 439
| align="right" | 14 918
| align="right" | 9.01
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 8 116
| align="right" | 7 805
| align="right" | 15 921
| align="right" | 9.61
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 6 744
| align="right" | 6 876
| align="right" | 13 620
| align="right" | 8.22
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 6 553
| align="right" | 6 736
| align="right" | 13 289
| align="right" | 8.03
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 6 150
| align="right" | 6 103
| align="right" | 12 253
| align="right" | 7.40
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 5 952
| align="right" | 6 333
| align="right" | 12 285
| align="right" | 7.42
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 6 043
| align="right" | 6 175
| align="right" | 12 218
| align="right" | 7.38
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 5 496
| align="right" | 5 467
| align="right" | 10 963
| align="right" | 6.62
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 4 447
| align="right" | 4 479
| align="right" | 8 926
| align="right" | 5.39
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 3 177
| align="right" | 3 313
| align="right" | 6 490
| align="right" | 3.92
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 2 687
| align="right" | 2 797
| align="right" | 5 484
| align="right" | 3.31
|-
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 2 087
| align="right" | 2 293
| align="right" | 4 380
| align="right" | 2.65
|-
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 1 722
| align="right" | 1 869
| align="right" | 3 591
| align="right" | 2.17
|-
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 1 145
| align="right" | 1 420
| align="right" | 2 565
| align="right" | 1.55
|-
| align="right" | 80-84
| align="right" | 796
| align="right" | 1 108
| align="right" | 1 904
| align="right" | 1.15
|-
| align="right" | 85-89
| align="right" | 428
| align="right" | 742
| align="right" | 1 170
| align="right" | 0.71
|-
| align="right" | 90-94
| align="right" | 163
| align="right" | 282
| align="right" | 445
| align="right" | 0.27
|-
| align="right" | 95-99
| align="right" | 69
| align="right" | 107
| align="right" | 176
| align="right" | 0.11
|-
| align="right" | 100+
| align="right" | 8
| align="right" | 28
| align="right" | 36
| align="right" | 0.02
|-
! width="50"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 20 136
| align="right" | 19 742
| align="right" | 39 878
| align="right" | 24.08
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 55 365
| align="right" | 56 084
| align="right" | 111 449
| align="right" | 67.30
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 6 418
| align="right" | 7 849
| align="right" | 14 267
| align="right" | 8.62
|-
|}
Languages
The official language is English. Saint Lucian Creole French (Kwéyòl), which is colloquially referred to as Patois ("Patwa"), is spoken by 95% of the population. Saint Lucian Creole is very related to Haitian Creole as it developed during the early period of French colonisation, the Creole is derived chiefly from French and West African languages, with some vocabulary from Carib and other sources. Saint Lucia is a member of La Francophonie.
Religion
According to the 2010 census, 90.2% percent of the population of Saint Lucia is considered Christian, 2.3% has a non-Christian religion and 5.9% has no religion or did not state a religion (1.4%).
See also
- Population by district
References
External links
- – The Central Statistical Office of Saint Lucia
- Saint Lucia profile – Caribbean Community Statistics