Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia is a sovereign island country in the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. The island was previously called Iyonola, the name given to the island by the native Amerindians and later, Hewanorra, the name given by the native Caribs. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Saint Lucia	604.9 km²
Population	173,576
Male Population	86,171 (49.6%)
Female Population	87,405 (50.4%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+67.3%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+17.7%
Median Age	30.2 years
Male Median Age	29.6 years
Female Median Age	30.7 years
Timezone	Atlantic Standard Time

Map of Saint Lucia

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	103,741	129,539	147,414	173,576
Population Density	171.5 / km²	214.1 / km²	243.7 / km²	286.9 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Saint Lucia Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	6,264	5,978	12,243
5-9	6,999	6,730	13,729
10-14	7,869	7,729	15,598
15-19	8,558	8,118	16,676
20-24	7,095	7,188	14,284
25-29	6,896	7,064	13,961
30-34	6,488	6,394	12,882
35-39	6,273	6,640	12,914
40-44	6,357	6,488	12,845
45-49	5,776	5,743	11,520
50-54	4,672	4,704	9,377
55-59	3,347	3,476	6,824
60-64	2,837	2,932	5,769
65-69	2,184	2,402	4,587
70-74	1,816	1,965	3,782
75-79	1,200	1,492	2,692
80-84	836	1,162	1,999
85 Plus	704	1,200	1,904

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
0	4,696	n/a	n/a
100	5,122	0.9%	42
200	5,588	0.9%	46
300	6,096	0.9%	50
400	6,650	0.9%	55
500	7,255	0.9%	60
600	7,914	0.9%	65
700	8,634	0.9%	72
800	9,418	0.9%	78
900	10,275	0.9%	85
1000	11,209	0.9%	93
1100	12,227	0.9%	101
1200	13,339	0.9%	111
1300	14,552	0.9%	121
1400	15,874	0.9%	132
1500	17,318	0.9%	144
1600	18,892	0.9%	157
1700	20,609	0.9%	171
1800	47,702	8.8%	2,709
1900	73,805	4.5%	2,610
1910	76,802	4.1%	2,997
1920	77,411	0.8%	609
1930	78,023	0.8%	612
1940	78,638	0.8%	615
1950	79,256	0.8%	618
1960	91,655	15.6%	12,399
1970	101,232	10.4%	9,577
1990	129,539	13.1%	14,153
2000	147,414	13.8%	17,875
2020	181,179	10.9%	16,882
2030	192,609	6.3%	11,430
2040	200,030	3.9%	7,421
2050	202,996	1.5%	2,966
2060	201,912	-0.5%	-1,084
2070	197,290	-2.3%	-4,622
2080	189,844	-3.8%	-7,446
2090	180,912	-4.7%	-8,932
2100	171,727	-5.1%	-9,185

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Cities in Saint Lucia

Castries

Cities in Saint Lucia

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Castries	0.743 km²	3,457	12,051 / mi²

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