Population
184.1K
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
GDP per capita, PPP
$35,016
in 2031
Passport power
#69
93 visa-free destinations
Cities rated
7
Top: Rodney Bay
Country overview
- Official name
- Saint Lucia
- Capital
- Castries
- Continent
- North America / Caribbean
- Area
- 616 km²
- Population
- 184.1K
- Density
- 272.1/km²
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Left
- TLD
- .lc
- Calling code
- +1
- Timezone
- UTC-04:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #69 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 93
- Total accessible
- 125
- Digital nomad visa
- Live It (Don't Just Visit, Live It) Insufficient requirement data · 12 mo
- Immigration programs
- 1 Nomad 4 Citizenship
Culture and society
- Languages
- English
- Religions
- Christianity 77.4%, No religion 14.4%, Rastafari 1.4%, Other 2.7%
- Currencies
- $ XCD — Eastern Caribbean dollar
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.748
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $35,016
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 72.9 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 68.2%
- Gini index (2016)
- 51.2
- Inflation (2031)
- 2.0%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 9.5%
- Urban population (2025)
- 29.1%
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 10.4 µg/m³
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 39.0/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.60
Latest news
| Update | Category | Source | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Citizenship by Investment Programs See Shift from Fund Donations to Real Estate | Residency & citizenship | Global Citizen Solutions | 3 months ago |
| Ireland Adds Visa Requirements for St Kitts and Nevis and St Lucia Citizens | Visa & immigration | Wealthy Expat | 3 months ago |
| Ireland Removes Visa-Free Access for Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Nicaragua from June 15 | Visa & immigration | IMI Daily | 3 months ago |
| Saint Lucia Government Publication Discloses Names of Citizenship-by-Investment Applicants | Residency & citizenship | IMI Daily | 3 months ago |
| Caribbean Citizenship-by-Investment Processing Times by Program in 2026 | Residency & citizenship | IMI Daily | 4 months ago |