Key demographics
- Population
- 184.1K
- Density
- 272.1/km²
- HDI
- 0.748 (High)
- Gini index (2016)
- 51.2
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 72.9 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.39
- Urban population (2025)
- 29.1%
- Labor force (2025)
- 74.9%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 37.4%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 29.1%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 11.2 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 8.7 /1000
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.39
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 15.8 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 0.4%
- Tourism (2020)
- 432.5K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 77.4% |
| No religion | 14.4% |
| Rastafari | 1.4% |
| Other | 2.7% |
| Not stated | 4.1% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African | 85.3% |
| Mixed | 10.9% |
| Indian | 2.2% |
| Other/ unspecified | 1.6% |
- Demonym (male)
- Saint Lucian
- Demonym (female)
- Saint Lucian
- National anthem
- Sons and Daughters of Saint Lucia
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 72.9 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 61.8 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 4.7% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 15.8/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 75/100
- Hospital beds (2022)
- 1.1/1000
- Physicians (2020)
- 4.23/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 5.34/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $641
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 37.1%
Education and technology
- Education spending (2024)
- 3.9% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 418
- Internet users (2024)
- 68.2%
- Mobile subscriptions (2022)
- 98.7/100
- Broadband (2022)
- 13.6/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 734/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2022)
- 13.6
Geography and practical
- Area
- 616 km²
- Continent
- North America
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- Caribbean
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Left
- Timezones
- UTC-04:00
- Calling codes
- +1
- TLD
- .lc
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Saint Lucia has a light blue field, at the center of which are two triangles which share a common base — a small golden-yellow isosceles triangle superimposed on a large white-edged black isosceles triangle.
- National anthem
- Sons and Daughters of Saint Lucia