🇱🇨 Saint Lucia
LC / LCA #177
Nomad Score
52.0
Cities
7
Region
Caribbean Community,
Digital Nomad Islands,
Islands,
North America,
Americas,
Caribbean,
Developing Countries
Currency
XCD
📊 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 (2024)
29.1%
Labor Force (2025)
74.9%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 77.4% |
| No religion | 14.4% |
| Rastafari | 1.4% |
| Other | 2.7% |
| Not stated | 4.1% |
Ethnicities
| 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
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 17.5% | |
| 15-64 Working | 72.9% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 9.6% |
Dependency Ratio
37.3%
Profile
Mature
Urban Pop. (2024)
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 Pop. (2022)
0.4%
Tourism (2020)
432.5K
🏥 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 (2021)
77/100
Hospital Beds (2022)
1.1/1000
Physicians (2020)
4.23/1000
Nurses (2023)
5.34/1000
Health Spending/cap (2023)
$641
Out-of-Pocket (2023)
37.1%
🎓 EDUCATION & 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 & PRACTICAL
Area
616 km²
Capital
Castries
📍
Continent
North America
Region
Americas
Subregion
Caribbean
Landlocked
No
Driving Side
Left
🏅 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
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