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Born in Saint Lucia

About 1 in 66,055 people born in 2023 started life in Saint Lucia. A boy can expect to live 69 years and a girl 76, up from 47 and 49 in 1950. Fewer than half of people live in cities, and nearly everyone has basic drinking water.

1 in 66,055
odds of being born here
2,000 births · Ranked 194th of 230
69 / 76
years of life, boys / girls
Was 47 / 49 in 1950
$14,083
income per person a year
2021 dollars · Ranked 69th of 203 · extrapolated
29%
live in a city
Most live in villages

Life and health

Life lasts about 25 years longer than in 1950. Child deaths fell from 174 in every 1,000 births to 17.

How long a life lasts

GirlsBoys

020406080195019852023

Years a baby born that year could expect to live.

Children who die before age 5
050100150200195019852023

In every 1,000 births.

Life expectancy at birth69.3 years for boys, 76.3 for girlsUN WPP 2024
Children who die before age 517.2 in every 1,000 birthsUN WPP 2024
Deaths a year2,000UN WPP 2024
Doctors per 1,000 people4.2World Bank WDI
Children immunized against measles85%World Bank WDI
Adults living with HIV0.4%World Bank WDI
New tuberculosis cases a year1 per 100,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI

Family

Women had 6.4 children on average in 1950. Now it is 1.4, below the 2.1 it takes to keep a population steady.

Children per woman
02468195019852023

Average over a lifetime.

Children per woman1.38UN WPP 2024
Average age of mothers at birth28.8 yearsUN WPP 2024

Money and work

If every 100 coins of income were shared out, the richest fifth would hold 50 and the poorest fifth 6.

Who gets the income
Share of all income by fifth of the population, 2015
6%Poorest fifth
10%Second
14%Middle
21%Fourth
50%Richest fifth
Income per personabout $14,083 a year (2021 dollars, adjusted for prices)World Bank PIP, scaled between survey years Extrapolated
Share of income going to the richest fifth / poorest fifth50% / 6% (2015)World Bank PIP
Unemployment12.1% of the workforce (2023)World Bank WDI
Price rises3.8% a year (2023)World Bank WDI
Growth in output per person3.6% (2023)World Bank WDI
Jobs in farming10% of jobsWorld Bank WDI
Self-employed27% of jobs (2025)World Bank WDI
Secondary school enrolment89% (can pass 100 when older students are counted)World Bank WDI

Daily life

The largest city is Gros Islet, with 25,210 people.

29%
live in cities
100%
have electricity at home
98%
have basic drinking water
Largest cities
People living there
Gros Islet25,210
Castries20,000
Languages
Share of people who can use each
English90%
English is official.

Cities and regions

Every state, province and large city with a page.

Largest regions

Gros-Islet25,210
Castries20,000

Sourced: GeoNames Population of each state, province or region.

People on the move

About 12% as many people born here live abroad as live here. The most common destinations are Canada, United States Virgin Islands, Martinique.

Where people born here live abroad
By country of residence, 2024
Canada7,557
United States Virgin Islands3,427
Martinique2,242
Residents born abroad4.5% (2024)World Bank WDI
People born here who live abroadequal to 12.1% of the people who live hereUN DESA migrant stock
Where they go mostCanada (7,557), United States Virgin Islands (3,427), Martinique (2,242)UN DESA migrant stock
Money sent home from abroadabout $62.5 million a year (2025)World Bank WDI

Safety nets

48% of older people receive a pension. Help for someone who loses a job reaches 0%.

48%
of older people receive a pension (2020)
0%
of unemployed people receive a benefit (2022)

Events in the data

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Reported COVID-19 deaths, 2020 to 2024410Our World in Data, from WHO

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