Demographics of Saint Lucia, Data of FAO, year 2005; Number of inhabitants in thousands
According to the 2018 population census, Saint Lucia has a population of 179,667.[2]
The estimated population of 2021 is 179,651 (the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects[3][4]).
The population is evenly divided between urban and rural areas.
Structure of the population
Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 10.V.2010) (Provisional) (Population in households only.): [5]
Age Group
Male
Female
Total
%
Total
81 919
83 675
165 594
100
0–4
5 979
5 831
11 810
7.13
5–9
6 678
6 472
13 150
7.94
10–14
7 479
7 439
14 918
9.01
15–19
8 116
7 805
15 921
9.61
20–24
6 744
6 876
13 620
8.22
25–29
6 553
6 736
13 289
8.03
30–34
6 150
6 103
12 253
7.40
35–39
5 952
6 333
12 285
7.42
40–44
6 043
6 175
12 218
7.38
45–49
5 496
5 467
10 963
6.62
50–54
4 447
4 479
8 926
5.39
55–59
3 177
3 313
6 490
3.92
60–64
2 687
2 797
5 484
3.31
65-69
2 087
2 293
4 380
2.65
70-74
1 722
1 869
3 591
2.17
75-79
1 145
1 420
2 565
1.55
80-84
796
1 108
1 904
1.15
85-89
428
742
1 170
0.71
90-94
163
282
445
0.27
95-99
69
107
176
0.11
100+
8
28
36
0.02
Age group
Male
Female
Total
Percent
0–14
20 136
19 742
39 878
24.08
15–64
55 365
56 084
111 449
67.30
65+
6 418
7 849
14 267
8.62
Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2021) (Data refer to usual resident population.): [5]
Saint Lucia's population is predominantly African/black (141,216 in 2010; 85.3% of the total population) or of mixed African-European descent (17,965; 10.8%).[2] 2.2% of the population is East Indian (3,575 residents in 2010) and 0.6% white (991).
Saint Lucia also has a small Amerindian (Carib) population. During the past decades the Amerindian (Carib) increased from 366 at the 1991 census (0.3% of the population), 803 at the 2001 census (0.5% of the population) to 951 in 2010 (0.6% of the population).
The remaining 0.5% of the population includes Chinese (0.1%) and people from the Middle East (0.1%).
The official language is English.[11][12]Saint Lucian Creole French (Kwéyòl), which is colloquially referred to as Patois ("Patwa"), is spoken by 95% of the population.[13] This Antillean Creole is used in literature and music, and is gaining official acknowledgement.[13]Saint Lucian Creole is very related to Haitian Creole as it developed during the early period of French colonisation, the Creole is derived chiefly from French and West African languages, with some vocabulary from Carib and other sources. Saint Lucia is a member of La Francophonie.[14]
According to the 2010 census, 90.2% percent of the population of Saint Lucia is considered Christian, 2.3% has a non-Christian religion and 5.9% has no religion or did not state a religion (1.4%).[2]
The number of non-Christians is small. These religious groups include the Rastafarian Movement (1.9% of the population), Hinduism (0.3%) and Muslims (0.1%).
^"About St. Lucia". Castries, St. Lucia: St. Lucis Tourist Board. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2011. The official language spoken in Saint Lucia is English although many Saint Lucians also speak a French dialect, Creole (Kwéyòl).
^Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (U.S. Department of State) (12 August 2011). "Background Note: Saint Lucia". United States Department of State. Retrieved 11 November 2011. Languages: English (official); a French patois is common throughout the country.
