Demographics of Saint Lucia


This article is about the demographic features of the population of Saint Lucia, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Population

According to the 2018 population census Saint Lucia has a population of 179,667.
The estimated population of is .
The population is evenly divided between urban and rural areas, although the capital, Castries, contains more than one-third of the population.

Vital statistics

Structure of the population

Structure of the population :
Age GroupMaleFemaleTotal%
Total84 46587 905172 370100
0-47 8087 53615 3448,90
5-96 5146 67413 1887,65
10-148 0478 05816 1059,34
15-198 7358 65117 38610,09
20-248 5538 87717 43010,11
25-297 4227 69215 1148,77
30-346 4696 84813 3177,73
35-395 8956 34512 2407,10
40-445 6446 06511 7096,79
45-495 1075 43410 5416,12
50-543 9883 9907 9784,63
55-592 9772 9805 9573,46
60-642 1422 4174 5592,64
65-691 6621 9853 6472,12
70-741 4101 6673 0771,79
75-791 0341 2422 2761,32
80+1 0581 4442 5021,45

Ethnic groups

Saint Lucia's population is predominantly African/black or of mixed African-European descent. 2.2% of the population is East Indian and 0.6% white.
Saint Lucia also has a small Amerindian population. During the past decades the Amerindian increased from 366 at the 1991 census, 803 at the 2001 census to 951 in 2010 and people from the Middle East.

Languages

The official language is English. Saint Lucian Creole French, which is colloquially referred to as Patois, is spoken by 95% of the population. This Antillean Creole is used in literature and music, and is gaining official acknowledgement. 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.

Religion

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.
Roughly two thirds of Christians are Roman Catholics, a reflection of early French influence on the island, and 25.5% are Protestant. The Seventh-day Adventists constitute the largest Protestant group, with 10.4% of the population. Pentecostals are the second largest group. The next largest group are Evangelicals, followed by Baptists. Other Christians include Anglicanism and Jehovah's Witnesses,
The number of non-Christians is small. These religious groups include the Rastafarian Movement, Hinduism and Muslims.