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St. Lucia

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Capital
Castries
Currency
Eastern Caribbean dollar
Continent
North America
Area
617.01 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q760 · Official languages: English
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
180.15K · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
2.66B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
14.75K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
2.03 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
9.45 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
1.39 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
72.85 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025St. Lucia: 180.15K
St. Lucia · Population165.29K169.34K173.39K177.45K181.5K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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St. Lucia · Population · people
YearSt. Lucia
2025180,149
2024179,744
2023179,285
2022178,781
2021178,522
2020178,250
2019177,661
2018177,017
2017176,342
2016175,646
2015174,905
2014174,138
2013173,369
2012172,587
2011171,801
2010170,906
2009169,869
2008168,808
2007167,758
2006166,639
current US$ · 20062025
2025St. Lucia: 2.66B
St. Lucia · GDP1.13B1.55B1.96B2.38B2.8B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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St. Lucia · GDP · current US$
YearSt. Lucia
20252,656,444,444.44
20242,605,148,148.15
20232,441,259,259.26
20222,319,888,888.89
20211,871,111,111.11
20201,521,740,740.74
20192,090,074,074.07
20182,060,955,555.56
20171,998,503,703.7
20161,868,544,444.44
20151,807,640,740.74
20141,749,185,185.19
20131,660,392,592.59
20121,598,207,407.41
20111,568,370,370.37
20101,482,385,185.19
20091,401,507,888.89
20081,437,731,111.11
20071,336,088,814.81
20061,268,319,185.19

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025St. Lucia: 14.75K
St. Lucia · GDP per capita6,897.719,038.1111.18K13.32K15.46K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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St. Lucia · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearSt. Lucia
202514,745.82
202414,493.66
202313,616.64
202212,976.15
202110,481.12
20208,537.11
201911,764.39
201811,642.7
201711,333.11
201610,638.13
201510,334.99
201410,044.82
20139,577.22
20129,260.3
20119,128.99
20108,673.69
20098,250.52
20088,516.96
20077,964.38
20067,611.18
% · 20062025
2025St. Lucia: 2.03
St. Lucia · Inflation-4.35-0.533.297.1110.932006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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St. Lucia · Inflation · %
YearSt. Lucia
20252.03
2024-0.67
20233.82
20229.65
20212.41
2020-1.76
20190.54
20181.94
20170.1
2016-3.08
2015-0.98
20143.52
20131.47
20124.18
20112.77
20103.25
2009-0.16
20085.55
20072.82
20062.4

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025St. Lucia: 9.45
St. Lucia · Unemployment7.8712.6117.3422.0726.82006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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St. Lucia · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearSt. Lucia
20259.45
202410.2
202312.09
202215.93
202120.51
202025.22
201915.61
201819.33
201719.14
201619.93
201520.84
201421.58
201322.21
201219.06
201118.86
201017.12
200915.37
200812.72
200714
200616

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025St. Lucia:
St. Lucia · Fertility rate1.341.461.571.691.82006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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St. Lucia · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearSt. Lucia
2025No data available
20241.39
20231.38
20221.39
20211.4
20201.41
20191.42
20181.44
20171.45
20161.46
20151.47
20141.49
20131.5
20121.5
20111.5
20101.67
20091.74
20081.7
20071.7
20061.77

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025St. Lucia:
St. Lucia · Life expectancy68.7369.8971.0472.1973.352006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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St. Lucia · Life expectancy · years
YearSt. Lucia
2025No data available
202472.85
202372.7
202272.67
202169.12
202072.31
201972.25
201872.66
201772.52
201672.55
201572.93
201472.68
201372.69
201272.86
201172.96
201072.77
200972.95
200872.96
200772.86
200672.79
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology