Saint Lucia Population Pyramid 1983
Year
1983Saint Lucia in 1983
The population of Saint Lucia in 1983 was 125,045. That is 16.3% more than in 1973, when the population stood at 107,498.
With a median age of 17.5 years, Saint Lucia had a youth dependency ratio of 84.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 9.5 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Saint Lucia had on average 1.38 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 72.7 years on average (76.3 years for girls, 69.3 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
7,111 immigrants live in Saint Lucia, 4.0% of the population.
| Guyana | 2,045 |
| United States of America | 824 |
| United Kingdom | 735 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 488 |
| Barbados | 390 |
20,101 people born in Saint Lucia live in other countries.
| Canada | 7,557 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3,427 |
| Martinique | 2,242 |
| Barbados | 2,220 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,406 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Lucia | 125,045 | 17.5 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 106,838 | 18.6 | |
| United States Virgin Islands | 99,446 | 24.0 | |
| Grenada | 94,948 | 20.5 | |
| Curaçao | 156,827 | 24.6 |





