Saint Lucia Population Pyramid 2042
Year
2042Saint Lucia in 2042
In 2042, Saint Lucia is projected to have a population of 178,184 people. Ten years before, in 2032, the projected population is still 181,492 — a ten-year decline of 1.8%.
With a projected median age of 43.6 years, Saint Lucia would have a youth dependency ratio of 20.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 25.0 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is constrictive: cohorts of children are smaller than those of their parents, reflecting low fertility and an ageing 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 | 178,185 | 43.6 | |
| Curaçao | 179,180 | 45.7 | |
| Grenada | 116,013 | 42.6 | |
| Aruba | 104,076 | 44.6 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 96,943 | 44.2 |





