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People of Saint Lucia

Population:170,649 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 29.4% (male 25,869/female 24,248)
15-64 years: 65.5% (male 55,115/female 56,641)
65 years and over: 5.1% (male 3,200/female 5,576) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 25.6 years
male: 24.8 years
female: 26.5 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:1.297% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:19.28 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:5.03 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:-1.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.067 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.973 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.574 male(s)/female
total population: 0.974 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 12.81 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 13.93 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 74.08 years
male: 70.53 years
female: 77.88 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:2.15 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths:NA
Nationality:noun: Saint Lucian(s)
adjective: Saint Lucian
Ethnic groups:black 82.5%, mixed 11.9%, East Indian 2.4%, other or unspecified 3.1% (2001 census)
Religions:Roman Catholic 67.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Rastafarian 2.1%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%, other Christian 5.1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.5% (2001 census)
Languages:English (official), French patois
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 90.1%
male: 89.5%
female: 90.6% (2001 est.)

Saint Lucia Quickstats

  • Population: 170,649 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 616 sq km
  • Density: 298 /km² (41st)
  • GDP (total): $866 million (197th)
  • GDP (per capita): $5,950 (98th)
  • Literacy: 90.1%

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  • Currency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
  • Dial code: +1 758

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