Latin America & Caribbean
St. Lucia in numbers St. Lucia is in Latin America & Caribbean and is classed by the World Bank as upper middle income. Its capital is Castries. Its population was 180,149 in 2025, ranking 183 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$14,746 in 2025.
Population 180,149 2025
GDP US$2.7 billion 2025
GDP per person US$14,746 2025
Life expectancy 72.8 2024
Area 616 2024
Urban share 29.1% 2025
People 180,149
2025 · +14% since 2000 · Rank 183 of 217
0.23%
2025 · 1.21% in 2000 · Rank 160 of 217
294.7
2024 · +13% since 2000 · Rank 43 of 216
29.1%
2025 · 27.9% in 2000 · Rank 197 of 217
17.2%
2025 · 32.4% in 2000 · Rank 151 of 217
10.0%
2025 · 6.3% in 2000 · Rank 100 of 217
1.39
2024 · -37% since 2000 · Rank 180 of 217
Health and living standards 72.8
2024 · +3% since 2000 · Rank 127 of 217
17.2
2024 · -7% since 2000 · Rank 85 of 196
US$641
2023 · +124% since 2000 · Rank 77 of 193
100.0%
2024 · 86.0% in 2000 · Rank 60 of 215
68.2%
2024 · 5.1% in 2000 · Rank 127 of 186
96.8%
2024 · 103.2% in 2000 · Rank 131 of 190
Economy US$2.7 billion
2025 · +185% since 2000 · Rank 182 of 210
US$14,746
2025 · +151% since 2000 · Rank 88 of 210
Int$28,674
2025 · +208% since 2000 · Rank 83 of 199
-0.57%
2025 · 0.05% in 2000 · Rank 197 of 210
2.03%
2025 · 3.71% in 2000 · Rank 123 of 180
9.5%
2025 · 16.5% in 2000 · Rank 41 of 187
2.4%
2025 · 2.6% in 2000 · Rank 87 of 176
Land and environment 616
2024 · -1% since 2000 · Rank 186 of 216
53.8%
2024 · 47.6% in 2000 · Rank 44 of 214
1.71
2024 · +180% since 2000 · Rank 121 of 203
Elsewhere in Latin America & Caribbean Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for St. Lucia. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.