Official name:
Saint Lucia
المنطقة:
General Information
| Region | Caribbean | |
| Population (000, 2025) | 180a | |
| Pop. density (per km2, 2025) | 292.4a | |
| Capital city | Castries | |
| Capital city pop. (000, 2025) | 22.3d | |
| UN membership date | 18 September 1979 | |
| Surface area (km2) | 616b | |
| Sex ratio (m per 100 f) | 97.3a | |
| National currency | E. Caribbean Dollar (XCD)c | |
| Exchange rate (per US$) | 2.7e |
Economic indicators
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 1 808 | 1 499 | 2 430b |
| GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) | 0.1 | -24.4 | 2.2b |
| GDP per capita (current US$) | 10 335.0 | 8 411.0 | 13 555.0b |
| Economy: Agriculturef,g (% of Gross Value Added) | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.3b |
| Economy: Industryf,h (% of Gross Value Added) | 12.5 | 14.9 | 11.1b |
| Economy: Services and other activityf,i (% of GVA) | 85 | 82.8 | 87.6b |
| Employment in agriculturej (% of employed) | 10.9 | 9.3 | 10.4b |
| Employment in industryj (% of employed) | 17.1 | 15.1 | 17b |
| Employment in servicesj (% employed) | 72 | 75.6 | 72.6b |
| Unemployment (% of labour force) | 20.9j | 25.2 | 10.6j |
| Labour force participation rate (female/male pop. %) | 63.5 / 75.2j | 49.3 / 58.3 | 62.7 / 75.5j |
| CPI: Consumer Price Indexk (2010=100) | 111 | 109 | 123e |
| Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) | 101 | 88 | 81b |
| International trade: exports (million current US$) | 181 | 67j | 120j,e |
| International trade: imports (million current US$) | 583 | 533j | 2 816j,e |
| International trade: balance (million current US$) | -403 | -465j | - 2 696j,e |
| Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | -9 | -284 | -64e |
Social indicators
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| Population growth rate (average annual %) | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2a |
| Urban population (% of total population) | 18.5 | 18.8l | ... |
| Urban population growth rate (average annual %) | 0.6m | ... | ... |
| Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4a |
| Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) | 76.0 / 70.0 | 76.2 / 68.8 | 76.6 / 69.6a |
| Population age distributionn (0-14/60+ years old, %) | 20.9 / 11.6 | 18.7 / 13.2 | 17.2 / 15.4a |
| International migrant stocko (000/% of total pop.) | 8.7 / 5.0 | 8.3 / 4.7 | 8.1 / 4.5e |
| Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) | 0.1 | ~0.0 | ~0.0e |
| Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 17.8 | 17.5 | 16.1a |
| Health: Current expenditurej,p (% of GDP) | 4.5 | 6.8 | 5q |
| Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) | 1.9r | 4.2 | ... |
| Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 95.4 / 95.2 | 100.3 / 96.6 | 101.3 / 101.4b |
| Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 94.2 / 93.8 | 90.7 / 87.6 | 92.3 / 88.4b |
| Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 88.7 / 84.5 | 87.4 / 88.9 | 87.8 / 84.7b |
| Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) | 16 | 29.2 | 39b |
| Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 16.7 | 16.7s | 10.5s |
Environment and infrastructure indicators
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| Individuals using the Internetj (per 100 inhabitants) | 57.3 | 62.1 | 70.1b |
| Threatened species (number) | 58 | 69 | 112e |
| Forested area (% of land area) | 34 | 34 | 34q |
| CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) | 0.5 / 2.8 | 0.5 / 2.8j | 0.5 / 3.0j,q |
| Energy production, primaryj (Petajoules) | 1 | 1 | 1q |
| Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) | 43 | 43j | 45j,q |
| Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borderst (000) | 345 | 131 | 356q |
| Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) | 45.6 | 45.6 | 45.6e |
| Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) | 0.83 | 6.72 | 1.56b |