Saint Lucia People 2008

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.)

See also: Healthy Life Expectancy

See also: Health Performance

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