Country profile
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia ranks #182 of 215 for population, #84 of 209 for gdp per capita, #126 of 216 for life expectancy, across 24 open-data indicators.
People
Population
179,744
people · 2024
Rank #182 of 215
Life expectancy
72.8
years · 2024
Rank #126 of 216
Poverty headcount
0.1%
% of population · 2015
Rank #171 of 186
Under-5 mortality
17.2
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #116 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
81.3%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #100 of 232
Tobacco use
13.8%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #109 of 163
Calorie supply
2,654
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #139 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
432,500
arrivals · 2020
Rank #135 of 203
GDP per capita
$14,182
current US$ · 2024
Rank #84 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
-0.11
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #188 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
112
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #195 of 210
Forest area
34%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #107 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
23.8
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #112 of 248
Protected areas
1%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #228 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #107 of 210
Fertilizer use
55.7
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #103 of 194
Pesticide use
27.6
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #6 of 193
Cereal yield
0.7
tonnes per hectare · 1979
Rank #173 of 182
Digital
Internet users
68.2%
% of population · 2024
Rank #138 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
13.6
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #129 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
98.7
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #172 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #106 of 215
Renewable electricity output
2.54%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #230 of 257
Energy use per person
13,927
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #108 of 210
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Saint Lucia; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield