| People | Saint Lucia |
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Population:
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160,267 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 28% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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265 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 24.4% (male 20,035/female 19,021)
15-64 years: 66.4% (male 51,593/female 54,843)
65 years and over: 9.2% (male 6,668/female 8,107) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 29.8 years
male: 28.7 years
female: 30.8 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.416% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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15.1 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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6.8 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-4.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 13.43 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 12.47 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 14.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 76.45 years
male: 73.78 years
female: 79.27 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.84 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Nationality:
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noun: Saint Lucian(s)
adjective: Saint Lucian |
Ethnic groups:
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black 82.5%, mixed 11.9%, East Indian 2.4%, other or unspecified 3.1% (2001 census) |
Religions:
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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:
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English (official), French patois |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 90.1%
male: 89.5%
female: 90.6% (2001 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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6.6% of GDP (2006) |
People - note:
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void |
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