| People | Saint Lucia |
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Population:
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161,557 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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267 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 28% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 1.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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CASTRIES (capital) 15,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 22.8% (male 18,925/female 17,945)
15-64 years: 67.5% (male 52,859/female 56,173)
65 years and over: 9.7% (male 7,074/female 8,581) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 31 years
male: 29.9 years
female: 32.1 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.389% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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14.63 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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7 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-3.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.055 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: 0.95 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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void |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 12.72 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 11.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 76.84 years
male: 74.15 years
female: 79.68 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.81 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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8.1% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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0.473 physicians/1,000 population (2002) |
Hospital bed density:
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1.4 beds/1,000 population (2009) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 98% of population
rural: 98% of population
total: 98% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2% of population
rural: 2% of population
total: 2% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 89% of population
rural: 89% of population
total: 89% of population
unimproved:
urban: 11% of population
rural: 11% of population
total: 11% of population (2000) |
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 |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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void |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
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%, Protestant 18.2% (Seventh-Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%), other Christian 5.1%, Rastafarian 2.1%, 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: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2009) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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4.5% of GDP (2009) |
People - note:
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void |
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