People of Saint Lucia
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.) |
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 |
Literacy: | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 90.1% male: 89.5% female: 90.6% (2001 est.) |