Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Saint Lucia

Population aged 65 and over in Saint Lucia in 2025 — 17,949 people. Ranked 186 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 405.3%.

2025 17,949 people +3.84% vs 2024
World rank 186of 217
Period maximum 17,949 people2025
Period minimum 3,552 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Saint Lucia, 1960–202505,00010,00015,00020,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3,552 people1962: 3,709 people1964: 3,868 people1966: 4,043 people1968: 4,265 people1970: 4,497 people1972: 4,713 people1974: 4,928 people1976: 5,124 people1978: 5,390 people1980: 5,729 people1982: 6,011 people1984: 6,290 people1986: 6,535 people1988: 6,816 people1990: 7,423 people1992: 7,793 people1994: 8,002 people1996: 8,138 people1998: 8,543 people2000: 10,038 people2002: 10,642 people2004: 10,818 people2006: 11,023 people2008: 11,671 people2010: 12,594 people2012: 13,175 people2014: 13,716 people2016: 14,228 people2018: 14,809 people2020: 15,524 people2022: 16,096 people2024: 17,286 people2025: 17,949 people
Change over the period: +14,397 (+405.32%) Average annual rate: 2.52 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia 17,949 people
World 855M people
Caribbean computed 4.87M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 333M people
Population aged 65 and over — Saint Lucia, by year Saint Lucia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 17,949 +663 +3.84%
2024 17,286 +616 +3.7%
2023 16,670 +574 +3.57%
2022 16,096 +326 +2.07%
2021 15,770 +246 +1.58%
2020 15,524 +375 +2.48%
2019 15,149 +340 +2.3%
2018 14,809 +307 +2.12%
2017 14,502 +274 +1.93%
2016 14,228 +256 +1.83%
2015 13,972 +256 +1.87%
2014 13,716 +263 +1.95%
2013 13,453 +278 +2.11%
2012 13,175 +289 +2.24%
2011 12,886 +292 +2.32%
2010 12,594 +421 +3.46%
2009 12,173 +502 +4.3%
2008 11,671 +405 +3.59%
2007 11,266 +243 +2.2%
2006 11,023 +115 +1.05%
2005 10,908 +90 +0.83%
2004 10,818 +80 +0.75%
2003 10,738 +96 +0.9%
2002 10,642 +127 +1.21%
2001 10,515 +477 +4.75%
2000 10,038 +780 +8.43%
1999 9,258 +715 +8.37%
1998 8,543 +358 +4.37%
1997 8,185 +47 +0.58%
1996 8,138 +61 +0.76%
1995 8,077 +75 +0.94%
1994 8,002 +93 +1.18%
1993 7,909 +116 +1.49%
1992 7,793 +131 +1.71%
1991 7,662 +239 +3.22%
1990 7,423 +322 +4.53%
1989 7,101 +285 +4.18%
1988 6,816 +179 +2.7%
1987 6,637 +102 +1.56%
1986 6,535 +116 +1.81%
1985 6,419 +129 +2.05%
1984 6,290 +140 +2.28%
1983 6,150 +139 +2.31%
1982 6,011 +143 +2.44%
1981 5,868 +139 +2.43%
1980 5,729 +160 +2.87%
1979 5,569 +179 +3.32%
1978 5,390 +149 +2.84%
1977 5,241 +117 +2.28%
1976 5,124 +96 +1.91%
1975 5,028 +100 +2.03%
1974 4,928 +105 +2.18%
1973 4,823 +110 +2.33%
1972 4,713 +110 +2.39%
1971 4,603 +106 +2.36%
1970 4,497 +113 +2.58%
1969 4,384 +119 +2.79%
1968 4,265 +113 +2.72%
1967 4,152 +109 +2.7%
1966 4,043 +95 +2.41%
1965 3,948 +80 +2.07%
1964 3,868 +78 +2.06%
1963 3,790 +81 +2.18%
1962 3,709 +82 +2.26%
1961 3,627 +75 +2.11%
1960 3,552

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.