Population density — all countries

Population density — Saint Lucia

Population density in Saint Lucia in 2023 — 293.9 per km². Ranked 42 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 91.8%.

2023 293.9 per km² +0.28% vs 2022
World rank 42of 215
Period maximum 293.9 per km²2023
Period minimum 153.3 per km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Saint Lucia, 1961–202315020025030019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 153.3 per km²1963: 156.6 per km²1965: 159.8 per km²1967: 163.1 per km²1969: 167 per km²1971: 171.4 per km²1973: 176.2 per km²1975: 181.5 per km²1977: 187.1 per km²1979: 192.7 per km²1981: 198.6 per km²1983: 205 per km²1985: 211.7 per km²1987: 218.4 per km²1989: 223.8 per km²1991: 228.7 per km²1993: 235.6 per km²1995: 243 per km²1997: 250.1 per km²1999: 256.9 per km²2001: 262.7 per km²2003: 267.2 per km²2005: 271.2 per km²2007: 275 per km²2009: 278.5 per km²2011: 281.6 per km²2013: 284.2 per km²2015: 286.7 per km²2017: 289.1 per km²2019: 291.2 per km²2021: 292.7 per km²2023: 293.9 per km²
Change over the period: +140.6 (+91.77%) Average annual rate: 1.06 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Saint Lucia 293.9 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
Caribbean computed 196.7 per km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 65.7 per km²
Population density — Saint Lucia, by year Saint Lucia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 293.9 +0.8 +0.28%
2022 293.1 +0.4 +0.15%
2021 292.7 +0.4 +0.15%
2020 292.2 +1 +0.33%
2019 291.2 +1.1 +0.36%
2018 290.2 +1.1 +0.38%
2017 289.1 +1.1 +0.4%
2016 287.9 +1.2 +0.42%
2015 286.7 +1.3 +0.44%
2014 285.5 +1.3 +0.44%
2013 284.2 +1.3 +0.45%
2012 282.9 +1.3 +0.46%
2011 281.6 +1.5 +0.52%
2010 280.2 +1.7 +0.61%
2009 278.5 +1.7 +0.63%
2008 276.7 +1.7 +0.63%
2007 275 +1.8 +0.67%
2006 273.2 +1.9 +0.72%
2005 271.2 +2 +0.74%
2004 269.2 +2.1 +0.77%
2003 267.2 +2.2 +0.83%
2002 265 +2.3 +0.88%
2001 262.7 +2.7 +1.02%
2000 260 +3.1 +1.22%
1999 256.9 +3.3 +1.31%
1998 253.6 +3.5 +1.38%
1997 250.1 +3.5 +1.42%
1996 246.6 +3.7 +1.5%
1995 243 +3.8 +1.59%
1994 239.2 +3.5 +1.51%
1993 235.6 +3.5 +1.49%
1992 232.2 +3.4 +1.5%
1991 228.7 +2.7 +1.21%
1990 226 +2.2 +0.99%
1989 223.8 +2.5 +1.12%
1988 221.3 +2.9 +1.33%
1987 218.4 +3.3 +1.51%
1986 215.1 +3.4 +1.61%
1985 211.7 +3.4 +1.65%
1984 208.3 +3.3 +1.62%
1983 205 +3.2 +1.59%
1982 201.8 +3.1 +1.59%
1981 198.6 +3.1 +1.57%
1980 195.6 +2.9 +1.5%
1979 192.7 +2.8 +1.46%
1978 189.9 +2.8 +1.49%
1977 187.1 +2.8 +1.52%
1976 184.3 +2.8 +1.54%
1975 181.5 +2.7 +1.51%
1974 178.8 +2.6 +1.47%
1973 176.2 +2.5 +1.41%
1972 173.8 +2.4 +1.38%
1971 171.4 +2.3 +1.36%
1970 169.1 +2.1 +1.26%
1969 167 +2 +1.2%
1968 165 +1.9 +1.18%
1967 163.1 +1.7 +1.06%
1966 161.4 +1.6 +0.99%
1965 159.8 +1.6 +1.02%
1964 158.2 +1.6 +1.03%
1963 156.6 +1.7 +1.07%
1962 154.9 +1.7 +1.09%
1961 153.3

About the indicator

Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.