Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Saint Lucia

Share of population under 15 in Saint Lucia in 2025 — 17.2%. Ranked 151 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 29.8 pp.

2025 17.2% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 151of 217
Period maximum 50.5%1965
Period minimum 17.2%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Saint Lucia, 1960–2025020406019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 47.1%1962: 48.9%1964: 50.1%1966: 50.4%1968: 49.8%1970: 50.2%1972: 50.4%1974: 49.9%1976: 48.9%1978: 46.6%1980: 44.8%1982: 43.9%1984: 43.3%1986: 42.8%1988: 41.7%1990: 38.9%1992: 37.7%1994: 37%1996: 36.2%1998: 34.7%2000: 32.4%2002: 30.7%2004: 29.2%2006: 27.6%2008: 25.9%2010: 24.3%2012: 22.7%2014: 21.5%2016: 20.3%2018: 19.5%2020: 18.7%2022: 18.2%2024: 17.5%2025: 17.2%
Change over the period: −29.8 pp Annual average: -0.46 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Saint Lucia 17.2%
World 24.4%
Caribbean computed 22.4%
Share of population under 15 — Saint Lucia, by year Saint Lucia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 17.2 −0.3 pp
2024 17.5 −0.3 pp
2023 17.9 −0.3 pp
2022 18.2 −0.3 pp
2021 18.5 −0.3 pp
2020 18.7 −0.3 pp
2019 19.1 −0.4 pp
2018 19.5 −0.4 pp
2017 19.9 −0.5 pp
2016 20.3 −0.5 pp
2015 20.9 −0.6 pp
2014 21.5 −0.6 pp
2013 22.1 −0.7 pp
2012 22.7 −0.8 pp
2011 23.5 −0.8 pp
2010 24.3 −0.8 pp
2009 25.1 −0.8 pp
2008 25.9 −0.9 pp
2007 26.8 −0.9 pp
2006 27.6 −0.8 pp
2005 28.4 −0.8 pp
2004 29.2 −0.8 pp
2003 30 −0.7 pp
2002 30.7 −0.7 pp
2001 31.4 −0.9 pp
2000 32.4 −1.1 pp
1999 33.5 −1.2 pp
1998 34.7 −0.9 pp
1997 35.7 −0.6 pp
1996 36.2 −0.5 pp
1995 36.7 −0.3 pp
1994 37 −0.3 pp
1993 37.3 −0.4 pp
1992 37.7 −0.4 pp
1991 38.1 −0.8 pp
1990 38.9 −1.3 pp
1989 40.2 −1.4 pp
1988 41.7 −0.9 pp
1987 42.6 −0.3 pp
1986 42.8 −0.2 pp
1985 43.1 −0.2 pp
1984 43.3 −0.2 pp
1983 43.5 −0.4 pp
1982 43.9 −0.4 pp
1981 44.3 −0.4 pp
1980 44.8 −0.7 pp
1979 45.5 −1.1 pp
1978 46.6 −1.3 pp
1977 47.9 −1 pp
1976 48.9 −0.5 pp
1975 49.5 −0.4 pp
1974 49.9 −0.3 pp
1973 50.2 −0.2 pp
1972 50.4 −0 pp
1971 50.4 +0.2 pp
1970 50.2 +0.2 pp
1969 50 +0.1 pp
1968 49.8 −0.1 pp
1967 50 −0.4 pp
1966 50.4 −0.1 pp
1965 50.5 +0.4 pp
1964 50.1 +0.5 pp
1963 49.6 +0.6 pp
1962 48.9 +0.8 pp
1961 48.1 +1 pp
1960 47.1

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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