Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Saint Lucia

Rural population share in Saint Lucia in 2025 — 70.9%. Ranked 21 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 8.8 pp.

2025 70.9% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 21of 217
Period maximum 81.5%2011
Period minimum 70.4%1991

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Saint Lucia, 1960–20257075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 79.7%1962: 79.4%1964: 79.1%1966: 78.8%1968: 78.4%1970: 77.9%1972: 77.2%1974: 76.3%1976: 75.4%1978: 74.4%1980: 73.6%1982: 72.9%1984: 72.1%1986: 71.4%1988: 70.8%1990: 70.5%1992: 70.5%1994: 70.7%1996: 71%1998: 71.5%2000: 72.1%2002: 73.1%2004: 75.2%2006: 77.8%2008: 80.2%2010: 81.5%2012: 81.4%2014: 80.6%2016: 79.2%2018: 77.1%2020: 74.2%2022: 70.9%2024: 70.9%2025: 70.9%
Change over the period: −8.8 pp Annual average: -0.14 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Saint Lucia 70.9%
World 42.2%
Caribbean computed 31%
Rural population share — Saint Lucia, by year Saint Lucia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 70.9 +0 pp
2024 70.9 +0 pp
2023 70.9 +0 pp
2022 70.9 −1.7 pp
2021 72.6 −1.7 pp
2020 74.2 −1.5 pp
2019 75.8 −1.3 pp
2018 77.1 −1.1 pp
2017 78.2 −1 pp
2016 79.2 −0.8 pp
2015 80 −0.6 pp
2014 80.6 −0.5 pp
2013 81.1 −0.3 pp
2012 81.4 −0.1 pp
2011 81.5 +0 pp
2010 81.5 +0.5 pp
2009 81 +0.8 pp
2008 80.2 +1.1 pp
2007 79.1 +1.3 pp
2006 77.8 +1.3 pp
2005 76.5 +1.3 pp
2004 75.2 +1.2 pp
2003 74 +0.9 pp
2002 73.1 +0.6 pp
2001 72.5 +0.3 pp
2000 72.1 +0.3 pp
1999 71.8 +0.3 pp
1998 71.5 +0.3 pp
1997 71.3 +0.2 pp
1996 71 +0.2 pp
1995 70.8 +0.2 pp
1994 70.7 +0.1 pp
1993 70.5 +0.1 pp
1992 70.5 +0 pp
1991 70.4 −0 pp
1990 70.5 −0.1 pp
1989 70.6 −0.2 pp
1988 70.8 −0.3 pp
1987 71 −0.3 pp
1986 71.4 −0.4 pp
1985 71.7 −0.4 pp
1984 72.1 −0.4 pp
1983 72.5 −0.4 pp
1982 72.9 −0.4 pp
1981 73.3 −0.4 pp
1980 73.6 −0.4 pp
1979 74 −0.4 pp
1978 74.4 −0.5 pp
1977 74.9 −0.5 pp
1976 75.4 −0.5 pp
1975 75.9 −0.5 pp
1974 76.3 −0.5 pp
1973 76.8 −0.4 pp
1972 77.2 −0.4 pp
1971 77.6 −0.3 pp
1970 77.9 −0.2 pp
1969 78.2 −0.2 pp
1968 78.4 −0.2 pp
1967 78.6 −0.2 pp
1966 78.8 −0.2 pp
1965 78.9 −0.2 pp
1964 79.1 −0.2 pp
1963 79.3 −0.2 pp
1962 79.4 −0.2 pp
1961 79.6 −0.2 pp
1960 79.7

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

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