Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Saint Lucia

Urban population in Saint Lucia in 2025 — 52,417 people. Ranked 192 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 179.2%.

2025 52,417 people +0.22% vs 2024
World rank 192of 217
Period maximum 52,417 people2025
Period minimum 18,773 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Saint Lucia, 1960–202510,00020,00030,00040,00050,00060,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 18,773 people1962: 19,451 people1964: 20,162 people1966: 20,904 people1968: 21,767 people1970: 22,792 people1972: 24,140 people1974: 25,806 people1976: 27,691 people1978: 29,622 people1980: 31,457 people1982: 33,388 people1984: 35,474 people1986: 37,597 people1988: 39,447 people1990: 40,722 people1992: 41,835 people1994: 42,792 people1996: 43,564 people1998: 44,013 people2000: 44,180 people2002: 43,543 people2004: 40,807 people2006: 36,997 people2008: 33,457 people2010: 31,639 people2012: 32,135 people2014: 33,768 people2016: 36,563 people2018: 40,583 people2020: 45,904 people2022: 52,021 people2024: 52,301 people2025: 52,417 people
Change over the period: +33,644 (+179.21%) Average annual rate: 1.59 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Saint Lucia 52,417 people
World 4.75B people
Caribbean computed 30.1M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.88B people
Urban population — Saint Lucia, by year Saint Lucia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 52,417 +116 +0.22%
2024 52,301 +133 +0.25%
2023 52,168 +147 +0.28%
2022 52,021 +3,027 +6.18%
2021 48,994 +3,090 +6.73%
2020 45,904 +2,825 +6.56%
2019 43,079 +2,496 +6.15%
2018 40,583 +2,169 +5.65%
2017 38,414 +1,851 +5.06%
2016 36,563 +1,546 +4.41%
2015 35,017 +1,249 +3.7%
2014 33,768 +956 +2.91%
2013 32,812 +677 +2.11%
2012 32,135 +396 +1.25%
2011 31,739 +100 +0.32%
2010 31,639 −603 −1.87%
2009 32,242 −1,215 −3.63%
2008 33,457 −1,650 −4.7%
2007 35,107 −1,890 −5.11%
2006 36,997 −1,953 −5.01%
2005 38,950 −1,857 −4.55%
2004 40,807 −1,586 −3.74%
2003 42,393 −1,150 −2.64%
2002 43,543 −548 −1.24%
2001 44,091 −89 −0.2%
2000 44,180 +46 +0.1%
1999 44,134 +121 +0.27%
1998 44,013 +193 +0.44%
1997 43,820 +256 +0.59%
1996 43,564 +341 +0.79%
1995 43,223 +431 +1.01%
1994 42,792 +452 +1.07%
1993 42,340 +505 +1.21%
1992 41,835 +574 +1.39%
1991 41,261 +539 +1.32%
1990 40,722 +564 +1.4%
1989 40,158 +711 +1.8%
1988 39,447 +865 +2.24%
1987 38,582 +985 +2.62%
1986 37,597 +1,050 +2.87%
1985 36,547 +1,073 +3.02%
1984 35,474 +1,058 +3.07%
1983 34,416 +1,028 +3.08%
1982 33,388 +992 +3.06%
1981 32,396 +939 +2.99%
1980 31,457 +905 +2.96%
1979 30,552 +930 +3.14%
1978 29,622 +959 +3.35%
1977 28,663 +972 +3.51%
1976 27,691 +961 +3.6%
1975 26,730 +924 +3.58%
1974 25,806 +869 +3.48%
1973 24,937 +797 +3.3%
1972 24,140 +719 +3.07%
1971 23,421 +629 +2.76%
1970 22,792 +538 +2.42%
1969 22,254 +487 +2.24%
1968 21,767 +456 +2.14%
1967 21,311 +407 +1.95%
1966 20,904 +376 +1.83%
1965 20,528 +366 +1.82%
1964 20,162 +356 +1.8%
1963 19,806 +355 +1.83%
1962 19,451 +351 +1.84%
1961 19,100 +327 +1.74%
1960 18,773

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

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