St. Lucia — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for St. Lucia, 1961–2025.
Population growth for St. Lucia was 0.23% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 1.63% in 1985. The lowest was 0.14% in 2022 (about 1.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.26% per year.
St. Lucia ranks 160 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 74%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so St. Lucia sits below it. It peaked in 1985 and has fallen 86% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 49%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 29 of 42 economies; Curacao (0.19%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 94% in 2023. That is 27% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 180th of 216 in 1961 → 153rd of 216 in 1970 → 129th of 216 in 1980 → 147th of 216 in 1990 → 119th of 217 in 2000 → 142nd of 217 in 2010 → 142nd of 217 in 2020 → 160th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.26% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.28% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 0.14% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 0.15% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 0.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 0.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 0.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 0.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 0.44% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 0.44% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 0.45% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 0.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 0.52% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 0.61% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 0.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 0.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 0.67% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 0.72% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 0.73% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 0.77% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 0.82% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 0.87% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 1.02% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 1.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 1.37% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 1.41% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 1.49% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 1.58% | +0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 1.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 1.48% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 1.49% | +0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 1.2% | +0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 0.98% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 1.11% | -0.2 pp |
| 1988 | 1.32% | -0.2 pp |
| 1987 | 1.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 1.6% | -0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 1.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 1.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 1.58% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 1.57% | +0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 1.56% | +0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 1.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 1.45% | -0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 1.48% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 1.51% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 1.52% | +0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 1.5% | +0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 1.46% | +0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 1.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 1.37% | +0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 1.35% | +0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 1.25% | +0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 1.19% | +0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 1.17% | +0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 1.05% | +0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 0.99% | -0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 1.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 1.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 1.07% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 1.08% | +0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 0.97% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was St. Lucia’s Population growth in 1962?
1.08% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is St. Lucia’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -76.9% in total — about 2.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.23%; 2024: 0.26%; 2023: 0.28%; 2022: 0.14%; 2021: 0.15%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.