St. Lucia — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for St. Lucia, 1960–2025.
Urban population for St. Lucia was 29.10% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 29.57% in 1991. The lowest was 18.47% in 2011 (about 1.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.56% per year.
St. Lucia ranks 197 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 91%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 72.52%, so St. Lucia sits below it. It peaked in 1991 and has fallen 2% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 45%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 40 of 42 economies; Guyana (26.49%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 7% in 2021. That is 15% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 125 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 149th of 217 in 1960 → 163rd of 217 in 1970 → 165th of 217 in 1980 → 172nd of 217 in 1990 → 182nd of 217 in 2000 → 208th of 217 in 2010 → 200th of 217 in 2020 → 197th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 29.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 29.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 29.1% | +1.7 pp |
| 2021 | 27.44% | +1.7 pp |
| 2020 | 25.75% | +1.5 pp |
| 2019 | 24.25% | +1.3 pp |
| 2018 | 22.93% | +1.1 pp |
| 2017 | 21.78% | +1.0 pp |
| 2016 | 20.82% | +0.8 pp |
| 2015 | 20.02% | +0.6 pp |
| 2014 | 19.39% | +0.5 pp |
| 2013 | 18.93% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 18.62% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 18.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 18.51% | -0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 18.98% | -0.8 pp |
| 2008 | 19.82% | -1.1 pp |
| 2007 | 20.93% | -1.3 pp |
| 2006 | 22.2% | -1.3 pp |
| 2005 | 23.54% | -1.3 pp |
| 2004 | 24.85% | -1.2 pp |
| 2003 | 26.01% | -0.9 pp |
| 2002 | 26.94% | -0.6 pp |
| 2001 | 27.52% | -0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 27.85% | -0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 28.16% | -0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 28.46% | -0.3 pp |
| 1997 | 28.72% | -0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 28.96% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 29.16% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 29.33% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 29.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 29.54% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 29.57% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 29.54% | +0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 29.42% | +0.2 pp |
| 1988 | 29.22% | +0.3 pp |
| 1987 | 28.96% | +0.3 pp |
| 1986 | 28.65% | +0.4 pp |
| 1985 | 28.3% | +0.4 pp |
| 1984 | 27.92% | +0.4 pp |
| 1983 | 27.52% | +0.4 pp |
| 1982 | 27.13% | +0.4 pp |
| 1981 | 26.74% | +0.4 pp |
| 1980 | 26.37% | +0.4 pp |
| 1979 | 26% | +0.4 pp |
| 1978 | 25.57% | +0.5 pp |
| 1977 | 25.11% | +0.5 pp |
| 1976 | 24.63% | +0.5 pp |
| 1975 | 24.14% | +0.5 pp |
| 1974 | 23.66% | +0.5 pp |
| 1973 | 23.2% | +0.4 pp |
| 1972 | 22.77% | +0.4 pp |
| 1971 | 22.4% | +0.3 pp |
| 1970 | 22.09% | +0.2 pp |
| 1969 | 21.84% | +0.2 pp |
| 1968 | 21.62% | +0.2 pp |
| 1967 | 21.42% | +0.2 pp |
| 1966 | 21.23% | +0.2 pp |
| 1965 | 21.06% | +0.2 pp |
| 1964 | 20.89% | +0.2 pp |
| 1963 | 20.74% | +0.2 pp |
| 1962 | 20.58% | +0.2 pp |
| 1961 | 20.43% | +0.2 pp |
| 1960 | 20.28% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was St. Lucia’s Urban population in 1961?
20.43% (1961). 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 % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is St. Lucia’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +43.5% in total — about 0.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. 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: 29.1%; 2024: 29.1%; 2023: 29.1%; 2022: 29.1%; 2021: 27.44%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). 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.