Demographics of Saint Lucia
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This article is about the demographic features of the population of Saint Lucia, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Saint Lucia's population is predominantly of African and mixed African-European descent, with small East Indian and European minorities. English is the official language, although many St. Lucians speak a French-based creole language. Ninety percent of the population is Roman Catholic, a further reflection of early French influence on the island. The population of just over 162,178(2012 est.) is evenly divided between urban and rural areas, although the capital, Castries, contains more than one-third of the population.
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CIA World Factbook demographic statistics[edit]
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
Population[edit]
162,178 (2012 est.)
Age structure[edit]
0-14 years: 22.2% (male 18,480/ female 17,466)
15-64 years: 67.9% (male 53,361/ female 56,761)
65 years and over: 9.9% (male 7,284/ female 8,826) (2012 est.)
Population growth rate[edit]
0.378% (2012 est.)
Birth rate[edit]
14.42 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Death rate[edit]
7.1 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Net migration rate[edit]
-3.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Sex ratio[edit]
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.6 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate[edit]
12.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth[edit]
total population: 77.04 years
male: 74.34 years
female: 79.88 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate[edit]
1.8 children born/woman (2012 est.)
Nationality[edit]
noun: Saint Lucian(s)
adjective: Saint Lucian
Ethnic groups[edit]
Afro-Caribbean 81%, Mixed race 11.9%, East Indian 2.4%, White 1%, and Other 3.7%
Religions[edit]
Roman Catholic 70%, Protestant 7%, Anglican 3%, and other (i.e. Hinduism or Islam) and unspecified 20%.
Languages[edit]
English (official), Antillean Creole (French patois)
Literacy[edit]
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 90.1%
male: 89.5%
female: 90.6% (2001 est.)
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