Polity · 1979 CE – present
Saint Lucia
Also recorded as St. Lucia
- Peak recorded area
- 791 km²
- 1979 CE
- Rulers on record
- 12
- from 1960 CE
- Data series
- 290
- 1979 CE–2025 CE
Overview
Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean. Part of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 617 km2 with an officially estimated population of over 184,100 people as of mid 2023. The nation's capital and largest city is Castries.
Lead section from Wikipedia, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article.
Territory
2 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before the last complete year, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 54 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Population153 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 180.1Kpersons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy141 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 73years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Net Migration141 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | -23persons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Population Growth141 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 0.205% annual2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Female140 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 76.6years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Male140 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 69.6years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
Economy
6 of 123 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita PPP220 obs · 1800 CE–2019 CE | 10.6Kint'l $ (inflation adj.)2019 CE · Gapminder |
| GDP Current Usd91 obs · 1980 CE–2025 CE | 2.7Bcurrent US$2025 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| GDP per capita73 obs · 1950 CE–2022 CE | 10.5K2011 int'l $2022 CE · Maddison Project Database 2023 |
| Fao Asses Stocks64 obs · 1961 CE–2024 CE | 612head2024 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Cattle Stocks64 obs · 1961 CE–2024 CE | 10.5Khead2024 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Chickens Stocks64 obs · 1961 CE–2024 CE | 479head2024 CE · FAOSTAT |
Military
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| CINC Score38 obs · 1979 CE–2016 CE | 0CINC (share of world capability)2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption38 obs · 1979 CE–2016 CE | 51Kcoal-ton equivalents2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production38 obs · 1979 CE–2016 CE | 0tons2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Personnel38 obs · 1979 CE–2016 CE | 0persons2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Expenditure37 obs · 1979 CE–2016 CE | 0current USD2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
Territory & resources
6 of 56 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Land %63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 16.3%2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Arable Land %63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 4.38% of land area2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Arable Land per capita Ha63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 0.0149hectares per person2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Fao Agricultural Land63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 9,940ha2023 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Arable Land63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 2,670ha2023 CE · FAOSTAT |
| Fao Country Area63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 62Kha2023 CE · FAOSTAT |
Governance
6 of 20 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Legislature Total Seats49 obs · 1975 CE–2023 CE | 17seats2023 CE · Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023 |
| Num Government Parties49 obs · 1975 CE–2023 CE | 13count2023 CE · Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023 |
| Num Opposition Parties49 obs · 1975 CE–2023 CE | 4count2023 CE · Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023 |
| Checks And Balances44 obs · 1980 CE–2023 CE | 4count2023 CE · Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023 |
| Executive Years In Office44 obs · 1980 CE–2023 CE | 2years2023 CE · Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023 |
| Govt Concentration Herfindahl44 obs · 1980 CE–2023 CE | 1index_0_12023 CE · Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023 |
Development
6 of 32 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Primary Enrollment Gross %53 obs · 1971 CE–2024 CE | 96.78%2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Mobile Subscriptions Per 10048 obs · 1960 CE–2022 CE | 98.67per_1002022 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Pupil Teacher Ratio Primary47 obs · 1972 CE–2018 CE | 14.74ratio2018 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Dpt Immunization %45 obs · 1980 CE–2024 CE | 99%2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Secondary Enrollment Gross %45 obs · 1972 CE–2024 CE | 87.87%2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Measles Immunization %43 obs · 1982 CE–2024 CE | 83%2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Rulers
12 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- George CharlesPrime Minister of Saint Lucia1960 CE – 1964 CE
- Allan LouisyPrime Minister of Saint Lucia1979 CE – 1981 CE
- Elizabeth IIHead of State1979 CE – 2022 CE
- John ComptonPrime Minister of Saint Lucia1979 CE
- Winston CenacPrime Minister of Saint Lucia1981 CE – 1982 CE
- Michael PilgrimPrime Minister of Saint Lucia1982 CE
- Vaughan LewisPrime Minister of Saint Lucia1996 CE – 1997 CE
- Kenny AnthonyPrime Minister of Saint Lucia1997 CE – 2006 CE
- Stephenson KingPrime Minister of Saint Lucia2007 CE – 2011 CE
- Allen ChastanetHead of Government2016 CE – 2021 CE
- Philip J. PierreHead of Government2021 CE –
- Charles IIIHead of State2022 CE –
Country profile
From the CIA World Factbook 2024. Long entries are trimmed at a sentence boundary.
- Location
- Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
- Government type
- parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
- Executive branch
- chief of state: King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Acting Governor General Cyril Errol CHARLES (since 11 November 2021); head of government: Prime Minister Philip J. PIERRE (since 28 July 2021); cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister;
- Ethnic groups
- Black/African descent 85.3%, mixed 10.9%, East Indian 2.2%, other 1.6%, unspecified 0.1% (2010 est.)
- Natural resources
- forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential
- Economy
- upper middle-income, tourism-based Caribbean island economy; environmentally fragile; energy import-dependent; major banana producer; well-educated labor force; key infrastructure, IT, and communications investments
Language & currency
- Currency
- East Caribbean dollars (XCD)
Memberships
- United NationsUNInternational organisation · member1979 CE –
- 35-member Defense Pact (1947)Military alliance · member1979 CE –
- 6-member Defense Pact (1981)Military alliance · member1981 CE –
- 7-member Defense Pact (1996)Military alliance · member1996 CE –
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
CIA World Factbook 2024
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
Free academic use, citation
Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023DPI 2023
Cruz, C., Keefer, P. & Scartascini, C. (2023). Database of Political Institutions 2023. Inter-American Development Bank.
IDB open data, attribution
FAOSTAT2024 release
FAO (2024). FAOSTAT Statistical Database. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.
CC BY 4.0
Gapminderv14 / systema globalis
Gapminder Foundation. Gapminder systema globalis dataset.
CC BY 4.0
Maddison Project Database 20232023
Bolt, J. & van Zanden, J.L. (2024). Maddison Project Database 2023. University of Groningen GGDC.
CC BY 4.0
UN World Population Prospects 20242024
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024.
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators. Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0
Saint Lucia is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.