People of St. Lucia

source: CIA World Fact Book 1997

Population: 150,630 (July 1997 est.)

• 0-14 years : 35% (male 26,430; female 26,018)
• 15-64 years: 60% (male 44,117; female 45,922)
• 65 years and over: 5% (male 3,091; female 5,052) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.14% (1997 est.)

Birth rate: 23.31 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate: 5.71 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate: -6.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

• at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
• under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
• 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
• 65 years and over: 0.61 male(s)/female
• total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 17.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

• total population: 71.36 years
• male : 67.74 years
• female: 75.23 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.44 children born/woman (1997 est.)

• noun : Saint Lucian(s)
• adjective: Saint Lucian

Ethnic groups: black 90%, mixed 6%, East Indian 3%, white 1%

Religions: Roman Catholic 90%, Protestant 7%, Anglican 3%

Languages: English (official), French patois

• definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
• total population: 67%
• male: 65%
• female : 69% (1980 est.)