Demographics (United Nations)

Population

181,000

Area

620 sq. km (240 sq. mi)

Population density

290/sq. km (760/sq. mi)

Growth rate p.a.

0.45% (per 1,000: births 11, deaths 8)

Under 15 years

18%

Urban dwellers

19% (0.98% p.a.)

Capital city

Castries 21,400

Languages & peoples (World Christian Database)

Mother tongues

94% Saint Lucian Creole French, 3% Hindi, 1% English

Peoples

45% Black; 44% Mulatto; 5% West Indian Black; 3% Eas…