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Saint Lucia
Caribbean
At a glance
CapitalCastries
Official languageEnglish
CurrencyEastern Caribbean dollar
Drives on theleft
Highest pointMount Gimie952 m
Biggest category of goods exportedmanufactured goods46% of goods exports, 2020
Services share of exports90.7%of everything sold abroad, 2025
TerritoryEntirely islandsno part on a continental mainland
Internet domain.lc
Saint Lucia by the numbers
Rank is out of the countries with data for that measure. Every figure is the latest year the source publishes.
| Measure | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| PopulationEveryone living in the country, all ages, counted mid-year. | 180k (2025) | 182nd of 209 |
| GDPThe total value of everything the country produces in a year, at current prices. | $2.66bn (2025) | 178th of 203 |
| Land areaTotal land area, excluding inland water and offshore territory. | 610 km² (2023) | 184th of 209 |
| Mobile subscriptionsActive mobile phone subscriptions — NOT the same as people. Many people hold two, so a country can have more subscriptions than residents. | 176k (2022) | 181st of 205 |
| Forest areaLand under natural or planted trees, whether or not it is productive. | 208 km² (2023) | 177th of 203 |
| Agricultural landCropland, land under permanent crops, and permanent pasture. | 99 km² (2023) | 184th of 206 |
| COâ‚‚ emissionsCarbon dioxide released in a year, in millions of tonnes. | 0 Mt (2024) | 183rd of 198 |
| Urban populationThe number of people living in urban areas, as each country defines them. | 52.4k (2025) | 188th of 209 |
| Life expectancyHow long a baby born today would live if death rates never changed. | 72.8 years (2024) | 119th of 209 |
| GDP per personEverything the country produces in a year, divided by its population. | $14,746 (2025) | 82nd of 205 |
| Internet useThe share of people who have used the internet in the last three months. | 68.2% (2024) | 127th of 191 |
| InflationHow much prices rose over the year, measured on a basket of consumer goods. | 2.0% (2025) | 125th of 182 |
| UnemploymentThe share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one. | 9.5% (2025) | 40th of 185 |
| Urban shareThe share of the population living in urban areas. | 29.1% (2025) | 189th of 209 |
| Births per womanHow many children a woman would have across her life at current birth rates. | 1.39 (2024) | 174th of 209 |
| COâ‚‚ per personCarbon dioxide from fuel and industry, divided by the population. | 1.70 t (2024) | 119th of 198 |
| Human Development IndexThe UN’s combined measure of health, education and income, on a scale from 0 to 1. | 0.748 (2023) | 103rd of 193 |
Land borders
None. Everything that leaves Saint Lucia goes by sea or by air.
Across the water
Close by sea, with no shared land border.
Saint Lucia shares these with other countries
Drives on the left 60Is made up entirely of islands 58Shares no land border 51Has english as an official language 63Uses the eastern caribbean dollar 6Is a constitutional monarchy 40Is a member of the commonwealth 55Is a member of caricom 14Mainly exports manufactured goods 83Earns most of its export income from services 48Is in caribbean 16
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Country data from the World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and the UNDP Human Development Report (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
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