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People And SocietyNationality
Noun Saint Lucian(s)
Adjective Saint Lucian Ethnic groups
Black 82.5%, mixed 11.9%, East Indian 2.4%, other or unspecified 3.1% (2001 census) Languages
English (official), French patois Religions
Roman Catholic 67.5%, Protestant 18.2% (Seventh-Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%), other Christian 5.1%, Rastafarian 2.1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.5% (2001 census) Population World Ranking: 186
162,178 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
22.8% (male 18,925/female 17,945) 15-64 years 67.5% (male 52,859/female 56,173) 65 years and over 9.7% (male 7,074/female 8,581) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 31.6 years
Male 30.5 years Female 32.7 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 158
0.378% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 137
14.42 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 129
7.1 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 183
-3.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 28% of total population (2010)
Rate of urbanization 1.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major cities - population
CASTRIES (capital) 15,000 (2009) Sex ratio
At birth 1.06 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over 0.82 male(s)/female Total population 0.95 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Maternal mortality rate World Ranking: 118
35 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 130
Total 12.39 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 11.66 deaths/1,000 live births Female 13.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 69
Total population 77.04 years
Male 74.34 years Female 79.88 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 152
1.8 children born/woman (2012 est.) Health expenditures World Ranking: 54
8.1% of GDP (2009)
Physicians density
0.473 physicians/1,000 population (2002) Hospital bed density
1.4 beds/1,000 population (2009) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate
NA
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids
NA
Hiv/aids - deaths
NA
Education expenditures World Ranking: 83
4.5% of GDP (2009)
Literacy
Definition
Age 15 and over has ever attended school Total population 90.1%Male 89.5% Female 90.6% (2001 est.) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Total 13 years
Male 13 years Female 14 years (2009) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 World Ranking: 8
Total 40.8%
Male 37.1% Female 45.5% (2004)
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The island, with its fine natural harbor at Castries, was contested between England and France throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries (changing possession 14 times); it was finally ceded to the UK in 1814. Even after the abolition of slavery on its plantations in 1834, Saint Lucia remained an agricultural island, dedicated to producing tropical commodity crops. Self-government was granted in 1967 and independence in 1979.