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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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