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Saint Lucia

Central America and the Caribbean

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The Twin Pitons are the national symbol of Saint Lucia and appear on the flag. They are mountainous volcanic plugs (created when magma hardens within a vent on an active volcano). Gros Piton is 798 m (2,619 ft) high and Petit Piton is 743 m (2,438 ft) high; both are located near the town of Soufriere, Saint Lucia. Photo courtesy of NOAA / Anthony R. Picciolo.
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Geography

Area

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People and Society

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for Saint Lucia. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

Median age

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Population growth rate

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Birth rate

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Death rate

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Net migration rate

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Maternal mortality ratio

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Infant mortality rate

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Total fertility rate

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Tobacco use

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Environment

Government

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Real GDP growth rate

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Real GDP per capita

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Labor force

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Unemployment rate

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Taxes and other revenues

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Current account balance

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Exports

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Imports

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Debt - external

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