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Sheet 146 of 195 · AmericasLCA · 13.9°N 61.0°W

Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia

Capital
Castries
Population
180,149 2025
Area
616 km²
Neighbours
0
Locator map of Saint LuciaSAINT LUCIACastriesFRANCEVENEZUELADOMINICABARBADOSGRENADATRINIDADAND TOBAGONorthAtlantic OceanCaribbean Sea0100 km
Saint Lucia hatched and ringed, Castries marked with a triangle. Orthographic projection centred on 13.9°N 61.0°W; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Saint Lucia is an island country in the Caribbean. Of the other 194 countries in this atlas, the nearest capital to Castries is Kingstown, in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 98 km away. Its area of 616 km² puts it 178th in the world and 30th of 35 in the Americas.

Its population was 180,149 in 2025 (World Bank), the 18th-smallest of the 194 countries with data. Density is 292 people per km². Most people live outside urban areas: the urban share was 29.1% in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$14,746 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 68th of 191 and 14th of 35 in the Americas. Life expectancy at birth was 72.8 years in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Western hemispheres. Castries's antipode is in the Indian Ocean, about 440 km from Indonesia, the nearest land.

How it compares Americas: 35 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAmericas
Population180,1492025, World Bank177th of 19430th of 35
Area616 km²world-countries178th of 19530th of 35
GDPUS$2.7 billion2025, World Bank, current US$168th of 19130th of 35
GDP per capitaUS$14,7462025, World Bank, current US$68th of 19114th of 35
Population density292 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries29th of 1945th of 35
Life expectancy72.8 years2024, World Bank105th of 19425th of 35
Urban population29.1%2025, World Bank174th of 19433rd of 35
Forest area53.8% of land2024, World Bank41st of 19410th of 35
Population growth+0.23% a year2025, World Bank150th of 19426th of 35
Internet users68.2%2024, World Bank124th of 18830th of 35
Fertility rate1.39 births per woman2024, World Bank162nd of 19430th of 35
Land neighbours0world-countries; among the 195157th of 19525th of 35
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaMicronesia, Singapore and Tonga

Closest in populationSamoa, Kiribati and São Tomé and Príncipe

Neighbours none by land

No land borders. The nearest capitals:

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Western
Capital
Castries
14.00°N 61.00°W
Northernmost latitude
14.09°N
Southernmost latitude
13.72°N
Westernmost longitude
61.07°W
Easternmost longitude
60.89°W
North to south
about 42 km
Antipode of Castries
14.00°S 119.00°E
in the Indian Ocean, about 440 km from the nearest land (Indonesia)