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Saint Lucia: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 178,844 (2017)
Population Growth Rate 0.465 annual % (2017)
Age Dependency Ratio 40.065 % of working-age population (2017)
Urban Population 18.612 % of total (2017)
Infant Mortality Rate 14.9 per 1,000 live births (2017)
Life Expectancy at Birth 75.496 years (2016)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2017)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 0.4 billion kWh (2015) #158
Consumption 0.3 billion kWh (2015) #164
Exports 0 billion kWh (2015) #83
Imports 0 billion kWh (2015) #98
Renewable Electricity Generation 0 billion kWh (2015) #146

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2017) #120
Consumption 3 thousand bbl/day (2015) #173
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2018) #70

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #76
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #110
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #47
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #71
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2018) #92

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 2 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 176,648 (2016 est.)
Highways 1,210 km (2011)
Internet Users 86,000 (2016 est.)
Telephones 35,003 (2016 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationCaribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Total Area616 sq. km
Land Area606 sq. km
Water Area10 sq. km
Coastline158 km
Climatetropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season January to April, rainy season May to August
Terrainvolcanic and mountainous with some broad, fertile valleys
Lowest PointCaribbean Sea 0 m
Highest Point Mount Gimie 950 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 7/6/2018
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 12/5/2017