Age dependency ratio, young in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Age dependency ratio, young was 23.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Saint Lucia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio, young in Saint Lucia stood at 23.7%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Saint Lucia peaked at 111.6% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2025.
Saint Lucia ranks 171st of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 95.9% | — |
| 1961 | 100.2% | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 103.7% | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 106.7% | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 109.1% | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 111.0% | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 110.6% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 108.9% | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 108.5% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 109.2% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 110.5% | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 111.5% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 111.6% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 110.9% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 109.6% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 107.7% | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 105.3% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 100.9% | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 95.4% | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 91.3% | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 88.7% | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 87.1% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 85.6% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 84.4% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 83.5% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 82.9% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 82.1% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 81.1% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 78.2% | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 73.7% | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 69.8% | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 67.5% | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 66.4% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 65.3% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 64.4% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 63.4% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 62.1% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 60.5% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 58.2% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 55.3% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 52.8% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 50.7% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 45.6% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 42.1% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 38.5% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 32.7% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 27.0% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 25.4% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 24.1% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 23.7% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 106.4% | 95.9% | 111.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 105.5% | 91.3% | 111.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.7% | 73.7% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.3% | 55.3% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 37.0% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 26.4% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 23.7% | 25.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More health data for Saint Lucia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5338 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,807 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0103 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0057 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Saint Lucia?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Saint Lucia was 23.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 111.6% in 1972.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2025.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Saint Lucia ranks 171st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.