Average length of stay of international visitors in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Average length of stay of international visitors was 8.9 days in 2022. ▼ Falling
Average length of stay of international visitors in Saint Lucia, 1995–2022
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2022, average length of stay of international visitors in Saint Lucia stood at 8.9 days.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average length of stay of international visitors in Saint Lucia peaked at 10.6 days in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.1 days, in 2019.
Saint Lucia ranks 20th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Average length of stay of international visitors in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9 days | — |
| 1996 | 8.7 days | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 8.8 days | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 9.2 days | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 9.1 days | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 9.6 days | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 10.6 days | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 9.99 days | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 10 days | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 9.3 days | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 10.1 days | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 10.5 days | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 9.08 days | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 9.1 days | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 8.9 days | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 8.6 days | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 8.8 days | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 8.7 days | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 8.89 days | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 8.81 days | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 8.69 days | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 8.5 days | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 8.35 days | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 8.36 days | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 8.1 days | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 8.85 days | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 8.89 days | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 8.9 days | +0.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 8.9 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.5 days, 2.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 8.9 days is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.1 days, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.96 days | 8.7 days | 9.2 days | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.72 days | 8.9 days | 10.6 days | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.58 days | 8.1 days | 8.89 days | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.88 days | 8.85 days | 8.9 days | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More reference data data for Saint Lucia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0745 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average length of stay of international visitors in Saint Lucia?
- Average length of stay of international visitors in Saint Lucia was 8.9 days in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average length of stay of international visitors recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6 days in 2001.
- What is the lowest average length of stay of international visitors recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1 days in 2019.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for average length of stay of international visitors?
- Saint Lucia ranks 20th out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average length of stay of international visitors rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average length of stay of international visitors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of days tourists stay in hotels and similar accommodation establishments.