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Median age in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Median age was 33.74 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
33.74 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
108th
of 236 countries
All-time high
33.74 years
in 2023
All-time low
13.81 years
in 1965
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Saint Lucia, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Saint Lucia is 33.74 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Saint Lucia peaked at 33.74 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.81 years, in 1965.

That places Saint Lucia 108th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in Saint Lucia, year by year

Year years Change
1950 16.26 years —
1951 15.87 years -2.4%
1952 15.7 years -1.1%
1953 15.69 years -0.0%
1954 15.73 years +0.2%
1955 15.77 years +0.2%
1956 15.79 years +0.1%
1957 15.82 years +0.2%
1958 15.82 years +0.0%
1959 15.73 years -0.5%
1960 15.38 years -2.3%
1961 14.87 years -3.3%
1962 14.47 years -2.6%
1963 14.18 years -2.0%
1964 13.97 years -1.5%
1965 13.81 years -1.1%
1966 13.86 years +0.3%
1967 14.02 years +1.2%
1968 14.06 years +0.3%
1969 14.02 years -0.3%
1970 13.91 years -0.7%
1971 13.85 years -0.5%
1972 13.85 years +0.1%
1973 13.92 years +0.5%
1974 14.02 years +0.8%
1975 14.17 years +1.0%
1976 14.35 years +1.2%
1977 14.7 years +2.5%
1978 15.21 years +3.5%
1979 15.67 years +3.0%
1980 15.93 years +1.7%
1981 16.05 years +0.7%
1982 16.2 years +0.9%
1983 16.36 years +1.0%
1984 16.54 years +1.1%
1985 16.69 years +0.9%
1986 16.83 years +0.8%
1987 16.96 years +0.8%
1988 17.39 years +2.5%
1989 18.13 years +4.3%
1990 18.87 years +4.1%
1991 19.33 years +2.4%
1992 19.49 years +0.9%
1993 19.69 years +1.0%
1994 19.89 years +1.0%
1995 20.1 years +1.0%
1996 20.34 years +1.2%
1997 20.62 years +1.4%
1998 21.18 years +2.7%
1999 21.99 years +3.8%
2000 22.77 years +3.5%
2001 23.33 years +2.5%
2002 23.67 years +1.4%
2003 24.02 years +1.5%
2004 24.39 years +1.5%
2005 24.77 years +1.6%
2006 25.17 years +1.6%
2007 25.84 years +2.7%
2008 26.77 years +3.6%
2009 27.67 years +3.4%
2010 28.31 years +2.3%
2011 28.73 years +1.5%
2012 29.16 years +1.5%
2013 29.6 years +1.5%
2014 30.03 years +1.5%
2015 30.46 years +1.4%
2016 30.89 years +1.4%
2017 31.32 years +1.4%
2018 31.74 years +1.4%
2019 32.16 years +1.3%
2020 32.57 years +1.3%
2021 32.94 years +1.1%
2022 33.32 years +1.1%
2023 33.74 years +1.3%

Saint Lucia compared with similar countries

  • Saint Lucia's 33.74 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.94 years, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Saint Lucia's 33.74 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.82 years, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 15.82 years 15.69 years 16.26 years 10
1960s 14.26 years 13.81 years 15.38 years 10
1970s 14.37 years 13.85 years 15.67 years 10
1980s 16.71 years 15.93 years 18.13 years 10
1990s 20.15 years 18.87 years 21.99 years 10
2000s 24.84 years 22.77 years 27.67 years 10
2010s 30.24 years 28.31 years 32.16 years 10
2020s 33.14 years 32.57 years 33.74 years 4

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 105 Brazil 33.94 years compare
  2. 106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 33.9 years compare
  3. 107 New Caledonia 33.89 years compare
  4. 109 Seychelles 33.65 years compare
  5. 110 Grenada 33.38 years compare
  6. 111 Qatar 33.19 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Saint Lucia?
Median age in Saint Lucia was 33.74 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 33.74 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 13.81 years in 1965.
How does Saint Lucia rank for median age?
Saint Lucia ranks 108th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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