| Population | 170,649 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 29.4% (male 25,869/female 24,248)
15-64 years: 65.5% (male 55,115/female 56,641)
65 years and over: 5.1% (male 3,200/female 5,576) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 25.6 years
male: 24.8 years
female: 26.5 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 1.297% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 19.28 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 5.03 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | -1.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.067 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.973 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.574 male(s)/female
total population: 0.974 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 12.81 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 13.93 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 74.08 years
male: 70.53 years
female: 77.88 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 2.15 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | NA |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
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| Nationality | noun: Saint Lucian(s)
adjective: Saint Lucian |
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| Ethnic groups | black 82.5%, mixed 11.9%, East Indian 2.4%, other or unspecified 3.1% (2001 census) |
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| Religions | Roman Catholic 67.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Rastafarian 2.1%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%, other Christian 5.1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.5% (2001 census) |
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| Languages | English (official), French patois |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 90.1%
male: 89.5%
female: 90.6% (2001 est.) |
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