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Last update: 2025-08-13
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Currency
Eastern Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$1704 (2024)
Inflation rate
4.1% (2023)
Unemployment rate
10.9% (2024)
Below the poverty line
25% (2015)
Gini coefficient
51.2 (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
9.3 (2019)
Beer
3.21
Wine
0.4
Spirits
5.1
Other alcohol
0.6
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
168038 (2024)
Male population
81517
Female population
86521
Population growth rate
0.26% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
11.4 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
8.3 (2024)
Urbanization
19.2% (2023)
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
67.46%
iOS
32.31%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+1-758
Internet domain
.lc
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
17
Internet user penetration
74%
Fixed internet penetration
14%
Current as of
2022
General information
Сontinent
North America
Time zone
UTC−4
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
ST
Capital
Castries
Official language
English
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
13.1%
Smoking men
2.6%
Smoking women
24.1%
Current as of
2025
Area (sq. km)
Total area
616
Land area
606
Water area
10
Popular payment systems
- Mastercard
- PayPal
- Visa
- SurePay
Age structure
0-14 years
17.9%
15-64 years
66.7%
65+ years
15.4%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Catholicism
Non-religious
5.9%
Not specified
1.4%
Current as of
2010
Last update: 2025-08-13