Human Development Index: males vs. females in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.7418 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Saint Lucia, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index: males vs. females in Saint Lucia stood at 0.7418.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.7581 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6885, in 1990.
That places Saint Lucia 106th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6885 | — |
| 1991 | 0.6911 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6939 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6936 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6962 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6979 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7042 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7071 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7112 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7104 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7108 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7147 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7137 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7191 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.724 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7239 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7355 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7359 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7453 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7447 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7457 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7517 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7457 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7396 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7427 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7581 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.752 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7479 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7509 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7377 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7249 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.716 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7409 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7418 | +0.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.7418 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7707, 96% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.7418 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7772, 95% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6994 | 0.6885 | 0.7112 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7268 | 0.7108 | 0.7453 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7472 | 0.7377 | 0.7581 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7309 | 0.716 | 0.7418 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More gender data for Saint Lucia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 29.85 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9128 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 151.51 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 151.51 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2859 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 974 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 980 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,007 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 986 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Saint Lucia?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Saint Lucia was 0.7418 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7581 in 2015.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6885 in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Saint Lucia ranks 106th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Development Index: males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development. Only male population is considered.