Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 84.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Saint Lucia, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Saint Lucia stood at 84.6%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Saint Lucia peaked at 84.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.9%, in 1960.
That places Saint Lucia 110th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 59.9% | — |
| 1961 | 62.5% | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 63.7% | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 64.6% | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 65.7% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 66.3% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 66.9% | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 67.7% | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 68.2% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 68.4% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 68.6% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 68.7% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 68.7% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 67.5% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 69.3% | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 70.8% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 71.6% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 73.5% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 73.2% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 72.4% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 72.3% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 74.4% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 74.3% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 76.5% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 78.5% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 78.5% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 78.3% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 76.3% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 75.9% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 76.6% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 76.1% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 76.9% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 78.8% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 79.2% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 78.9% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 79.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 77.5% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 75.7% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 75.3% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 76.3% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 77.6% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 79.9% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 81.4% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 82.5% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 83.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 83.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 83.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 83.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 83.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 84.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 83.3% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 83.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 82.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 83.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 83.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 84.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 84.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 78.9% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 84.4% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 84.4% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 84.6% | +0.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 84.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.8%, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 84.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.4%, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.4% | 59.9% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.4% | 67.5% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.2% | 72.3% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.4% | 75.3% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.3% | 77.6% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 82.7% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 78.9% | 84.6% | 5 |
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 share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Saint Lucia?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Saint Lucia was 84.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.9% in 1960.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Saint Lucia ranks 110th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.