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Population: |
166,312 (July 2005 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 30.3% (male 25,937/female 24,391)
15-64 years: 64.6% (male 52,813/female 54,544)
65 years and over: 5.2% (male 3,172/female 5,455) (2005 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 24.81 years
male: 24.03 years
female: 25.66 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.28% (2005 est.)
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Birth rate:
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20.05 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Death rate:
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5.12 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-2.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.58 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 13.53 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 14.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 73.61 years
male: 70.05 years
female: 77.42 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.21 children born/woman (2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA
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Nationality:
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noun: Saint Lucian(s)
adjective: Saint Lucian
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Ethnic groups:
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black 90%, mixed 6%, East Indian 3%, white 1%
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 67.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%, other Christian 5.1%, Rastafarian 2.1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.5% (2001 census)
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Languages:
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English (official), French patois
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 67%
male: 65%
female: 69% (1980 est.)
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