Distillers Country guides / Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
A one-page guide to Saint Lucia for the spirits trade: the country, its people, its economy and how it drinks.
At a glance
- Capital
- Castries
- Official languages
- English
- Currency
- East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
- Time zone
- UTC-4 (AST)
People
- Population growth
- 0.2% a year
- Living in towns and cities
- 29.1%
- Aged under 15
- 17.2%
- Aged 65 and over
- 10.0%
- Life expectancy
- 72.8 years
Climate
Tropical, moderated by trade winds. Dry season December-May, wet season June-November; about 30 C by day and 24 C by night.
Alcohol
- Alcohol per adult a year
- 11.54 litres of pure alcohol (2022)
Sources: World Bank (population, economy and demographics), WHO Global Health Observatory (alcohol per adult and drinking mix); Wikipedia: Saint Lucia; World Bank indicators API; WHO Global Health Observatory API; UN Comtrade public API; The Spirits Business (Jan 2025): Saint Lucia Distillers gains GI for rum. Figures are the latest each source publishes; the year is shown beside each one.