Saint Lucia: housing

Are rents rising in Saint Lucia?

Actual rents for housing in Saint Lucia rose 7.3% in 2025, according to the Ministry of Finance's Economic and Social Review 2025, based on the consumer price index. Imputed rents, an estimate of what owner-occupiers would pay, rose 4.2%.

Rents drove the 2.6% rise in the housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels index, the second-largest part of the index, while electricity and fuel costs fell. The cost of materials for home repairs fell 3.9%, as galvanised sheets, tiles, plywood and steel became cheaper. Saint Lucia publishes no house price index.

Official sources: Government of Saint Lucia: Economic and Social Review 2025 (PDF)

Is construction growing in Saint Lucia?

Saint Lucia's construction sector grew by an estimated 1.0% in real terms in 2025, after 10.7% in 2024, according to the Ministry of Finance's Economic and Social Review 2025. It made up 4.9% of real GDP.

Public infrastructure work picked up while private building slowed, as some large hotel projects paused or finished. Imports of building materials rose 4.9%. Lending for construction grew 10.8%, but lending for residential construction fell. VAT and Health and Citizen Security Levy waivers kept most building material prices down, except for cement.

Official sources: Government of Saint Lucia: Economic and Social Review 2025 (PDF)

What share of Saint Lucia is urban?

The UN Population Division puts the share of people living in urban areas in Saint Lucia at 29.1% in 2025. Since 2005 it has ranged from 18.5% (2011) to 29.1% (2022). Latin America & Caribbean median: 66.2%; Saint Lucia is 31st highest of 33. Of 193 countries with 2025 data, 173rd highest.

How many people in Saint Lucia live in slums?

In 2022, the share of city dwellers living in slums in Saint Lucia was 0.4%, according to UN-Habitat. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2006. It is 26th highest of 26 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 14.7%. World rank, highest first: 135th of 170.

What is the electricity access rate in Saint Lucia?

The latest figure from the World Bank, for 2024, is 100.0%. No year since 2005 has been higher. Latin America & Caribbean median: 99.5%; Saint Lucia is 1st highest of 33. Worldwide: 1st of 193.

How many people in Saint Lucia cook with wood or charcoal?

In 2024, the share of people using clean cooking fuels in Saint Lucia was 98.0%, according to the WHO. That is the highest since at least 2005. Latin America & Caribbean median: 95.0%; Saint Lucia is 7th highest of 33. Worldwide: 63rd of 192.