Employers, female (% of female employment) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 2.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Saint Lucia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, female (% of female employment) in Saint Lucia stood at 2.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Saint Lucia peaked at 6.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2020.
That places Saint Lucia 70th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.3% | — |
| 1992 | 4.4% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | +56.7% |
| 1995 | 5.6% | -19.1% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | -19.8% |
| 1998 | 5.3% | +33.0% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -19.2% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -43.9% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -21.9% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +123.6% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -31.4% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -14.6% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | +0.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 2.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 2.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.4%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +123.6% | 2.2% | 4.9% |
| 1994 | +56.7% | 4.4% | 6.9% |
| 2018 | -43.9% | 4.0% | 2.2% |
| 1998 | +33.0% | 4.0% | 5.3% |
| 2022 | -31.4% | 4.9% | 3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 6.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.2% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 4.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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More work & labour data for Saint Lucia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9619 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9107 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8203 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 48.56 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 133.72 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 55.65 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 52.55 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 108.21 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Saint Lucia?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Saint Lucia was 2.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 70th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).