Employers, male (% of male employment) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 6.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Saint Lucia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, male (% of male employment) in Saint Lucia is 6.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Saint Lucia peaked at 15.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2019.
Saint Lucia ranks 39th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.1% | — |
| 1992 | 14.1% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 15.9% | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | -25.9% |
| 1996 | 10.1% | -14.4% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 8.3% | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +23.3% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +16.4% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | -24.2% |
| 2025 | 6.7% | -0.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 6.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.4%, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 6.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.9%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, male (% of male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -25.9% | 15.9% | 11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 8.3% | 15.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.7% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.5% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 6.7% | 9.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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, male (% of male employment) in Saint Lucia?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Saint Lucia was 6.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2019.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 39th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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, male (% of male 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).