Employers, total (% of total employment) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 4.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Saint Lucia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, total (% of total employment) in Saint Lucia stood at 4.8%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Saint Lucia peaked at 12.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2025.
Saint Lucia ranks 46th 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, total (% of total employment) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.5% | — |
| 1992 | 10.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 10.5% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 12.5% | +19.0% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | -24.8% |
| 1996 | 8.1% | -14.4% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +34.8% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -21.8% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | -22.5% |
| 2025 | 4.8% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 6.7% | 12.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 6.0% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.8% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 4.8% | 7.3% | 6 |
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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, total (% of total employment) in Saint Lucia?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Saint Lucia was 4.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 1994.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2025.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 46th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. 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, total (% of total 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).