Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 91.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Saint Lucia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 91.7% for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Saint Lucia peaked at 91.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 1994.
That places Saint Lucia 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 73.0% | — |
| 1992 | 73.3% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 73.7% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 69.0% | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 69.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 70.5% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 77.9% | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 77.5% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 78.5% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 78.6% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 81.4% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 83.9% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 86.2% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 85.1% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 86.2% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 86.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 87.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 88.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 88.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 88.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 88.5% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 90.6% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 91.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 89.3% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 91.1% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 91.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 91.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.8%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.7% | 69.0% | 78.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 78.6% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 87.6% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 87.2% | 91.7% | 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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Saint Lucia?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Saint Lucia was 91.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 1994.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).