Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) was 55.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Saint Lucia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Saint Lucia is 55.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Saint Lucia peaked at 55.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 2020.
That places Saint Lucia 55th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 37.4% | — |
| 1992 | 37.8% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 38.0% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 38.4% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 39.7% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 40.9% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 39.0% | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 38.2% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 41.6% | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 41.6% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 41.2% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 41.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 39.4% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 43.6% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 45.8% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 47.4% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 50.5% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 50.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 49.7% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 48.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 50.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 53.2% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | -33.1% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | +30.8% |
| 2022 | 51.5% | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 53.7% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 55.0% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 55.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.0% | 37.4% | 41.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 44.3% | 39.4% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 48.1% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 35.6% | 55.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Saint Lucia?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Saint Lucia was 55.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 55th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.