Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) was 61.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Saint Lucia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 61.8% for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Saint Lucia peaked at 61.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40.2%, in 2020.
Saint Lucia ranks 60th of 186 countries on this measure, 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+, total (%) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 52.6% | — |
| 1992 | 52.7% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 52.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 52.6% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 53.4% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 53.2% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 50.7% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 50.0% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 52.4% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 53.5% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 52.3% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 51.3% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 50.4% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 51.4% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 53.1% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 55.1% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 56.7% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 57.8% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 56.3% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 55.4% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 54.4% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 55.9% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 54.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 55.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 56.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 58.1% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 40.2% | -30.8% |
| 2021 | 52.1% | +29.6% |
| 2022 | 58.1% | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 60.3% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 61.3% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 61.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.2% | 50.0% | 53.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 53.8% | 50.4% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 53.9% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 40.2% | 61.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Saint Lucia?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Saint Lucia was 61.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2% in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 60th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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+, total (%) (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.