Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages modeled in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages modeled was 48.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Saint Lucia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Saint Lucia stood at 48.4%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Saint Lucia peaked at 48.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2020.
That places Saint Lucia 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages modeled in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 45.2% | — |
| 1992 | 44.8% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 44.7% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 44.5% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 45.6% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 45.2% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 41.3% | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 39.8% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 43.1% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 44.4% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 42.6% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 38.7% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 37.8% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 42.6% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 44.6% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 45.4% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 41.9% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 39.4% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 36.7% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 31.7% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 35.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | -38.4% |
| 2021 | 30.6% | +38.5% |
| 2022 | 40.8% | +33.1% |
| 2023 | 41.6% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 47.7% | +14.6% |
| 2025 | 48.4% | +1.3% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 48.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.5%, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 48.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.1%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages modeled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -38.4% | 35.9% | 22.1% |
| 2021 | +38.5% | 22.1% | 30.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.8% | 39.8% | 45.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 37.8% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 31.4% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.5% | 22.1% | 48.4% | 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 employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Saint Lucia?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Saint Lucia was 48.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. 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 Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, 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.