Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) was 53.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Saint Lucia, 2003–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Saint Lucia is 53.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Saint Lucia peaked at 60.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 2016.
That places Saint Lucia 27th out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 55.3% | — |
| 2004 | 52.2% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 53.4% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 47.7% | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 46.3% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 59.2% | +27.8% |
| 2018 | 60.7% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 54.1% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 54.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 56.3% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 58.2% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 56.4% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 58.8% | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 53.5% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.2% | 47.7% | 55.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 46.3% | 60.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 53.5% | 58.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 24 Finland 54.2% compare
- 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 53.7% compare
- 26 Lao People's Democratic Republic 53.5% compare
- 28 Angola 53.4% compare
- 29 Isle of Man 53.1% compare
- 30 Germany 53.0% compare
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- 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 labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Saint Lucia?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Saint Lucia was 53.5% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 2016.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 27th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.