Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national 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 26th out of 174 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 national 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% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 53.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.0%, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 53.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.4%, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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 |
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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 26th out of 174 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.