Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 74.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Saint Lucia, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 74.9% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Saint Lucia peaked at 75.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 2020.
Saint Lucia ranks 59th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.2% | — |
| 1991 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 67.3% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 67.5% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 67.6% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 67.7% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 67.8% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 67.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 68.2% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 68.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 69.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 69.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 69.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 69.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 70.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 70.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 70.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 70.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 71.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 71.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 72.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 72.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 74.6% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 74.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 74.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 74.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 75.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 75.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 74.2% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 58.3% | -21.5% |
| 2021 | 71.2% | +22.3% |
| 2022 | 75.2% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 74.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 74.7% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 74.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.7% | 67.2% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.2% | 69.0% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 72.1% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 58.3% | 75.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Saint Lucia?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Saint Lucia was 74.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 59th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.