Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 68.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Saint Lucia, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Saint Lucia stood at 68.3%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Saint Lucia peaked at 69.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 2020.
That places Saint Lucia 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 63.0% | — |
| 1991 | 63.0% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 63.1% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 63.2% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 63.4% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 63.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 63.6% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 63.7% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 63.8% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 63.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 64.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 64.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 64.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 64.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 65.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 65.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 65.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 65.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 66.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 66.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 67.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 69.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 69.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 69.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 53.7% | -21.9% |
| 2021 | 65.5% | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 69.2% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 68.6% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 68.2% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 68.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.4% | 63.0% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.2% | 64.0% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 66.8% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 53.7% | 69.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Saint Lucia?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Saint Lucia was 68.3% 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 15+) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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+) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.