Labor force participation rate in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Labor force participation rate was 68.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate in Saint Lucia, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate in Saint Lucia is 68.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Saint Lucia peaked at 69.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 2020.
Saint Lucia ranks 35th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
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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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 68.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 74.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 69.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Saint Lucia?
- Labor force participation rate in Saint Lucia was 68.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for labor force participation rate?
- Saint Lucia ranks 35th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate 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, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).