Public sector employment in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Public sector employment was 18.66 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Public sector employment in Saint Lucia, 2017–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public sector employment in Saint Lucia is 18.66, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employment in Saint Lucia peaked at 18.66 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.31, in 2017.
That places Saint Lucia 41st out of 42 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Public sector employment in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.31 | — |
| 2018 | 14.17 | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 14.36 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 14.93 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 14.25 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 15.94 | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 17.89 | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 17.02 | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 18.66 | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.95 | 13.31 | 14.36 | 3 |
| 2020s | 16.45 | 14.25 | 18.66 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 38 Kosovo 109.04 compare
- 39 Timor-Leste 89.61 compare
- 40 Brunei Darussalam 67.43 compare
- 42 Belize 16.76
More work & labour data for Saint Lucia
- 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 public sector employment in Saint Lucia?
- Public sector employment in Saint Lucia was 18.66 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest public sector employment recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.66 in 2025.
- What is the lowest public sector employment recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.31 in 2017.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for public sector employment?
- Saint Lucia ranks 41st out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public sector employment rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The employed comprise all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were in one of the following categories: a) paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work); or b) self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work). For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.