Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 83.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Saint Lucia, 1991–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 83.5% for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in 2025.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Saint Lucia peaked at 88.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 61.5%, in 1991.
Saint Lucia ranks 81st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 61.5% | — |
| 1993 | 77.6% | +26.1% |
| 1994 | 78.1% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 74.1% | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 74.8% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 76.1% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 77.3% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 80.5% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 82.7% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 71.0% | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 83.0% | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 83.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 79.8% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 88.2% | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 79.8% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 80.7% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 84.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 87.7% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 82.6% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 83.5% | +1.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 83.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.1%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 83.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.9%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +26.1% | 61.5% | 77.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.0% | 61.5% | 80.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 71.0% | 88.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 80.7% | 87.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 82.6% | 87.0% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Saint Lucia
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
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- 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Saint Lucia?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Saint Lucia was 83.5% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.5% in 1991.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 81st out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.