SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition) was 7.66 in 2025. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition) in Saint Lucia, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (previous ilo definition) in Saint Lucia is 7.66, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.0% on the previous year and down 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (previous ilo definition) in Saint Lucia peaked at 22.21 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.66, in 2025.
Saint Lucia ranks 48th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.49 | — |
| 2002 | 20.39 | +23.6% |
| 2003 | 22.18 | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 20.98 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 18.7 | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 16 | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 12.72 | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 15.37 | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 18.86 | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 19.06 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 22.21 | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 16.56 | -25.4% |
| 2017 | 18.89 | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 19.12 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 15.34 | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 20.41 | +33.0% |
| 2021 | 19.58 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 15.77 | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 12.02 | -23.8% |
| 2024 | 10.07 | -16.2% |
| 2025 | 7.66 | -24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.43 | 12.72 | 22.18 | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.58 | 15.34 | 22.21 | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.25 | 7.66 | 20.41 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 45 Sao Tome and Principe 7.96 compare
- 46 Suriname 7.92 compare
- 47 France 7.7 compare
- 49 Iran, Islamic Republic of 7.63 compare
- 50 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 7.53 compare
- 51 Estonia 7.44 compare
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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)
- 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 sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (previous ilo definition) in Saint Lucia?
- Sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (previous ilo definition) in Saint Lucia was 7.66 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (previous ilo definition) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.21 in 2013.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (previous ilo definition) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.66 in 2025.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (previous ilo definition)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 48th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (previous ilo definition) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. The unemployment rate conveys the number of persons who are unemployed as a percent of the labour force (i.e., the employed plus the unemployed). The unemployed comprise all persons of working age who were: a) without work during the reference period, i.e. were not in paid employment or self-employment; b) currently available for work, i.e. were available for paid employment or self-employment during the reference period; and c) seeking work, i.e. had taken specific steps in a specified recent period to seek paid employment or self-employment. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.