Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 18.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Saint Lucia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 18.5% for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Saint Lucia peaked at 24.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 1991.
That places Saint Lucia 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.8% | — |
| 1992 | 15.9% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 15.9% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 19.0% | +19.4% |
| 1995 | 19.2% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 20.3% | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 17.1% | -16.1% |
| 1998 | 18.3% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 17.7% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 19.9% | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 20.2% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | -12.0% |
| 2025 | 18.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 15.8% | 20.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 19.9% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 21.2% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 18.5% | 24.3% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 133.72 1000 No (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 108.21 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Saint Lucia?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Saint Lucia was 18.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 1991.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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 Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.