Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 5.94 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Saint Lucia, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 5.94 units per square kilometre for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Saint Lucia peaked at 5.94 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.65 units per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Saint Lucia 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.11 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 4.38 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 4.6 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 4.8 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 4.77 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 4.79 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 4.78 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.97 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 4.85 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 4.94 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.05 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 5.16 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 5.26 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 5.38 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 5.53 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.65 units per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 2021 | 4.85 units per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 2022 | 5.52 units per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 5.94 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 5.94 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.25 units per square kilometre, 4.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 5.94 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.25 units per square kilometre, 4.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -34.1% | 5.53 units per square kilometre | 3.65 units per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +33.1% | 3.65 units per square kilometre | 4.85 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.53 units per square kilometre | 4.11 units per square kilometre | 4.8 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.07 units per square kilometre | 4.78 units per square kilometre | 5.53 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.99 units per square kilometre | 3.65 units per square kilometre | 5.94 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 21 Philippines 6.56 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Jamaica 6.21 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Rwanda 5.99 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 North Korea 5.9 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 El Salvador 5.84 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Japan 5.72 units per square kilometre compare
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Saint Lucia?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Saint Lucia was 5.94 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.94 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.65 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.