Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Unemployment rate of men vs. women was 8.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Saint Lucia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate of men vs. women in Saint Lucia stood at 8.4%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and down 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate of men vs. women in Saint Lucia peaked at 22.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2025.
That places Saint Lucia 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.5% | — |
| 1992 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12.7% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 12.9% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 17.9% | +27.8% |
| 1998 | 18.2% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 16.2% | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | -20.2% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 17.5% | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -17.9% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -18.7% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +30.6% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -20.4% |
| 2020 | 22.9% | +62.1% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | -19.7% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | -24.5% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | -13.4% |
| 2025 | 8.4% | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 12.2% | 18.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 10.1% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 14.1% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 8.4% | 22.9% | 6 |
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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 unemployment rate of men vs. women in Saint Lucia?
- Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Saint Lucia was 8.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate of men vs. women recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate of men vs. women recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2025.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for unemployment rate of men vs. women?
- Saint Lucia ranks 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate of men vs. women rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.5%. 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, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate of men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the male labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.