Unemployment rate women in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Unemployment rate women was 10.73 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate women in Saint Lucia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 10.73 for unemployment rate women in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in Saint Lucia peaked at 28.46 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10.73, in 2025.
That places Saint Lucia 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate women in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.64 | — |
| 1992 | 22.63 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 22.92 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 23.04 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 21.07 | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 19.64 | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 24.09 | +22.6% |
| 1998 | 26.35 | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 20.66 | -21.6% |
| 2000 | 21.34 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 22.89 | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 24.21 | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 28.46 | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 25.26 | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 23.18 | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 20.42 | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 18.76 | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 14.76 | -21.3% |
| 2009 | 16.5 | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 18.39 | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 20.26 | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 21.23 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 23.98 | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 23.43 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 22.76 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 21.92 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 21.2 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 21.18 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 17.28 | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 27.91 | +61.5% |
| 2021 | 22.93 | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 17.83 | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 13.6 | -23.7% |
| 2024 | 11.17 | -17.8% |
| 2025 | 10.73 | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.56 | 19.64 | 26.35 | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.58 | 14.76 | 28.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.16 | 17.28 | 23.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.36 | 10.73 | 27.91 | 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 women in Saint Lucia?
- Unemployment rate women in Saint Lucia was 10.73 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.46 in 2003.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.73 in 2025.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for unemployment rate women?
- Saint Lucia ranks 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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