Unemployment rate in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Unemployment rate was 9.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate 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 in Saint Lucia stood at 9.5%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Saint Lucia peaked at 25.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2025.
Saint Lucia ranks 41st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 15.8% | 21.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 12.7% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 15.6% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 9.5% | 25.2% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Saint Lucia
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 68.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 56.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 64.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 69.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Saint Lucia?
- Unemployment rate in Saint Lucia was 9.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2025.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for unemployment rate?
- Saint Lucia ranks 41st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.