Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) was 20.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Saint Lucia, 2003–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Saint Lucia is 20.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 17.0% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Saint Lucia peaked at 47.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2025.
That places Saint Lucia 28th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 30.2% | — |
| 2004 | 37.1% | +22.9% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | -26.3% |
| 2016 | 37.4% | +74.1% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | +25.6% |
| 2018 | 44.8% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 39.6% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 44.9% | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 46.4% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 36.9% | -20.4% |
| 2023 | 32.2% | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 25.2% | -21.6% |
| 2025 | 20.9% | -17.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 20.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.6%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 20.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.7%, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4% | 21.5% | 37.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 37.4% | 47.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 20.9% | 46.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Saint Lucia?
- Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Saint Lucia was 20.9% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2025.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 28th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.