Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) was 27.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Saint Lucia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Saint Lucia stood at 27.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Saint Lucia peaked at 29.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 1992.
That places Saint Lucia 90th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21.0% | — |
| 1992 | 20.8% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 20.9% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 23.6% | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 22.3% | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 27.4% | +22.7% |
| 1997 | 24.6% | -10.2% |
| 1998 | 25.3% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 24.0% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 26.6% | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 26.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 26.8% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 26.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 27.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 28.7% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 27.1% | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 27.0% | -0.7% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 27.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.0%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 27.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.9%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.3% | 20.8% | 27.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 26.6% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 26.4% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 25.7% | 29.1% | 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 vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Saint Lucia?
- Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Saint Lucia was 27.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 1992.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 90th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.