Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 73.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Saint Lucia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Saint Lucia is 73.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Saint Lucia peaked at 73.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 68.2%, in 1994.
That places Saint Lucia 78th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 71.9% | — |
| 1992 | 72.1% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 72.1% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 68.2% | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 71.6% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 69.3% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 72.8% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 72.4% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 73.6% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 71.3% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 71.1% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 71.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 71.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 71.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 71.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 71.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 71.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 71.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 71.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 71.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 71.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 71.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 71.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 71.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 71.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 70.4% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 70.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 69.9% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 70.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 69.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 73.1% | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 73.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.6% | 68.2% | 73.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 71.2% | 71.0% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 70.4% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.2% | 69.9% | 73.3% | 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 wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Saint Lucia?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Saint Lucia was 73.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.2% in 1994.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 78th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.