Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Saint Lucia

Employment-to-population ratio in Saint Lucia in 2025 — 61.81%. Ranked 59 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 9.2 pp.

2025 61.81% +0.54 pp vs 2024
World rank 59of 182
Period maximum 61.81%2025
Period minimum 40.18%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Saint Lucia, 1991–20254050607019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 52.61%1992: 52.69%1993: 52.62%1994: 52.59%1995: 53.43%1996: 53.2%1997: 50.66%1998: 50.03%1999: 52.36%2000: 53.48%2001: 52.26%2002: 51.31%2003: 50.38%2004: 51.4%2005: 53.12%2006: 55.13%2007: 56.69%2008: 57.79%2009: 56.28%2010: 55.35%2011: 54.42%2012: 55.87%2013: 53.87%2014: 54.33%2015: 54.87%2016: 55.52%2017: 56.1%2018: 56.37%2019: 58.06%2020: 40.18%2021: 52.06%2022: 58.14%2023: 60.27%2024: 61.27%2025: 61.81%
Change over the period: +9.2 pp Annual average: 0.27 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia 61.81%
World 58.06%
Employment-to-population ratio — Saint Lucia, by year Saint Lucia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 61.81 +0.54 pp
2024 61.27 +1 pp
2023 60.27 +2.14 pp
2022 58.14 +6.07 pp
2021 52.06 +11.88 pp
2020 40.18 −17.87 pp
2019 58.06 +1.68 pp
2018 56.37 +0.28 pp
2017 56.1 +0.58 pp
2016 55.52 +0.65 pp
2015 54.87 +0.54 pp
2014 54.33 +0.46 pp
2013 53.87 −2 pp
2012 55.87 +1.45 pp
2011 54.42 −0.93 pp
2010 55.35 −0.92 pp
2009 56.28 −1.51 pp
2008 57.79 +1.1 pp
2007 56.69 +1.56 pp
2006 55.13 +2.01 pp
2005 53.12 +1.72 pp
2004 51.4 +1.02 pp
2003 50.38 −0.92 pp
2002 51.31 −0.95 pp
2001 52.26 −1.22 pp
2000 53.48 +1.12 pp
1999 52.36 +2.33 pp
1998 50.03 −0.63 pp
1997 50.66 −2.54 pp
1996 53.2 −0.22 pp
1995 53.43 +0.84 pp
1994 52.59 −0.03 pp
1993 52.62 −0.06 pp
1992 52.69 +0.08 pp
1991 52.61

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.