Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Saint Lucia

Labor force participation rate in Saint Lucia in 2025 — 68.27%. Ranked 34 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 5.22 pp.

2025 68.27% +0.03 pp vs 2024
World rank 34of 182
Period maximum 69.88%2018
Period minimum 53.74%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Saint Lucia, 1990–2025505560657019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 63.05%1991: 63.02%1992: 63.13%1993: 63.25%1994: 63.36%1995: 63.47%1996: 63.59%1997: 63.7%1998: 63.81%1999: 63.93%2000: 64.04%2001: 64.15%2002: 64.45%2003: 64.74%2004: 65.04%2005: 65.33%2006: 65.63%2007: 65.92%2008: 66.21%2009: 66.5%2010: 66.78%2011: 67.07%2012: 69.03%2013: 69.25%2014: 69.28%2015: 69.31%2016: 69.34%2017: 69.37%2018: 69.88%2019: 68.8%2020: 53.74%2021: 65.5%2022: 69.16%2023: 68.56%2024: 68.23%2025: 68.27%
Change over the period: +5.22 pp Annual average: 0.15 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Saint Lucia 68.27%
World 60.98%
Labor force participation rate — Saint Lucia, by year Saint Lucia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 68.27 +0.03 pp
2024 68.23 −0.33 pp
2023 68.56 −0.59 pp
2022 69.16 +3.66 pp
2021 65.5 +11.76 pp
2020 53.74 −15.06 pp
2019 68.8 −1.08 pp
2018 69.88 +0.51 pp
2017 69.37 +0.03 pp
2016 69.34 +0.03 pp
2015 69.31 +0.03 pp
2014 69.28 +0.03 pp
2013 69.25 +0.22 pp
2012 69.03 +1.96 pp
2011 67.07 +0.29 pp
2010 66.78 +0.29 pp
2009 66.5 +0.29 pp
2008 66.21 +0.29 pp
2007 65.92 +0.29 pp
2006 65.63 +0.29 pp
2005 65.33 +0.29 pp
2004 65.04 +0.3 pp
2003 64.74 +0.3 pp
2002 64.45 +0.3 pp
2001 64.15 +0.11 pp
2000 64.04 +0.11 pp
1999 63.93 +0.11 pp
1998 63.81 +0.11 pp
1997 63.7 +0.11 pp
1996 63.59 +0.11 pp
1995 63.47 +0.11 pp
1994 63.36 +0.11 pp
1993 63.25 +0.11 pp
1992 63.13 +0.11 pp
1991 63.02 −0.03 pp
1990 63.05

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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