Labor force, total, per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5649 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Saint Lucia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Saint Lucia is 0.5649 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.5658 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3852 units per person, in 1990.
That places Saint Lucia 18th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3852 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3902 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3932 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3963 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.399 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4018 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4054 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4097 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4164 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4251 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4331 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4398 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4465 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4533 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4602 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4675 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4748 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4827 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4907 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4983 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5056 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5131 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5333 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5396 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.544 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5484 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5524 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5559 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5629 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5567 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4367 units per person | -21.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5341 units per person | +22.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5658 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5631 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5626 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5649 units per person | +0.4% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.5649 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4696 units per person, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.5649 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4785 units per person, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4022 units per person | 0.3852 units per person | 0.4251 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4647 units per person | 0.4331 units per person | 0.4983 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5412 units per person | 0.5056 units per person | 0.5629 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5379 units per person | 0.4367 units per person | 0.5658 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More education data for Saint Lucia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,037 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 390 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,455 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,482 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 10,378 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 14,257 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0793 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Saint Lucia was 0.5649 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5658 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3852 units per person in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 18th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.