Labor force, total in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Labor force, total was 101,771 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total in Saint Lucia, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total in Saint Lucia stood at 101,771. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total in Saint Lucia peaked at 101,771 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53,107, in 1990.
Saint Lucia ranks 180th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59,248 | 53,107 | 66,610 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76,571 | 68,701 | 84,639 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94,441 | 86,415 | 99,636 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96,370 | 77,845 | 101,771 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 177 New Caledonia 131,488 compare
- 178 Vanuatu 120,833 compare
- 179 French Polynesia 120,628 compare
- 181 Guam 78,007 compare
- 182 Samoa 57,776 compare
- 183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53,688 compare
More education data for Saint Lucia
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 72.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,067 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 96.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 46.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.03 GPI (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total in Saint Lucia?
- Labor force, total in Saint Lucia was 101,771 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, total recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 101,771 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,107 in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for labor force, total?
- Saint Lucia ranks 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.