St. Lucia Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • St. Lucia labor force participation rate for 2021 was 54.97%, a 1.76% increase from 2020.
  • St. Lucia labor force participation rate for 2020 was 53.21%, a 3.44% decline from 2019.
  • St. Lucia labor force participation rate for 2019 was 56.65%, a 5.62% decline from 2018.
  • St. Lucia labor force participation rate for 2018 was 62.27%, a 1% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Peru 59.45%
Paraguay 59.39%
St. Lucia 54.97%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 52.32%
Brazil 51.64%
Guatemala 49.17%
Colombia 48.69%
China 48.07%
Maldives 46.42%
Guyana 46.39%
Belarus 45.74%
Malaysia 44.97%
Mexico 44.82%
Ecuador 44.31%
Belize 44.14%
Costa Rica 44.04%
Dominican Republic 42.78%
Turkey 41.48%
Azerbaijan 40.67%
Kazakhstan 40.38%
Thailand 39.63%
Mauritius 38.68%
Fiji 38.14%
Suriname 36.53%
Bosnia 36.07%
Cuba 35.89%
Botswana 35.40%
Armenia 35.36%
Albania 34.68%
Montenegro 34.49%
Venezuela 33.13%
Russia 32.54%
Samoa 32.27%
Jamaica 31.95%
North Macedonia 30.15%
Serbia 29.89%
Romania 28.57%
Namibia 28.45%
Lebanon 28.39%
Equatorial Guinea 27.43%
Iraq 26.99%
Turkmenistan 26.41%
Jordan 25.04%
Tonga 24.50%
Iran 24.29%
Algeria 22.83%
South Africa 22.43%
Bulgaria 20.70%
Gabon 16.66%
Libya 16.20%
St. Lucia Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 54.97% 1.76%
2020 53.21% -3.44%
2019 56.65% -5.62%
2018 62.27% 1.00%
2017 61.27% -0.05%
2016 61.32% -0.07%
2015 61.40% 0.33%
2014 61.07% 0.11%
2013 60.96% 0.38%
2012 60.58% 1.82%
2011 58.76% -0.05%
2010 58.81% 0.19%
2009 58.62% 0.53%
2008 58.09% -0.02%
2007 58.11% 0.21%
2006 57.90% -0.11%
2005 58.01% 0.40%
2004 57.61% -0.14%
2003 57.76% 0.06%
2002 57.70% 0.34%
2001 57.36% 0.45%
2000 56.91% 0.22%
1999 56.69% 0.04%
1998 56.65% -0.20%
1997 56.85% 0.30%
1996 56.55% 0.03%
1995 56.52% 0.09%
1994 56.43% 0.10%
1993 56.33% 0.17%
1992 56.15% -0.33%
1991 56.48% 0.03%
1990 56.45% 0.03%