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 2022 was 58.00%, a 0.66% increase from 2021.
  • St. Lucia labor force participation rate for 2021 was 57.33%, a 3.4% increase from 2020.
  • St. Lucia labor force participation rate for 2020 was 53.93%, a 2.32% decline from 2019.
  • St. Lucia labor force participation rate for 2019 was 56.25%, a 5.79% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 58.00%
Brazil 56.76%
Paraguay 56.37%
Peru 55.60%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 51.75%
Maldives 50.33%
Guatemala 49.69%
China 48.33%
Dominican Republic 47.04%
Ecuador 46.52%
Colombia 46.02%
Belize 45.23%
Mexico 44.51%
Malaysia 43.49%
Azerbaijan 43.41%
Samoa 43.34%
Guyana 43.03%
Turkey 42.74%
Belarus 42.70%
Costa Rica 42.64%
Kazakhstan 40.84%
Armenia 40.40%
Thailand 39.80%
Mauritius 39.31%
Cuba 39.25%
Fiji 38.00%
Lebanon 36.75%
Botswana 35.79%
Suriname 35.65%
Jamaica 34.93%
Albania 34.42%
Montenegro 33.23%
Bosnia 32.36%
South Africa 29.75%
Serbia 29.32%
Namibia 29.18%
Tonga 28.30%
North Macedonia 28.24%
Venezuela 27.89%
Equatorial Guinea 27.58%
Iraq 27.20%
Romania 25.90%
Turkmenistan 25.52%
Jordan 25.14%
Iran 24.43%
Algeria 23.51%
Bulgaria 21.26%
Gabon 17.49%
Libya 16.44%
St. Lucia Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 58.00% 0.66%
2021 57.33% 3.40%
2020 53.93% -2.32%
2019 56.25% -5.79%
2018 62.04% 0.90%
2017 61.14% -0.16%
2016 61.30% -0.19%
2015 61.48% 0.11%
2014 61.37% -0.07%
2013 61.44% 0.17%
2012 61.28% 0.09%
2011 61.19% -0.24%
2010 61.43% 0.01%
2009 61.42% 0.31%
2008 61.11% -0.14%
2007 61.25% 0.06%
2006 61.19% -0.22%
2005 61.41% 0.14%
2004 61.27% -0.35%
2003 61.63% -0.18%
2002 61.81% 0.06%
2001 61.75% 0.31%
2000 61.43% 0.10%
1999 61.34% -0.06%
1998 61.40% -0.28%
1997 61.68% 0.17%
1996 61.50% -0.07%
1995 61.58% 0.03%
1994 61.55% 0.03%
1993 61.52% 0.10%
1992 61.41% -0.38%
1991 61.79% 0.10%
1990 61.69% 0.10%