Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 7.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Saint Lucia, 1993–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 7.7% for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.0% on the previous year and down 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Saint Lucia peaked at 22.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2025.
That places Saint Lucia 55th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 16.8% | — |
| 1994 | 17.0% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 15.8% | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 16.3% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 20.5% | +25.4% |
| 1998 | 21.6% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 18.1% | -16.2% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | +23.6% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | -25.4% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | +33.0% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | -23.8% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | -16.2% |
| 2025 | 7.7% | -24.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 7.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 7.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.3%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.0% | 15.8% | 21.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 12.7% | 22.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 15.3% | 22.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 7.7% | 20.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More reference data data for Saint Lucia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0745 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Saint Lucia?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Saint Lucia was 7.7% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2025.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Saint Lucia ranks 55th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.