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.
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 |
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More reference data data for Saint Lucia
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- Consumer price index 128.51 2010 = 100 (2025)
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- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
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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About this data
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.