Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture was 82.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Saint Lucia, 2017–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Saint Lucia stood at 82.8%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
That places Saint Lucia 38th out of 81 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 81.7% | — |
| 2018 | 78.7% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 76.2% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 79.6% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 78.1% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 78.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 81.7% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 82.8% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.9% | 76.2% | 81.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 78.1% | 82.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More agriculture & rural data for Saint Lucia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 244.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2268 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.709 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2020)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Saint Lucia?
- Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Saint Lucia was 82.8% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 2019.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture?
- Saint Lucia ranks 38th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).