Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services was 7.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Saint Lucia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Saint Lucia stood at 7.5%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Saint Lucia peaked at 25.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2025.
That places Saint Lucia 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23.3% | — |
| 1992 | 22.9% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 22.6% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 25.7% | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 24.7% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 23.6% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 19.0% | -19.5% |
| 1998 | 21.6% | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 20.2% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 19.7% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 16.3% | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | -18.5% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | +18.9% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | -22.7% |
| 2025 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.6% | 19.0% | 25.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 12.4% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.0% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 7.5% | 11.1% | 6 |
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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 employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Saint Lucia?
- Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Saint Lucia was 7.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2025.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services?
- Saint Lucia ranks 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.