Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 2.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Saint Lucia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 2.5% for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 12.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2025.
Saint Lucia ranks 136th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.8% | — |
| 1992 | 9.7% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 9.6% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 11.7% | +21.5% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 12.9% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | -29.9% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | +21.7% |
| 1999 | 10.5% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 9.3% | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -19.6% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -42.5% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +87.5% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -42.0% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -17.9% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 9.1% | 12.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.4% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.0% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.5% | 5.5% | 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 employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia was 2.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2025.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 136th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. 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 employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.