Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 89.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Saint Lucia, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Saint Lucia is 89.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 15.6% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Saint Lucia peaked at 173.9% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 74.3%, in 2022.
Saint Lucia ranks 151st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 173.6% | — |
| 1992 | 173.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 173.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 172.5% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 166.8% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 135.7% | -18.7% |
| 1997 | 130.6% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 140.6% | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 123.9% | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 160.9% | +29.8% |
| 2001 | 146.5% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 135.7% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 160.7% | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 116.2% | -27.7% |
| 2005 | 123.0% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 130.3% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 146.0% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 104.4% | -28.5% |
| 2009 | 89.1% | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 88.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 94.6% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 89.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 90.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 74.3% | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 103.6% | +39.4% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | -25.7% |
| 2025 | 89.0% | +15.6% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 89.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125.3%, 71% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 89.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 133.5%, 67% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 154.6% | 123.9% | 173.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 131.3% | 89.1% | 160.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 87.4% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 74.3% | 103.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More gender data for Saint Lucia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 29.85 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9128 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 151.51 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 151.51 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2859 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 974 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 980 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,007 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 986 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Saint Lucia?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Saint Lucia was 89.0% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 173.9% in 1993.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.3% in 2022.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.