Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate was 62.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Saint Lucia, 1991–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Saint Lucia stood at 62.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Saint Lucia peaked at 65.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 1991.
That places Saint Lucia 42nd out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.4% | 48.5% | 62.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 59.0% | 52.4% | 62.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 61.4% | 65.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 62.2% | 63.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 39 Kazakhstan 63.3% compare
- 40 Seychelles 63.3% compare
- 41 Australia 63.2% compare
- 43 Switzerland 62.8% compare
- 44 Singapore 62.5% compare
- 45 Azerbaijan 61.9% compare
- 45 Estonia 61.9% compare
More work & labour data for Saint Lucia
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 68.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 56.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 64.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 69.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Saint Lucia?
- Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Saint Lucia was 62.9% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 1991.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate?
- Saint Lucia ranks 42nd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.