Fertility and female labor force participation in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Fertility and female labor force participation was 62.94 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fertility and female labor force participation in Saint Lucia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, fertility and female labor force participation in Saint Lucia stood at 62.94.
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 and female labor force participation in Saint Lucia peaked at 64.97 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.54, 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.
Fertility and female labor force participation in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 48.54 | — |
| 1993 | 61.2 | +26.1% |
| 1994 | 59.6 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 58.2 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 58.1 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 59.7 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 59.5 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 62 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 62 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 53.61 | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 62.4 | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 61.8 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 60.8 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 61.4 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 59.3 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 52.41 | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 57.55 | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 61.81 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 64.56 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 63.42 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 61.37 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 64.64 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 64.67 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 64.97 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 62.15 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 63.94 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 63.38 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 62.28 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 62.37 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 62.94 | +0.9% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 62.94 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.18, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 62.94 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.67, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fertility and female labor force participation in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +26.1% | 48.54 | 61.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.36 | 48.54 | 62 | 8 |
| 2000s | 59.03 | 52.41 | 62.4 | 9 |
| 2010s | 63.64 | 61.37 | 64.97 | 7 |
| 2020s | 62.84 | 62.15 | 63.94 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 39 Kazakhstan 63.3 compare
- 40 Seychelles 63.29 compare
- 41 Australia 63.16 compare
- 43 Switzerland 62.77 compare
- 44 Singapore 62.51 compare
- 45 Azerbaijan 61.9 compare
- 45 Estonia 61.9 compare
More work & labour data for Saint Lucia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9619 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9107 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8203 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 48.56 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 133.72 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 55.65 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 52.55 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 108.21 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility and female labor force participation in Saint Lucia?
- Fertility and female labor force participation in Saint Lucia was 62.94 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.97 in 2019.
- What is the lowest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.54 in 1991.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for fertility and female labor force participation?
- Saint Lucia ranks 42nd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fertility and female labor force participation 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility and female labor force participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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