Population ages 0-14 in Seychelles
Seychelles: Population ages 0-14 was 19.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Seychelles, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 19.8% for population ages 0-14 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Seychelles peaked at 43.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2025.
That places Seychelles 127th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 38.6% | — |
| 1961 | 39.1% | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 39.7% | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 40.3% | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 40.9% | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 41.5% | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 42.1% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 42.7% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 43.1% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 43.4% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 43.6% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 43.4% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 43.0% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 42.5% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 41.9% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 41.2% | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 40.5% | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 39.7% | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 38.8% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 37.9% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 37.1% | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 36.4% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 35.7% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 35.2% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 34.8% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 34.4% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 34.1% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 33.8% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 33.4% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 32.9% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 32.4% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 31.9% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 31.5% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 31.0% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 30.6% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 30.3% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 29.8% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 29.3% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 28.8% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 28.2% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 27.6% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 27.0% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 26.5% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 24.5% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 19.8% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.1% | 38.6% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.3% | 37.9% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.8% | 32.9% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.4% | 28.2% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 22.9% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 20.7% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 19.8% | 20.6% | 6 |
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More education data for Seychelles
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 671 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Seychelles?
- Population ages 0-14 in Seychelles was 19.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 1970.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2025.
- How does Seychelles rank for population ages 0-14?
- Seychelles ranks 127th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.