Population ages 15-64 in Seychelles
Seychelles: Population ages 15-64 was 71.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Seychelles, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64 in Seychelles stood at 71.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Seychelles peaked at 71.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 1970.
Seychelles ranks 17th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.4% | — |
| 1961 | 55.0% | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 54.5% | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 54.0% | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 53.4% | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 52.7% | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 52.1% | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 51.5% | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 51.0% | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 50.7% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 50.5% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 50.9% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 51.5% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 52.1% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 52.7% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 53.3% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 54.0% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 54.9% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 55.8% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 56.5% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 57.2% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 57.7% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 58.2% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 58.6% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 58.9% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 59.1% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 59.3% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 59.6% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 60.1% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 60.7% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 61.1% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 61.6% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 62.0% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 62.3% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 62.6% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 63.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 63.3% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 63.8% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 64.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 65.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 65.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 66.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 66.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 67.1% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 67.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 68.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 68.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 69.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 69.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 70.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 70.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 71.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 71.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 71.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 71.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 71.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 71.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 71.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 71.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 71.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 71.5% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 71.5% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 71.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.0% | 50.7% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.6% | 50.5% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.5% | 56.5% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.5% | 60.7% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.4% | 65.0% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 70.3% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.6% | 71.5% | 71.8% | 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 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Seychelles?
- Population ages 15-64 in Seychelles was 71.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 1970.
- How does Seychelles rank for population ages 15-64?
- Seychelles ranks 17th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.