Age dependency ratio in Seychelles
Seychelles: Age dependency ratio was 39.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Seychelles, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Seychelles is 39.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Seychelles peaked at 98.2% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 39.1%, in 2019.
Seychelles ranks 199th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.8% | 80.6% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 90.2% | 79.4% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.0% | 66.3% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.1% | 55.3% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 43.2% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 39.1% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 39.2% | 39.9% | 6 |
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More health data for Seychelles
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 828 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 804 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 10,733 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 829 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 811 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 5,015 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 5,718 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 10.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 837 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 7.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Seychelles?
- Age dependency ratio in Seychelles was 39.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 1970.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.1% in 2019.
- How does Seychelles rank for age dependency ratio?
- Seychelles ranks 199th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.