Age dependency ratio, young in Seychelles
Seychelles: Age dependency ratio, young was 27.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young 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, young in Seychelles is 27.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Seychelles peaked at 86.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2025.
That places Seychelles 132nd out of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.7% | 69.7% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.6% | 67.9% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.5% | 54.7% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.7% | 43.8% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 32.8% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 28.8% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 27.6% | 28.7% | 6 |
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- 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, young in Seychelles?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Seychelles was 27.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 1970.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2025.
- How does Seychelles rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Seychelles ranks 132nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.