What is life expectancy in Seychelles?

Life expectancy in Seychelles was 72.86 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Seychelles?

The highest recorded value was 74.09 years in 2020.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Seychelles?

The lowest recorded value was 57.82 years in 1950.

How does Seychelles rank for life expectancy?

Seychelles ranks 142nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Seychelles?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Seychelles data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Seychelles

Name: Life expectancy in Seychelles
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Seychelles: Life expectancy was 72.86 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

72.86 years

Change on year

up 2.3%

World rank

142nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

74.09 years

in 2020

All-time low

57.82 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Seychelles, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy in Seychelles is 72.86 years, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Seychelles peaked at 74.09 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 57.82 years, in 1950.

That places Seychelles 142nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	59.2 years	57.82 years	60.42 years	10
1960s	61.49 years	60.49 years	63.27 years	10
1970s	66.42 years	63.98 years	68.24 years	10
1980s	69.43 years	68.49 years	70.07 years	10
1990s	70.62 years	70.17 years	71.21 years	10
2000s	71.85 years	71.31 years	72.41 years	10
2010s	72.33 years	72.12 years	72.51 years	10
2020s	72.36 years	71.22 years	74.09 years	4

Countries ranked near Seychelles

139 Bhutan 72.98 years compare
140 Tonga 72.89 years compare
141 Honduras 72.88 years compare
143 American Samoa 72.85 years compare
144 Saint Lucia 72.7 years compare
145 Guatemala 72.6 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Seychelles

Population ages 65 and above, male 7.4% (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 829 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 811 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 882 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, total 10,733 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 10.4% (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 820 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 827 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above 8.7% (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 5,015 (2025)

All data for Seychelles →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Seychelles?: Life expectancy in Seychelles was 72.86 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Seychelles?: The highest recorded value was 74.09 years in 2020.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Seychelles?: The lowest recorded value was 57.82 years in 1950.
How does Seychelles rank for life expectancy?: Seychelles ranks 142nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Seychelles?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Seychelles data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.