Median age in Seychelles
Seychelles: Median age was 33.65 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Median age in Seychelles, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 33.65 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age in Seychelles peaked at 33.65 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.24 years, in 1971.
That places Seychelles 109th 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 | 23.68 years | 21.23 years | 26.29 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 19.28 years | 17.59 years | 20.82 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.8 years | 17.24 years | 18.93 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.78 years | 19.31 years | 22.24 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.27 years | 22.64 years | 25.83 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.04 years | 26.25 years | 29.76 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.04 years | 30.12 years | 32.24 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.18 years | 32.63 years | 33.65 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 33.9 years compare
- 107 New Caledonia 33.89 years compare
- 108 Saint Lucia 33.74 years compare
- 110 Grenada 33.38 years compare
- 111 Qatar 33.19 years compare
- 112 Bahrain 32.88 years compare
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0296 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.848 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.5969 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 67.24 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 67.95 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.6344 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.9164 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age in Seychelles?
- Median age in Seychelles was 33.65 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 33.65 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.24 years in 1971.
- How does Seychelles rank for median age?
- Seychelles ranks 109th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.