Population ages 65 and above in Seychelles
Seychelles: Population ages 65 and above was 8.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above in Seychelles, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 8.7% for population ages 65 and above in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above in Seychelles peaked at 8.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1965.
Seychelles ranks 106th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.1% | 6.0% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 7.0% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 7.2% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 7.0% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.6% | 8.7% | 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 population ages 65 and above in Seychelles?
- Population ages 65 and above in Seychelles was 8.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1965.
- How does Seychelles rank for population ages 65 and above?
- Seychelles ranks 106th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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 65 and above (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above 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.