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 201st of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 80.6% | — |
| 1961 | 81.9% | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 83.5% | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 85.4% | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 87.4% | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 89.6% | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 91.9% | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 94.1% | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 95.9% | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 97.3% | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 98.2% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 97.9% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 96.3% | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 94.2% | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 92.0% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 89.7% | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 87.5% | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 85.0% | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 82.2% | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 79.4% | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 77.0% | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 75.0% | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 73.3% | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 71.9% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 70.7% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 69.9% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 69.3% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 68.7% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 67.7% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 66.3% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 64.9% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 63.5% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 62.4% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 61.3% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 60.4% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 59.6% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 58.8% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 57.9% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 56.7% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 55.3% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 53.9% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 52.6% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 51.3% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 48.9% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 47.8% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 46.6% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 40.4% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 40.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 39.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 39.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 39.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 39.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 39.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 39.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 39.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 39.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 39.9% | +0.1% |
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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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 201st out of 217 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.