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 134th out of 217 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.
Age dependency ratio, young in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.7% | — |
| 1961 | 71.2% | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 72.8% | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 74.6% | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 76.6% | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 78.7% | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 80.8% | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 82.8% | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 84.5% | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 85.7% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 86.3% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 86.0% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 84.5% | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 82.5% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 80.4% | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 78.2% | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 76.0% | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 73.5% | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 70.7% | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 67.9% | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 65.6% | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 63.6% | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 61.9% | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 60.5% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 59.4% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 58.5% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 57.7% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 57.0% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 54.7% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 53.4% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 52.2% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 51.1% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 50.0% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 49.1% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 48.3% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 47.4% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 46.3% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 45.1% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 43.8% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 42.5% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 41.3% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 40.1% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 39.0% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 37.0% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 35.9% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 31.4% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 28.2% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 27.6% | -0.9% |
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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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 134th out of 217 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.