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Life expectancy in Seychelles

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
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy in Seychelles, 1950–2023

020406080195019862023

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

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy in Seychelles stood at 72.86 years.

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.

Seychelles ranks 142nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Life expectancy in Seychelles, year by year

Year years Change
1950 57.82 years —
1951 58.04 years +0.4%
1952 58.36 years +0.6%
1953 58.69 years +0.6%
1954 59 years +0.5%
1955 59.39 years +0.7%
1956 59.81 years +0.7%
1957 60.17 years +0.6%
1958 60.35 years +0.3%
1959 60.42 years +0.1%
1960 60.49 years +0.1%
1961 60.58 years +0.1%
1962 60.67 years +0.1%
1963 60.91 years +0.4%
1964 61.15 years +0.4%
1965 61.44 years +0.5%
1966 61.68 years +0.4%
1967 62.07 years +0.6%
1968 62.64 years +0.9%
1969 63.27 years +1.0%
1970 63.98 years +1.1%
1971 64.64 years +1.0%
1972 65.35 years +1.1%
1973 65.93 years +0.9%
1974 66.43 years +0.8%
1975 66.85 years +0.6%
1976 67.22 years +0.6%
1977 67.59 years +0.5%
1978 67.93 years +0.5%
1979 68.24 years +0.4%
1980 68.49 years +0.4%
1981 68.73 years +0.4%
1982 69 years +0.4%
1983 69.26 years +0.4%
1984 69.47 years +0.3%
1985 69.62 years +0.2%
1986 69.77 years +0.2%
1987 69.89 years +0.2%
1988 69.99 years +0.1%
1989 70.07 years +0.1%
1990 70.17 years +0.1%
1991 70.26 years +0.1%
1992 70.35 years +0.1%
1993 70.41 years +0.1%
1994 70.5 years +0.1%
1995 70.63 years +0.2%
1996 70.8 years +0.2%
1997 70.76 years -0.1%
1998 71.09 years +0.5%
1999 71.21 years +0.2%
2000 71.31 years +0.1%
2001 71.43 years +0.2%
2002 71.55 years +0.2%
2003 71.68 years +0.2%
2004 71.71 years +0.0%
2005 71.92 years +0.3%
2006 72.05 years +0.2%
2007 72.16 years +0.2%
2008 72.32 years +0.2%
2009 72.41 years +0.1%
2010 72.48 years +0.1%
2011 72.51 years +0.0%
2012 72.49 years -0.0%
2013 72.43 years -0.1%
2014 72.35 years -0.1%
2015 72.29 years -0.1%
2016 72.25 years -0.1%
2017 72.23 years -0.0%
2018 72.18 years -0.1%
2019 72.12 years -0.1%
2020 74.09 years +2.7%
2021 71.22 years -3.9%
2022 71.25 years +0.0%
2023 72.86 years +2.3%

Seychelles compared with similar countries

  • Seychelles's 72.86 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 90% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Seychelles's 72.86 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1 years, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 139 Bhutan 72.98 years compare
  2. 140 Tonga 72.89 years compare
  3. 141 Honduras 72.88 years compare
  4. 143 American Samoa 72.85 years compare
  5. 144 Saint Lucia 72.7 years compare
  6. 145 Guatemala 72.6 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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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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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
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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.