Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Seychelles
Seychelles: Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 was 1.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Seychelles, 2013–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Seychelles stood at 1.2. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Seychelles peaked at 4.3 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.2, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4.3 | — |
| 2014 | 3.9 | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.4 | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 3 | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 2.4 | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 2.3 | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 1.9 | -17.4% |
| 2022 | 1.51 | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 1.3 | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 1.2 | -7.7% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 1.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.7, 71% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.27 | 2 | 4.3 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.64 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,333 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.2838 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Seychelles?
- Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Seychelles was 1.2 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3 in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 in 2024.
- How does Seychelles rank for percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18?
- Seychelles ranks 16th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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