Population, female in Seychelles
Seychelles: Population, female was 44.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, female in Seychelles, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female in Seychelles is 44.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Seychelles peaked at 49.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2023.
That places Seychelles 210th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population, female in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.6% | — |
| 1961 | 49.6% | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 49.5% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 48.9% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 48.8% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 48.6% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 48.5% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 48.4% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 48.8% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 48.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 49.1% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 49.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 49.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 49.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 49.0% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 49.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 48.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 48.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 48.4% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 48.2% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 47.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 47.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 47.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 47.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 46.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 46.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 46.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 46.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 45.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 45.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 45.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 45.2% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 45.1% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 44.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 44.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 44.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 44.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.3% | 49.1% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.6% | 48.4% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.7% | 48.5% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.9% | 48.7% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 47.7% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 45.4% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 44.8% | 45.2% | 6 |
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More health data for Seychelles
- 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0097 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -0.4854 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.005 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 45 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Seychelles?
- Population, female in Seychelles was 44.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2023.
- How does Seychelles rank for population, female?
- Seychelles ranks 210th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.