Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national in Seychelles
Seychelles: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national was 40.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Seychelles, 1994–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Seychelles stood at 40.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Seychelles peaked at 49.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2024.
That places Seychelles 58th out of 155 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 43.6% | — |
| 2002 | 49.3% | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 46.3% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 49.5% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 48.9% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 49.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 48.5% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 43.1% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 42.6% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 39.8% | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 40.0% | +0.5% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 40.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.5%, 1.2× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 40.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.2%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.6% | 43.6% | 43.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 43.1% | 49.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 39.8% | 43.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More work & labour data for Seychelles
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3617 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3552 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3698 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2594 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 67.25 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 29.39 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 58.73 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 57.23 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 115.96 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Seychelles?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Seychelles was 40.0% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2024.
- How does Seychelles rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Seychelles ranks 58th out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.