Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Seychelles
Seychelles: Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 was 61.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Seychelles, 1994–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 61.5% for female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in 2024.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Seychelles peaked at 64.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 1994.
Seychelles ranks 29th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 51.8% | — |
| 2011 | 59.1% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 64.2% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 64.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 64.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 61.6% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 59.8% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 61.5% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.8% | 51.8% | 51.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 59.1% | 64.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 61.1% | 59.8% | 62.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 26 New Zealand 62.9% compare
- 27 Netherlands 61.8% compare
- 28 Ghana 61.6% compare
- 30 Lao People's Democratic Republic 60.9% compare
- 31 Australia 60.6% compare
- 32 Peru 60.5% compare
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 female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Seychelles?
- Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Seychelles was 61.5% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 1994.
- How does Seychelles rank for female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024?
- Seychelles ranks 29th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are employed. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.