Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Seychelles
Seychelles: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 was 63.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Seychelles, 1960–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 63.3% for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Seychelles peaked at 67.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 41.8%, in 1971.
Seychelles ranks 40th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.2% | — |
| 1971 | 41.8% | -22.9% |
| 1977 | 51.0% | +22.1% |
| 1994 | 59.1% | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 61.9% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 66.9% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 66.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 63.4% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 64.3% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 61.3% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 63.3% | +3.3% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 63.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 57.2%, 1.1× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 63.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.6%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.2% | 54.2% | 54.2% | 1 |
| 1970s | 46.4% | 41.8% | 51.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 59.1% | 59.1% | 59.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 61.9% | 67.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 61.3% | 64.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 37 Peru 63.7% compare
- 38 Qatar 63.5% compare
- 39 Kazakhstan 63.3% compare
- 41 Australia 63.2% compare
- 42 Saint Lucia 62.9% compare
- 43 Switzerland 62.8% 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 labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Seychelles?
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Seychelles was 63.3% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.8% in 1971.
- How does Seychelles rank for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025?
- Seychelles ranks 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.