Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Seychelles
Seychelles: Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate was 63.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 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 fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Seychelles peaked at 67.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 41.8%, in 1971.
That places Seychelles 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
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
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 2.6% (2024)
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 2.4% (2024)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 2.8% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.1% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 63.3% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.1% (2024)
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 63.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Seychelles?
- Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 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 fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.8% in 1971.
- How does Seychelles rank for fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate?
- Seychelles ranks 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 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 Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate. 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.