Jobs gap in Seychelles
Seychelles: Jobs gap was 2.81 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Jobs gap in Seychelles, 2019–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for jobs gap in Seychelles is 2.81, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
That places Seychelles 70th out of 70 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Jobs gap in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.04 | — |
| 2020 | 3.67 | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 3.53 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 3.02 | -14.3% |
| 2025 | 2.81 | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.04 | 3.04 | 3.04 | 1 |
| 2020s | 3.26 | 2.81 | 3.67 | 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 jobs gap in Seychelles?
- Jobs gap in Seychelles was 2.81 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest jobs gap recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 3.67 in 2020.
- What is the lowest jobs gap recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.81 in 2025.
- How does Seychelles rank for jobs gap?
- Seychelles ranks 70th out of 70 countries with data for 2025.
- Is jobs gap rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Jobs gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The jobs gap is defined as the sum of the unemployed, the potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.