Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female in Seychelles
Seychelles: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female was 61.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Seychelles, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Seychelles is 61.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Seychelles peaked at 67.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 41.8%, in 1971.
That places Seychelles 52nd out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | 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% |
| 2025 | 61.0% | -3.6% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 61.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 57.3%, 1.1× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 61.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.7%, 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 | 62.5% | 61.0% | 64.3% | 4 |
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- 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 labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Seychelles?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Seychelles was 61.0% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.8% in 1971.
- How does Seychelles rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Seychelles ranks 52nd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.