Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Seychelles
Seychelles: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national was 42.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Seychelles, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 42.0% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Seychelles peaked at 64.0% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2025.
Seychelles ranks 55th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 58.6% | — |
| 1971 | 55.4% | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 64.0% | +15.6% |
| 1994 | 54.4% | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 54.9% | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 52.6% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 42.7% | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 54.3% | +27.1% |
| 2023 | 46.0% | -15.3% |
| 2024 | 42.2% | -8.2% |
| 2025 | 42.0% | -0.5% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 42.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.2%, 1.2× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 42.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.8%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.6% | 58.6% | 58.6% | 1 |
| 1970s | 59.7% | 55.4% | 64.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 54.4% | 54.4% | 54.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 42.7% | 54.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 42.0% | 54.3% | 4 |
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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 labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Seychelles?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Seychelles was 42.0% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 1977.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2025.
- How does Seychelles rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Seychelles ranks 55th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.