Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 44.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Seychelles, 1960–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2024, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Seychelles stood at 44.4%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Seychelles peaked at 74.6% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 2024.
That places Seychelles 64th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, total (%) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70.7% | — |
| 1971 | 72.1% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 74.6% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 56.5% | -24.2% |
| 2002 | 61.9% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 52.0% | -16.1% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 55.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 55.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 54.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 47.7% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 52.6% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 46.9% | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 44.4% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.7% | 70.7% | 70.7% | 1 |
| 1970s | 73.3% | 72.1% | 74.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 56.5% | 56.5% | 56.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.9% | 61.9% | 61.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 47.7% | 57.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 44.4% | 52.6% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Seychelles?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Seychelles was 44.4% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 1977.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 2024.
- How does Seychelles rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Seychelles ranks 64th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. 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, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.