LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Seychelles
Seychelles: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 4.53 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Seychelles, 2015–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 4.53 for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in 2025.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Seychelles peaked at 7.39 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.47, in 2024.
That places Seychelles 83rd out of 90 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.39 | — |
| 2016 | 5.92 | -19.9% |
| 2019 | 4.68 | -21.0% |
| 2020 | 6.15 | +31.5% |
| 2023 | 5.25 | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 4.47 | -14.8% |
| 2025 | 4.53 | +1.3% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 4.53 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.92, 51% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 4.53 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.49, 48% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6 | 4.68 | 7.39 | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.1 | 4.47 | 6.15 | 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 lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Seychelles?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Seychelles was 4.53 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 7.39 in 2015.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.47 in 2024.
- How does Seychelles rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- Seychelles ranks 83rd out of 90 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. 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 LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+). 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. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. Data disaggregated by level of education are provided on the highest level of education completed, classified according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCED. For more information, refer to the Education and Mismatch Indicators (EMI) database description.