LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Seychelles
Seychelles: LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force was 4.56 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Seychelles, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 4.56 for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Seychelles peaked at 6.28 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.17, in 2019.
That places Seychelles 76th out of 89 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.96 | — |
| 2015 | 6.28 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 6.18 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 5.11 | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 5.05 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 4.17 | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 4.98 | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 5.6 | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 4.34 | -22.4% |
| 2025 | 4.56 | +5.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 4.56 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.45, 61% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 4.56 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.78, 24% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.46 | 4.17 | 6.28 | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.87 | 4.34 | 5.6 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 73 Cote d'Ivoire 4.84 compare
- 74 South Korea 4.84 compare
- 75 Cambodia 4.65 compare
- 77 Belarus 4.38 compare
- 78 Poland 4.06 compare
- 79 El Salvador 4 compare
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 lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Seychelles?
- Lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Seychelles was 4.56 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 6.28 in 2015.
- What is the lowest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.17 in 2019.
- How does Seychelles rank for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force?
- Seychelles ranks 76th out of 89 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. 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 LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force (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. LU3 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment or the potential labour force. 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.