Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Seychelles
Seychelles: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national was 89.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Seychelles, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Seychelles stood at 89.3%.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Seychelles peaked at 95.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 48.2%, in 1971.
Seychelles ranks 30th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 62.9% | — |
| 1971 | 48.2% | -23.4% |
| 1977 | 60.1% | +24.8% |
| 1994 | 80.4% | +33.7% |
| 2011 | 90.7% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 90.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 89.3% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 90.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 90.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 94.4% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 89.3% | -5.4% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 89.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.1%, 1.0× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 89.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.6%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +33.7% | 60.1% | 80.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.9% | 62.9% | 62.9% | 1 |
| 1970s | 54.2% | 48.2% | 60.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 80.4% | 80.4% | 80.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 89.3% | 93.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 89.3% | 95.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 27 Finland 89.8% compare
- 28 Australia 89.4% compare
- 29 Antigua and Barbuda 89.3% compare
- 31 New Zealand 89.2% compare
- 32 Norway 89.1% compare
- 33 Luxembourg 89.0% 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Seychelles?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Seychelles was 89.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2% in 1971.
- How does Seychelles rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Seychelles ranks 30th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.