Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) … national in Seychelles
Seychelles: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) … national was 87.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Seychelles, 1994–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 87.4% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.7% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Seychelles peaked at 168.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 82.0%, in 2018.
That places Seychelles 130th out of 155 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) … national in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 155.9% | — |
| 2011 | 168.4% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 110.3% | -34.5% |
| 2015 | 135.6% | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 133.1% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 108.9% | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | -24.7% |
| 2019 | 87.3% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 88.9% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 129.9% | +49.0% |
| 2025 | 87.4% | -32.7% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 87.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.3%, 87% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 87.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 120.7%, 72% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 155.9% | 155.9% | 155.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 118.0% | 82.0% | 168.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 87.1% | 129.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More gender data for Seychelles
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 866 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 896 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 865 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 895 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 870 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 900 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 891 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 936 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 889 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 938 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Seychelles?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Seychelles was 87.4% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 168.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.0% in 2018.
- How does Seychelles rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)?
- Seychelles ranks 130th out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.