Share of the population that is female in Seychelles

Seychelles: Share of the population that is female was 44.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
44.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
208th
of 215 countries
All-time high
49.6%
in 1960
All-time low
44.8%
in 2023
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Share of the population that is female in Seychelles, 1960–2025

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Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.

Analysis

Seychelles recorded 44.9% for share of the population that is female in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Seychelles peaked at 49.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2023.

Seychelles ranks 208th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 49.3% 49.1% 49.6% 10
1970s 48.6% 48.4% 49.0% 10
1980s 48.7% 48.5% 48.8% 10
1990s 48.9% 48.7% 49.2% 10
2000s 48.4% 47.7% 49.0% 10
2010s 46.4% 45.4% 47.5% 10
2020s 45.0% 44.8% 45.2% 6

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 205 Brunei 46.9% compare
  2. 206 Bhutan 46.6% compare
  3. 207 Palau 46.2% compare
  4. 209 Saudi Arabia 39.6% compare
  5. 210 Kuwait 38.9% compare
  6. 211 Maldives 38.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population that is female in Seychelles?
Share of the population that is female in Seychelles was 44.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 1960.
What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2023.
How does Seychelles rank for share of the population that is female?
Seychelles ranks 208th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Seychelles data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of the population that is female
Unit
% of total
Source
United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 14,190 data points, 1960–2025
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