Share of the population that is female in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of the population that is female was 44.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of the population that is female in Seychelles, 1960–2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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