Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 84.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.1%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
112th
of 215 countries
All-time high
86.4%
in 2020
All-time low
65.6%
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Seychelles, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Seychelles stood at 84.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Seychelles peaked at 86.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 1960.
Seychelles ranks 112th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 65.6% | — |
| 1961 | 65.8% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 66.0% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 66.9% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 67.7% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 68.2% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 68.0% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 68.1% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 68.8% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 69.4% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 70.0% | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 70.9% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 72.3% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 73.7% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 74.8% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 75.6% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 76.1% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 76.6% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 77.0% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 77.3% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 77.4% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 77.6% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 77.9% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 78.1% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 78.3% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 78.5% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 78.8% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 79.3% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 79.7% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 80.3% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 81.0% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 81.6% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 82.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 82.2% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 82.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 82.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 82.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 81.6% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 81.8% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 81.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 81.7% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 81.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 82.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 82.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 82.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 83.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 83.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 83.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 83.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 83.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 83.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 83.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 83.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 82.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 81.2% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 84.5% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 84.1% | -0.4% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 84.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.2%, 91% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 84.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.2%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.4% | 65.6% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.4% | 70.0% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.6% | 77.4% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 81.0% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 81.7% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 82.8% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 81.2% | 86.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 109 Guam 84.7% compare
- 110 Saint Lucia 84.6% compare
- 111 Nicaragua 84.5% compare
- 113 Trinidad and Tobago 84.1% compare
- 114 Paraguay 84.0% compare
- 115 North Korea 83.9% compare
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 women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Seychelles?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Seychelles was 84.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 1960.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Seychelles ranks 112th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.