Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Seychelles

Share of population aged 65 and over in the Seychelles in 2025 — 8.7%. Ranked 108 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2.7 pp.

2025 8.7% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 108of 217
Period maximum 8.7%2025
Period minimum 5.8%1965

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Seychelles, 1960–20255678919601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 6.1%1962: 5.8%1964: 5.8%1966: 5.8%1968: 5.8%1970: 6%1972: 6%1974: 6%1976: 6.1%1978: 6.3%1980: 6.4%1982: 6.5%1984: 6.7%1986: 6.8%1988: 7%1990: 7%1992: 7%1994: 7%1996: 7.2%1998: 7.4%2000: 7.4%2002: 7.4%2004: 7.3%2006: 7.3%2008: 7.3%2010: 7.2%2012: 7.1%2014: 7%2016: 7.1%2018: 7.2%2020: 7.6%2022: 8.1%2024: 8.5%2025: 8.7%
Change over the period: +2.7 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Seychelles

Seychelles 8.7%
World 10.4%
Eastern Africa computed 3%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Seychelles, by year Seychelles All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 8.7 +0.2 pp
2024 8.5 +0.2 pp
2023 8.3 +0.2 pp
2022 8.1 +0.3 pp
2021 7.9 +0.3 pp
2020 7.6 +0.2 pp
2019 7.4 +0.1 pp
2018 7.2 +0.1 pp
2017 7.1 +0 pp
2016 7.1 +0 pp
2015 7.1 +0 pp
2014 7 −0 pp
2013 7 −0 pp
2012 7.1 −0.1 pp
2011 7.1 −0.1 pp
2010 7.2 −0 pp
2009 7.2 −0 pp
2008 7.3 −0 pp
2007 7.3 −0 pp
2006 7.3 −0 pp
2005 7.3 −0 pp
2004 7.3 −0 pp
2003 7.4 −0 pp
2002 7.4 −0 pp
2001 7.4 +0 pp
2000 7.4 +0 pp
1999 7.4 +0 pp
1998 7.4 +0.1 pp
1997 7.3 +0.1 pp
1996 7.2 +0.1 pp
1995 7.1 +0.1 pp
1994 7 +0 pp
1993 7 +0 pp
1992 7 +0 pp
1991 7 −0 pp
1990 7 −0 pp
1989 7 −0 pp
1988 7 +0 pp
1987 6.9 +0.1 pp
1986 6.8 +0.1 pp
1985 6.7 +0.1 pp
1984 6.7 +0.1 pp
1983 6.6 +0.1 pp
1982 6.5 +0.1 pp
1981 6.5 +0.1 pp
1980 6.4 +0.1 pp
1979 6.4 +0.1 pp
1978 6.3 +0.1 pp
1977 6.2 +0.1 pp
1976 6.1 +0.1 pp
1975 6.1 +0.1 pp
1974 6 +0 pp
1973 6 −0 pp
1972 6 −0 pp
1971 6 +0 pp
1970 6 +0.1 pp
1969 5.9 +0.1 pp
1968 5.8 +0 pp
1967 5.8 +0 pp
1966 5.8 +0 pp
1965 5.8 −0 pp
1964 5.8 −0 pp
1963 5.8 −0 pp
1962 5.8 −0.1 pp
1961 5.9 −0.2 pp
1960 6.1

About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.