Fertility rate: births per woman in Seychelles
Seychelles: Fertility rate: births per woman was 2.13 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.13 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
103rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.13 live births per woman
in 1966
All-time low
1.98 live births per woman
in 2001
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate: births per woman in Seychelles, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate: births per woman in Seychelles stood at 2.13 live births per woman.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Seychelles peaked at 6.13 live births per woman in 1966 and was at its lowest, 1.98 live births per woman, in 2001.
Seychelles ranks 103rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate: births per woman in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.81 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 4.84 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 4.88 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 4.93 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 5.02 live births per woman | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 5.11 live births per woman | +1.8% |
| 1956 | 5.16 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 5.2 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 5.25 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 5.3 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 5.31 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 5.42 live births per woman | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 5.51 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 5.61 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 5.69 live births per woman | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 5.72 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 6.13 live births per woman | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 5.89 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 5.61 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 5.48 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 5.31 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 5.69 live births per woman | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 5.16 live births per woman | -9.4% |
| 1973 | 4.78 live births per woman | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 5.1 live births per woman | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 4.75 live births per woman | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 4.09 live births per woman | -14.0% |
| 1977 | 3.75 live births per woman | -8.1% |
| 1978 | 3.92 live births per woman | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 3.66 live births per woman | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 3.79 live births per woman | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 3.67 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 3.13 live births per woman | -14.6% |
| 1983 | 3.22 live births per woman | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 3.24 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 3.09 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 3.07 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 2.92 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 2.79 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 2.67 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 2.61 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 2.69 live births per woman | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 2.53 live births per woman | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 2.58 live births per woman | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 2.6 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 2.36 live births per woman | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 2.31 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 2.14 live births per woman | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 2.04 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 2.04 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 2.07 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.98 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 2.03 live births per woman | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.05 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.04 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.18 live births per woman | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 2.1 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.23 live births per woman | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 2.32 live births per woman | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 2.37 live births per woman | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.2 live births per woman | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 2.37 live births per woman | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 2.41 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.18 live births per woman | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 2.16 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.22 live births per woman | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 2.29 live births per woman | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 2.31 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.29 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.26 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.23 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 2.2 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.17 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 2.13 live births per woman | -1.5% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 2.13 live births per woman is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5 live births per woman, 1.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 2.13 live births per woman is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4 live births per woman, 53% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.05 live births per woman | 4.81 live births per woman | 5.3 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.64 live births per woman | 5.31 live births per woman | 6.13 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.62 live births per woman | 3.66 live births per woman | 5.69 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.16 live births per woman | 2.67 live births per woman | 3.79 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.39 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 2.69 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.14 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 2.37 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 live births per woman | 2.16 live births per woman | 2.41 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.18 live births per woman | 2.13 live births per woman | 2.23 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0024 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0348 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 2.17 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Seychelles?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Seychelles was 2.13 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 6.13 live births per woman in 1966.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 live births per woman in 2001.
- How does Seychelles rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Seychelles ranks 103rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.