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Median age in Seychelles

Seychelles: Median age was 33.65 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
33.65 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
109th
of 236 countries
All-time high
33.65 years
in 2023
All-time low
17.24 years
in 1971
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Seychelles, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Seychelles recorded 33.65 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Seychelles peaked at 33.65 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.24 years, in 1971.

That places Seychelles 109th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in Seychelles, year by year

Year years Change
1950 26.29 years —
1951 25.68 years -2.3%
1952 25.06 years -2.4%
1953 24.46 years -2.4%
1954 23.9 years -2.3%
1955 23.35 years -2.3%
1956 22.8 years -2.4%
1957 22.25 years -2.4%
1958 21.74 years -2.3%
1959 21.23 years -2.4%
1960 20.82 years -2.0%
1961 20.54 years -1.3%
1962 20.28 years -1.3%
1963 19.96 years -1.6%
1964 19.58 years -1.9%
1965 19.16 years -2.2%
1966 18.72 years -2.3%
1967 18.29 years -2.3%
1968 17.9 years -2.1%
1969 17.59 years -1.8%
1970 17.35 years -1.3%
1971 17.24 years -0.6%
1972 17.26 years +0.1%
1973 17.36 years +0.6%
1974 17.51 years +0.9%
1975 17.7 years +1.0%
1976 17.9 years +1.2%
1977 18.17 years +1.5%
1978 18.53 years +2.0%
1979 18.93 years +2.1%
1980 19.31 years +2.0%
1981 19.67 years +1.9%
1982 20.02 years +1.8%
1983 20.34 years +1.6%
1984 20.66 years +1.5%
1985 20.95 years +1.4%
1986 21.23 years +1.3%
1987 21.51 years +1.3%
1988 21.85 years +1.6%
1989 22.24 years +1.8%
1990 22.64 years +1.8%
1991 23.05 years +1.8%
1992 23.46 years +1.8%
1993 23.85 years +1.6%
1994 24.18 years +1.4%
1995 24.45 years +1.1%
1996 24.73 years +1.2%
1997 25.06 years +1.3%
1998 25.43 years +1.5%
1999 25.83 years +1.6%
2000 26.25 years +1.6%
2001 26.7 years +1.7%
2002 27.14 years +1.7%
2003 27.53 years +1.4%
2004 27.88 years +1.3%
2005 28.24 years +1.3%
2006 28.61 years +1.3%
2007 28.97 years +1.3%
2008 29.36 years +1.3%
2009 29.76 years +1.4%
2010 30.12 years +1.2%
2011 30.36 years +0.8%
2012 30.5 years +0.5%
2013 30.66 years +0.5%
2014 30.83 years +0.5%
2015 31.03 years +0.6%
2016 31.27 years +0.8%
2017 31.55 years +0.9%
2018 31.88 years +1.0%
2019 32.24 years +1.1%
2020 32.63 years +1.2%
2021 33.05 years +1.3%
2022 33.39 years +1.0%
2023 33.65 years +0.8%

Seychelles compared with similar countries

  • Seychelles's 33.65 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.36 years, 85% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Seychelles's 33.65 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.22 years, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 23.68 years 21.23 years 26.29 years 10
1960s 19.28 years 17.59 years 20.82 years 10
1970s 17.8 years 17.24 years 18.93 years 10
1980s 20.78 years 19.31 years 22.24 years 10
1990s 24.27 years 22.64 years 25.83 years 10
2000s 28.04 years 26.25 years 29.76 years 10
2010s 31.04 years 30.12 years 32.24 years 10
2020s 33.18 years 32.63 years 33.65 years 4

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 33.9 years compare
  2. 107 New Caledonia 33.89 years compare
  3. 108 Saint Lucia 33.74 years compare
  4. 110 Grenada 33.38 years compare
  5. 111 Qatar 33.19 years compare
  6. 112 Bahrain 32.88 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Seychelles?
Median age in Seychelles was 33.65 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 33.65 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 17.24 years in 1971.
How does Seychelles rank for median age?
Seychelles ranks 109th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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