Average age of mothers at childbirth in Seychelles
Seychelles: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 27.58 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
27.58 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
211th
of 236 countries
All-time high
29.49 years
in 1950
All-time low
27.05 years
in 1999
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Seychelles, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average age of mothers at childbirth in Seychelles is 27.58 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Seychelles peaked at 29.49 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 27.05 years, in 1999.
That places Seychelles 211th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 29.49 years | — |
| 1951 | 29.48 years | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 29.48 years | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 29.47 years | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 29.46 years | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 29.46 years | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 29.45 years | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 29.44 years | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 29.43 years | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 29.43 years | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 29.42 years | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 29.37 years | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 29.32 years | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 29.27 years | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 29.23 years | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 29.18 years | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 29.17 years | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 29.12 years | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 29.01 years | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 28.9 years | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 28.9 years | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 28.77 years | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 28.52 years | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 28.4 years | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 28.38 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 28.25 years | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 27.99 years | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 27.83 years | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 27.77 years | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 27.64 years | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 27.72 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 27.78 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 27.7 years | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 27.73 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 27.7 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 27.53 years | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 27.53 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 27.5 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 27.46 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 27.41 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 27.39 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 27.35 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 27.29 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 27.16 years | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 27.14 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 27.08 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 27.08 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 27.18 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 27.12 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 27.05 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 27.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 27.12 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 27.19 years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 27.29 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 27.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 27.37 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 27.37 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27.33 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 27.23 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 27.28 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 27.24 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 27.28 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 27.42 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 27.54 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 27.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 27.61 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.54 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 27.54 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.55 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.56 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27.55 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.57 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27.58 years | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 27.58 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.49 years, 90% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 27.58 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.9 years, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.46 years | 29.43 years | 29.49 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 29.2 years | 28.9 years | 29.42 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.24 years | 27.64 years | 28.9 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.61 years | 27.41 years | 27.78 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.18 years | 27.05 years | 27.39 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.25 years | 27.11 years | 27.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.46 years | 27.24 years | 27.61 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.56 years | 27.55 years | 27.58 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 208 Malawi 27.69 years compare
- 209 United States Virgin Islands 27.67 years compare
- 210 Paraguay 27.67 years compare
- 212 Saint Kitts and Nevis 27.55 years compare
- 213 India 27.53 years compare
- 214 Dominican Republic 27.43 years compare
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 average age of mothers at childbirth in Seychelles?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Seychelles was 27.58 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 29.49 years in 1950.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.05 years in 1999.
- How does Seychelles rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Seychelles ranks 211th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.