Voter turnout of registered voters in Seychelles
Seychelles: Voter turnout of registered voters was 84.09 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Voter turnout of registered voters in Seychelles, 1948–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 84.09 for voter turnout of registered voters in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voter turnout of registered voters in Seychelles peaked at 96.4 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 36, in 1953.
Seychelles ranks 23rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Voter turnout of registered voters in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 89 | — |
| 1953 | 36 | -59.6% |
| 1957 | 59 | +63.9% |
| 1979 | 96.4 | +63.4% |
| 1984 | 95.9 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 91.5 | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 85.3 | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 86.53 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 86.7 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 93.25 | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 84.52 | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 88.69 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 85.9 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 85.26 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 90.06 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 87.6 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 88.45 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 84.09 | -4.9% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 84.09 is above the median for high income countries, which is 70.11, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 84.09 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 61.3, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Voter turnout of registered voters in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | +63.9% | 36 | 59 |
| 1979 | +63.4% | 59 | 96.4 |
| 1953 | -59.6% | 89 | 36 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 89 | 89 | 89 | 1 |
| 1950s | 47.5 | 36 | 59 | 2 |
| 1970s | 96.4 | 96.4 | 96.4 | 1 |
| 1980s | 93.7 | 91.5 | 95.9 | 2 |
| 1990s | 86.18 | 85.3 | 86.7 | 3 |
| 2000s | 88.09 | 84.52 | 93.25 | 4 |
| 2010s | 87.64 | 85.26 | 90.06 | 3 |
| 2020s | 86.27 | 84.09 | 88.45 | 2 |
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 voter turnout of registered voters in Seychelles?
- Voter turnout of registered voters in Seychelles was 84.09 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest voter turnout of registered voters recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4 in 1979.
- What is the lowest voter turnout of registered voters recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 36 in 1953.
- How does Seychelles rank for voter turnout of registered voters?
- Seychelles ranks 23rd out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is voter turnout of registered voters rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Voter turnout of registered voters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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