Seychelles

People aged 65 and over in Seychelles

People aged 65 and over in Seychelles: 10.9% in 1950 and 8.3% in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
8.3%
Since 1950
−2.6 percentage points
Rank, 2023
117 of 229
counting from the highest
World, 2023
10%
Projected, 2100
27.5%
UN projection (medium variant)
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% of people · UN

People aged 65 and over in SeychellesPeople aged 65 and over in Seychelles: 10.9% in 1950 and 8.3% in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 27.5% in 2100.
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)World

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 27.5% in 2100.
  • The highest was 10.9% in 1950, the lowest 5.8% in 1965.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearSeychellesWorld
20238.310
20228.19.8
20217.99.5
20207.69.3
20197.49.1
20187.28.9
20177.18.7
20167.18.5
20157.18.3
201478.1
201377.9
20127.17.8
20117.17.7
20107.27.6
20097.27.5
20087.37.5
20077.37.4
20067.37.3
20057.37.3
20047.37.2
20037.47.1
20027.47
20017.46.9
20007.46.8
19997.46.8
19987.46.7
19977.36.6
19967.26.5
19957.16.5
199476.4
199376.3
199276.2
199176.1
199076.1
198976
198876
19876.95.9
19866.85.9
19856.75.8
19846.75.8
19836.65.8
19826.55.8
19816.55.8
19806.45.8
19796.45.8
19786.35.7
19776.25.6
19766.15.6
19756.15.5
197465.5
197365.4
197265.4
197165.3
197065.3
19695.95.2
19685.85.2
19675.85.2
19665.85.1
19655.85.1
19645.85
19635.85
19625.85
19615.95
19606.15
19596.45
195875
19577.55
195685
19558.55
195495
19539.55
19529.95
195110.45
195010.95.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearSeychellesWorld
20248.510.2
20258.710.4
2026910.6
20279.310.8
20289.611.1
20291011.5
203010.311.8
203110.712
203211.112.3
203311.512.6
203411.912.8
203512.213.1
203612.613.4
203713.113.7
203813.413.9
203913.914.1
204014.314.3
204114.714.5
204215.114.7
204315.514.9
20441615
204516.515.2
20461715.4
204717.515.7
20481815.9
204918.516.1
20501916.3
205119.616.6
205220.116.8
205320.717.1
205421.217.3
205521.817.6
205622.317.8
205722.818
205823.418.2
205923.918.4
206024.418.5
206124.818.7
206225.118.8
206325.419
206425.619.1
206525.819.3
206625.919.4
20672619.6
206825.919.7
206925.919.9
207025.820
207125.820.2
207225.720.3
207325.520.5
207425.420.7
207525.320.9
207625.221.1
207725.121.3
20782521.5
20792521.7
208024.921.9
208124.922.1
208224.922.3
208324.922.4
208424.922.6
20852522.7
208625.122.8
208725.322.9
208825.422.9
208925.523
209025.623.1
209125.823.2
20922623.3
209326.223.3
209426.423.4
209526.623.5
209626.823.6
20972723.7
209827.123.7
209927.323.8
210027.523.9

Good to know

  • The share of the population aged 65 or older.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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